Mexico and the Americas: I have traveled to Mexico several times over the years and have found it to be a country steeped in its own history, spirit, culture and music. I also include in the portrayal images from Latino side of Texas and the stark if not hauntingly beautiful landscapes of points along the Rio Grande are also part of this ongoing project.
In the San Juan Tizahuapan neighborhood, a mural by Eleazar Garcia covers a hillside of houses in Pacheco Mexico.
Young boys horse around at the Temple of the Sun at Teotuhuacan, Mexico.
A floating mariachi band performs for partyers and passersby on Mexico City's famed Xochilmilco Canals.
Mother and Child walk across the rain soaked plaza outside the Museo Anthropologico in Mexico City.
The painting of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, that came about from a dream, is on display at the Shrine to our Lady of Guadeloupe in Mexico City.
This summer I had the honor of attending the wedding of my friends Michel Joseph and Monica Jarillo in Mexico. They were married in a small chapel that was within the walls of an historic hacienda near Pachuca. The photographs focus on the ceremony. Enjoy.
Monica Jarillo arrives to the ceremony with her mother and oldest brother near Pachuca, Mexico.
Michel and Monica after the ceremony in Mexico
Folks prepare tortillas along a sidewalk in Guanajuato, Mexico.
A young girl sells book marks on the streets of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Conjunto traditionalist, son of Santiago Sr., brother of Flaco, Santiago Jimenez Jr. plays at Mission La Concepcion in San Antonio, TX
Conjunto music pioneer Narciso Martinez poses at home with his wife Iduvina near Mc Allen, Texas.
