 He continues to reside in Mexico City.Metinides worked as a crime photographer from 1948 to his forced retirement in 1997, taking thousands of images and following hundreds of stories in and around Mexico City such as crime scenes, car crashes and natural catastrophes.His work was principally published in the “nota roja” (literally “red news” because of bloody images), sections and event whole journals characterized by crude text and sensationalist photography dealing with violence and death.