El grito de Dolores (The cry of Dolores) marked the start of the Mexican War of Independence in 1810. It was priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla who gave the call. Each year on this day, September 15, the cry is reenacted all over Mexico in small pueblos and pulsating large cities. Of course the capital hosts […]
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While I was walking around the streets of Mexico City’s centro historico a couple of weeks back, I had an idea to start a series of snapshots of interesting corners that I come across in my wanderings in the city. Of course, the streets of the Mexican capital hold all sorts of intrigue beyond the corners. For months I […]
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Not only have I painted these landscapes, I have lived them as well. Up to the point it has been possible, I have worked in difficult conditions: wind, heat and cold. I have set up my easel in an infinite number of places in our country and abroad. From those places I took away not just […]
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Street demonstrations in Mexico City are almost as ubiquitous as taco vendors. Some are mass protests – thousands of people marching down major boulevards of the city often culminating in ‘el zocalo’, Mexico City’s central square situated in front of the Federal Government’s National Palace. Others are much, much smaller – maybe just a handful […]
Read more“Performance Art”: On the streets of downtown Mexico City opposite ‘La Alameda’ Park.
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I have never heard anyone who lives in Mexico City complain of boredom. The city has a relentless energy and there is always far more going on than you could ever keep track of. In my case, despite having roamed far and wide around the city, I am still making new discoveries, finding intrigue […]
Read moreThis is a selection of Cuban political slogans that I saw during my time on the communist island in 2011. All photos are my own. THE BATTLE OF IDEAS CONTINUES FATHERLAND OR DEATH WE ARE IN A DECISIVE MOMENT OF OUR HISTORY. TYRANNY HAS BEEN DEFEATED. THE HAPPINESS IS IMMENSE. HOWEVER, THERE IS STILL MUCH […]
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Callejon de Hamel – probably the most colourful area of Havana, Cuba. Great murals! I visited late one afternoon in 2011 and had the place pretty much to myself.
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Aguascalientes is the third smallest state in the Mexican Republic. Only Morelos, which borders the Federal District, and nearby Tlaxcala are smaller. I didn’t know that until I looked at a map of Mexico earlier today and assumed that it would be the second small state after Tlaxcala. Some quick research told me otherwise. The […]
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All photos taken between 6:40 and 7:40 am on Tuesday March 18 in the Centro Histórico of Mexico City
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