Sangre Blanca by Mads Nissen

'The War on Drugs has been raging for more than 50 years. I wanted to question whether it is working—and if so, for whom.' Mads Nissen (2026)

We are living in the golden age of cocaine. Consumption and production have never been higher, despite more than 50 years of the War on Drugs. For many Europeans and North Americans, cocaine is a party drug. For many Latin Americans, it’s a source of bloodshed, violence, corruption, and death. It is the most significant exploration through photo journalism of the cocaine industry to be published to date.

Images of "Sangre Blanca" by GOST Books. Images courtesy of Mads Nissen.