Mexico Travel Photography Facebook Group of 287 members just finished up submitting a photo a day as part of a five-day photography challenge. Here are the statistics:
STATS: Last week’s 5-Day Photo Challenge, Day of the Dead. 39 people participated all week. They posted 136 photos total. 15 people posted 5 days in a row. Congratulations to all.
Panteón de Romerillo, San Juan Chamula district, Chiapas, by Ana Paula Fuentes
Special thanks to the 15 people with 5-day staying power: Karen Otter, Ann Conway, Maité Guadarrama, Diane Hobbs, Martha Canseco Bennetts, Betsy McNair, Mary Anne Huff Shaw, Aurora Cabrera, Gail Schacter, Shannon Pixley Sheppard, Cristina Potters, Nick Hamblen, Kathryn Leide, Geri Anderson, Karen Nein.
San Martin Tilcajete cemetery, by Karen Nein
I selected a few to show you here. Why these? All selections, of course, are personal judgment. I happened to like the light or composition or subject matter. I’m also attracted to blurred images lately, as well as a high contrast black and white photography.
La Señora de Recycling, Toluca, by Betsy McNair
Sometimes, a photo is innovative — the photographer shot from an unusual angle or perspective, came in close or got the sky exactly right.
Mineral de Pozos, Guanajuato cemetery, by Nick Hamblen
You can see from these that the subject does not have to be looking right at you. The photo can be crisp or slightly out of focus.
Getting into the spirit early in San Miguel de Allende, by Laura Bly
Ihuatzio, Michoacan cemetery, by Florence Leyret Jeune
Setting the scene matters. Telling a story counts.
Oaxaca Bachillerato Comparsa (parade) 2013, by Diane Hobbs
Etla Comparsa by Karen Otter
I bet hundreds of people took photos of the suspended marigolds at the textile museum and not many saw the juxtaposition of orange against blue sky.
Museo Textil de Oaxaca, by Gail Schacter
Oaxaca children’s procession, by Barbara Szombatfalvy
Oaxaca, bringing fragrant marigolds to the grave, by Kathryn Leide
San Felipe, Chiapas cemetery, by Ann Conway
As you can see, Dia de los Muertos is one of my favorite holidays, right up there with Thanksgiving in the USA. I’m having a hard time letting go the the days behind us, but soon, we’ll be showing images leading up to the Christmas celebrations in Mexico.
Oaxaca Comparsa by Erin Loughran
Kids’ parade, San Miguel de Allende, 2013, by Gina Hyams
Tlacolula market Muertos flower vendors, by Christophe Gaillot
Hope you like this curated selection. To see them all, go to Mexico Travel Photography.
In two weeks, I leave for India. Look for posts about the textiles I find there. Meanwhile, enjoy this beautiful autumn season.
From Los Angeles, con abrazos, Norma.
