A photo exhibition two years in the making will make its public debut on Paseo de Montejo next week, when French documentary photographer Bénédicte Desrus opens Arraigo as part of the 14th annual Feria Internacional de la Lectura Yucatán (Yucatán International Reading Fair), known as FILEY. The inauguration takes place at 8 a.m. Tuesday, March…
“Arraigo” is a very special book that captures the spaces and lives of Yucatecans whose lives are rooted in the heart of a rapidly changing city. This week, two presentations of Bénédicte Desrus’s new book will occur just blocks from the very homes and residents it depicts. The first presentation will take place 6 p.m….
Not everyone is aware that they are posing for British photographer Paul Trevor.
Artist Pedro Tec, in collaboration with Fine Art America, is hosting a photographic exhibition in homage to the Maya people of his hometown. “The Last Mestizos of Ixil” represents the first time that Tec has displayed artwork in this tiny pueblo north of Conkal. His silvery black-and-white photos depict its matriarchs in stunningly dreamlike detail,…
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To capture the real spirit of Mercado Lucas de Gálvez, Pim Schalkwijk stripped much of it away. The clutter of merchandise, the kinetic movement, the clashing colors — all gone. The acclaimed photographer took market vendors — who work there daily selling fruit, butchering meat, arranging flowers, cutting hair — into his pop-up photo studio that operated for…
As Mike grew up, he dove back into nature, researching the environment, wildlife, and space. He understood the process he had to follow in order to achieve the photos he dreamed of.
Part 1 of 2 If you rent out your condo or plan to put it up for sale, invest in quality photos taken by a professional real estate photographer. Although our smartphones have improved significantly, there is no comparison to the quality of photos taken by someone specializing in real estate photography. Anecdotally, I heard…
[metaslider id=”50813″] Merida, Yucatan — The municipal department of culture challenged residents to capture the quarantine with photography, and numerous stunning images came pouring in. Twenty photographers won 3,000 pesos after they were vetted by a jury of professional artists. The quiet desperation of life under a coronavirus lockdown was communicated in color and black and…
Photos of Yucatan’s mysterious and beautiful cenotes won first and second place in an international competition for divers. Czech adventurer Petr Polách won the gold for capturing a “Diver in the Magic Temple” at Cenote Chun-Ya, northwest of Izamal. Meanwhile, Torbjörn Gylleus, a Scandinavian photographer, brought home silver for “Through the Mist,” a dreamy portrait…
Merida, Yucatan — A photography exhibit celebrating the Palacio Canton‘s 60 years as a museum is miles away from the famed Paseo de Montejo mansion. The show, “Heritage and Memories,” is in the contemporary art gallery on the Merida International Airport’s top floor. The exhibition consists of 61 images that were compiled by Gliserio Castañeda…
Merida, Yucatan — Former La Jornada photojournalist Rodrigo Díaz Guzmán spread his wings, but has returned to Yucatan for his first-ever exhibition. Díaz’s flight from Merida took him to the Middle East. Packing his camera and a backpack, he captured scenes of everyday street life there “because there are already many images of war and…
Not everyone is aware that they are posing for British photographer Paul Trevor.
In the darkest moments of his life, Pedro found a series of characters in his dreams.
“Los Mayas Eternos” explores themes of identity, ancestry, gender and socio-political aspects of Mayan culture.
The first-ever Mérida Foto Fest, organized by the visual artist Luis Alonso Anaya, will invite photographers to reveal the best images their lenses can capture in Yucatán.
First place went to Mayra Guadalupe Canche Pacab for her poignant portrait of an elderly Yucatecan woman cradling a baby.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now