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#FriFotos: Windows
Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** This is an admittedly poor quality iPhone shot, but it’s one that’s timely, not only for the theme of this week’s #FriFotos–windows–but also because it shows a cake that celebrates Mexico’s Fiestas Patrias: the independence celebrations that start in earnest tomorrow. This photo is of a cake at … Continue reading
The Night After/La Noche Despues
Text: Francisco Collazo Translated by: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photos: Francisco & Julie Schwietert Collazo * [English version; vease abajo para la version en espanol] 24 hours after the Independence Day attack on Morelia, we took to the streets of our neighborhood to photograph their desolation… a rare sight in Mexico’s capital, which is one of … Continue reading
Dance Fever…Mexican Style
English version; Please scroll down for Spanish version and video. by Francisco Collazo; Translated by Julie Schwietert Collazo Walking in Mexico City, we come upon a group of dancers in a park near Circular de Morelia Street. The group, we learn, is named Binniruyaa, and is comprised of a group of students from different disciplines: … Continue reading