Mexico

A Single Photo: The Dangers of Electrical Work

ZACATECAS–I was walking down the street in Zacatecas, Mexico and heard barking above me. This lineman was working on a tangle of wires and two dogs were on the roof next to him, letting him know he wasn’t welcome. It is a dangerous job, working high above the ground, with high-voltage lines and the complex problems of phone, and electric, and who-knows-what kind of wires all tangled together. Maybe there is even danger from angry birds… But usually, up there, a lineman doesn’t have to worry about dogs, leaving that to his brothers delivering the mail. Leica M9 Monochrome, 50mm f/2 Summicron.

FORCADO IN THE CORRIDA DE TOROS, CADEREYTA – NIKKOR AFS 70-300MM VR F/4.5-5.6 G

Forcado in the Corrida de Toros, Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Nikkor AFS 70-300mm VR f/4.5-5.6 G on Nikon D800 shot at 122mm, f/4.8, 1/1,600 sec., ISO400

13 FRAMES IN MEXICO CITY

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A Single Photo: Guanajuato, Mexico, Nikon One Touch, Kodak Gold 200

Guanajuato, Mexico, Nikon One Touch, Kodak Gold 200 – Andrew Tonn ©

2018-2019 ESSAY CONTEST ENTRY: 27 DE SEPTIEMBRE, BY OSWALDO GUADARRAMA

27 de Septiembre: Mexican War of Independence Re-enactment in Tonatico, Mexico, By Oswaldo Guadarrama

In the early morning of September 16, 1810, in the small town of Dolores, Guanajuato, a catholic priest by the name of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, rang the bells to his church and made a call to arms which triggered the armed conflict that was the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
It is now over 200 years later, and all throughout Mexico, Independence Day is celebrated on September 16. Not many places, however, celebrate the day of the consummation of the war of independence, which took place on September 27, 1821. This is about one of the few places that do; this is about Tonatico.