Men of the District:  District refers to the Federal District (Distrito Federal), the political entity of Mexico City. These are some of the gents that I have seen, met or encountered over the past year or so in México DF.

This is Julio, a vagrant troubadour.  My good friend Ro and I met Julio in Colonia Roma one night.  The night became a very long one, sharing stories and wine on Calle Bucareli.

A saxophonist busking on the streets of the historic centre of Mexico City.

A pavement bookseller on Eje Central, a busy thoroughfare which divides Mexico City’s downtown in two.

This photo is the only one not taken in Mexico City.  I met this pest exterminator early one morning in the town of Comitán, Chiapas.

David, known by the nickname of chapulin (grasshopper).  I profiled him earlier this year in he who jumps.

Young guy, part of a passing religious procession in Colonia Acatitla, Iztapalapa.

A smoking mariachi strides across Plaza Garibaldi in the late afternoon.