Belonging in Transit

Belonging in Transit is a new photography exhibition by Carlos Muñoz that offers a personal and honest look at the lived experience of migration. Set in Redland—a migrant market on the edge of Miami where communities from across the globe intersect—this photo essay moves beyond documentation. For Muñoz, who is himself a migrant, Redland isn’t just a place to observe; it’s a space that reflects his own story. The people he photographs aren’t strangers—they echo his own memories of separation, shifting family ties, and the ongoing effort to find one’s place.

Rather than capturing a single moment in time, the work explores migration as an ongoing reality—a condition shaped by movement, memory, and the search for connection. Muñoz’s photographs are deeply human. They don’t try to explain or resolve. Instead, they ask us to sit with the complexity: the mix of loss and strength, dislocation and determination.

This work is an invitation to think differently about belonging—not as something fixed, but as something continually shaped by experience. Through this exhibition, Muñoz encourages viewers to see the emotional side of migration, and to consider that the need for home, continuity, and understanding is something we all share.