Dane Strom: 10 Years Photographing Ajijic, Mexico
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El Cohetero fine art photography print
Mexican fireworks castle in Ajijic, Mexico
Photo print of an egret at Lake Chapala, Mexico, by Dane Strom
The Mexican Cowboys
Jimador in Arandas, Jalisco
Voladores de Papantla
Mexican Fireworks Castle
A cowboy demonstrates his roping skills on the Day of the Cowboy in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.
Queen of the Association of Charros Ajijic 2016
An Aztec dancer during the Fiesta of Our Lady of the Rosary in Ajijic, Mexico
Aztec Dancer on Mezcala Island
Aztec dancers during the Fiesta for Our Lady of the Rosary in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.
600 terracotta skulls are lit up by candles, each representing a deceased town or family member.
Day of the Dead skull and Corona beer bottles
Women taking part in a procession in Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
The Masked Zayacas of Ajijic
Kids pretend to be living marionettes while riding on the back of a moving float during the wacky 2015 New Year's Day Parade in Ajijic, Mexico. The New Year's Day parade is a newer addition to the town's many annual fiestas and religious processions. This one is a bit different as it's often a hodgepodge of various contemporary and traditional themes from Mexico and abroad.
Sergio Hernández stands on top of the old fort on Mezcala Island in Lake Chapala.
The Aztec Dancers
A statue of a stone angel inside a cage in the Panteón Municipal in Morelia, Michocacán.
Pink tomb in Santa Anita, Jalisco, Mexico
Fine art photo print of a sayaca during Carnival in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
The Mexican Cowboys
Escaramuza Charra during the September 11 Day of the Cowboy in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Fine art photo of charra on Día del Charro in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
The sayacas gather in the packed bullring with their town behind them in the stands.
Fine art of an Aztec dancer in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
Fine art photo of an Aztec dancer with a blue headdress in Chapala, Mexico
A boy walks through the Ajijic cemetery on the Day of the Dead 2010. The hanging papel picado is a Mexican folk art, created by hand using a chisel and a block of paper.
Boy zayaca without a mask.
Fine art print of a sayaca drinking a Victoria during Carnival in Ajijic, Mexico
Fine art print of father and son sayacos during Carnival in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Zayacos
Fine art photo of a sayaca in a sequined dress for Carnival
Kids getting dressed as zayacos in Ajijic, Mexico
A man dressed as a Hitler zayaca
Fine art print of a zayaca in a pink dress during Carnival in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Photo print of a Sayaca with green mask in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Sayaca in a blue dress in Ajijic, Mexico during Carnival
Carnaval in Mexico
Mexican Independence Day
A catrina in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos.
A catrina in a contest for best catrina bride in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Jalisco.
A catrina in a contest for best catrina bride in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Jalisco.
A catrina in Chapala, Jalisco, on the Day of the dead.
Two kids as catrines in the cemetery in Ajijic, Mexico.
A young woman poses as a catrina on the Day of the Dead in Chapala, Jalisco, November 2, 2015.
Cowgirls on their horses leave after the church mass.
Regata de Globos
Carnaval in Mexico
Carnaval in Mexico
Mexican Cowboy Silhouettes
Carnaval in Mexico
Carnaval in Mexico
Carnaval in Mexico
Day of the Cowboy in Mexico
Catrín on the Day of the Dead
A catrín ballet folklórico dancer on the Day of the Dead.
A catrín ballet folklórico dancer on the Day of the Dead.
Mexican Fireworks Castle
Abstract Lake Chapala
Boy Fishing at Lake Chapala
Abstract Lake Chapala
Abstract Lake Chapala
Abstract Lake Chapala
Abstract Lake Chapala
Ducks float on Lake Chapala at sunset in this black and white photo.
An adelita with a toy horse takes part in the Revolution Day parade in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.
An adelita with a toy horse takes part in the Revolution Day parade in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.
Mexican Cowboy Silhouettes
Mexican Cowboy Silhouettes
The queen of the 2016 Association of Charros Ajijic, Gaby Gucho, during the Día de la Independencia parade in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico.
La Catrina photo composite series,
La Catrina photo composite series,
La Catrina photo composite,
Horses along the lake.
Sunset at Lake Chapala, Mexico
Sunset at Lake Chapala, Mexico
Couple sharing a coke at Xochimilco.
Wooden carriage in Ajijic during a procession for a quinceañera.
Panteón de Belén
Mezcala, Jalisco, Mexico
Roadside chapel in Sonora, Mexico.
Jimadores jimar agaves in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico
Banda playing in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Parachico kids in the Fiesta de la Merced in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
A man lifts his hat to Our Lady of Mercy in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Prayer Candles in the Church La Merced
Los Parachicos
Los Panzones in the Fiesta de la Merced
Kids watch the Anuncio de los Panzones in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
Los Panzones in the Fiesta de la Merced
Marigold flowers hang at an altar on the Day of the Dead in Chapala, Mexico.
Escaramuza cowgirls during a competition in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Forest
Forest Zayaco in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Forest Zayaco in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
A man dressed as a zayaca lifts his dress suggestively during the 2016 Fiesta of San Sebastián, a January holiday that comes a few weeks before the town starts its Carnival celebrations. The fiesta for Saint Sebastian marks the first appearance of the zayacos in the calendar year.
Fine art photo print of a pink altar with Virgin Mary in a cemetery in Mexico by Dane Strom
A masked zayaca during Carnaval in Ajijic, Mexico
These high school students from Chapala, Jalisco, spend the day of November 2 constructing altars dedicated to famous Mexicans.
Catrina on the Day of the Dead
Candles burn next to marigold flowers on the tomb of Rocio Márquez Gurrola on the Night of the Dead in Ajijic, Jalisco.
Boat and reflection on Lake Chapala, Mexico
Blue Lake Chapala Winter Sunset
Boats in an Oncoming Storm at Lake Chapala
Soldaderas in the Mexican Revolution
Axixic
Zayacos
Kids dance in the street dresses as little Mexican revolutionaries on Revolution Day in Ajijic.
Mt. Garcia on Lake Chapala, Mexico
A young cowboy wipes the sleep from his eyes while waiting for mass to end on the Day of the Cowboy.
The Aztec Dancers
A vaquero takes part in the 2015 New Year's Day parade in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
The Aztec Dancers
Aztec dancers welcome the return of the image of Saint Sebastian to the old Ajijic church. The saint is the local patron saint of the barrio of San Sebastián, which celebrates its patrón every January 20.
Carnaval in Mexico
A man oversees the lighting of one of the parts of a large fireworks castle.
Men in a boat go net fishing at Lake Chapala, Mexico.
Boats in Chapala, Mexico.
Dance of the Viejitos, Pátzcuaro
Escaramuza Charra Cowgirls
Ismael Sánchez holds a molcajete in his kitchen in Ajijic, Jalisco
Woman Climbing Stairs on Island of Janitzio, Michoacán
An altar for a woman in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, Jalisco, Mexico
Cowboys on their horses drink and talk before the day's events at the bullring start.
Little cowboy on Mexican Revolution Day in Jalisco
The Treeline Colorado Rockies
Man net fishing off the shore of Lake Chapala, Mexico
Frida Garcia acting as painter Frida Kahlo on the Day of the Dead in Chapala, Jalisco.
A catrine dressed as a revolutionary on the Day of the Dead in Chapala, Jalisco, November 2, 2014.
Hand-cut papel picado hangs above a grave in the Ajijic cemetery on the Day of the Dead.
Boats tied up at the dock in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
Boy on Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
A brother and sister improvise and play in a puddle with boats they made out of fallen leaves after a brief afternoon thunderstorm hit the plaza in Ajijic, Mexico. One of the qualities that separates many kids who live in a place like the United States from, say, a place like Mexico is the ability, and at times the necessity, of creating games out of practical everyday items or found objects, such as pesos, rocks or these leaf boats, as shown in the photo.
Xui Ocelot Gomez Hernandez performs El Niño Dormido (the Dance of the Sleeping Child with his daughter, Maya, in Jalisco, Mexico. The dance is a traditional Mexican ballet folklórico from the state of Chiapas which starts off with the female dancer trying to wake up her dance partner from a siesta.
An Aztec dancer wears a large copili headdress made from peacock and turkey feathers during the Fiesta of the Virgin of the Rosary. The Virgin of the Rosary is the town's patroness and has the month of October devoted to her with fireworks, more firework, even more fireworks, and a final procession through bearing an image of the virgin through the town on October 31.
Dance of the Little Old Men photo print
Escaramuzas cross themselves before a demonstration.

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Cowgirls, Escaramuzas & Charras

Since being recognized in 1989 as an official part of the charrería, all-female escaramuza teams have become crowd favorites at competitions and exhibitions of this traditional Mexican sport.

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People of Mexico

The heart of a nation is found in the soul of its people. To an outsider, it’s easy to mistakenly think that Mexico’s people are all equivalent. But Mexico is actually a diverse country with close to 100 unique indigenous groups and 350 dialects.

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Cowboys, Charro & Vaqueros

In Mexico, to be a charro is more than being able to ride a horse or put on the right clothes. It’s about maintaining a connection to the country’s storied past through the hundreds-year-old sports-art of charrería.

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Fireworks Castles

These hand-assembled wooden and metal structures spin around and delight crowds during some fiestas in Mexico.

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Aztec Dancers

Although the Spanish “explorers” of the 16th century killed the native peoples they found in Mexico or enslaved them, even five centuries of colonization could never conquer their souls. Today, the ancient mitote steps of the Aztec dancers have been incorporated as an essential part of the Mexican Catholic procession.

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Places in Mexico

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Day of the Dead

At first glance, El Día de Muertos might appear to be a macabre and solemn festival for remembering the dead. But Mexico’s most famous holiday is a time for connecting with the past and uniting family, both here and gone.

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Catrinas on the Day of the Dead

The image of the catrina originated as a voice of popular criticism against Mexico’s 19th-century privileged class.  Today, the catrina is a unique part of the Mexican identity and on the Day of the Dead, some people dress up with black and white face paint and elegant clothes.

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La Catrina Photo Composite Series

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The Masked Sayacas of Ajijic, Mexico

These cross-dressing, flour-throwing masked characters chase kids through the streets every Carnival, a tradition unique to the town of Ajijic, Mexico.

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Aztec Dancers during a procession for Our Lady of the Rosary in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico

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