Gaétan Vernier

Around the Zócalo

In automn 2018, I made a long journey in Mexico. From the capital city all the way to Yucatan, through hectic, delicious Oaxaca and the proud, spiritual heights of Chiapas - 1666 km and a load of bus hours.

I was craving for central-american streets full of colors, contrasts and poetic scenes ever since I discovered Alex Webb's "La Calle" series. I was far from disappointed. Mexican streets provide a stikingly beautiful framework for candid photography. I found there a mix of soft melancholy - empty alleys, gently clouded skies showing up above low painted houses - and constant jubilation, especially in the days around the Dia de los muertos.

This series is an attempt to convey the emotions that I felt while wandering in Mexico’s calles and Zócalos.

_{Three layers in three
Mexican streets,

Oaxaca}

_{Out of the bakery,

Oaxaca}

_{La Havana,

Oaxaca}

_{A la sombra de la Torre Latinoamericana,}
_CDMX

_{A la sombra de la Victoria,}
_CDMX

_{Calle limpia,}
_Oaxaca

_{Estacionamiento illegal,}
_{San Cristobal de las Casas}

_{United States of Mexico,}
_{San Cristobal de las Casas}

_{Stealth dog,}
_Oaxaca

_{At the bottom of the Piramida del Sol ,}
_Teotihuacan

_{At the bottom of the escalator,}
_CDMX

_{Harpist in business district,}
CDMX

_{From a bus to another,}
CDMX

_{A night with the mariachis of the Plaza Garibaldi,}
_CDMX

_{The dentist,}
_Oaxaca

_{About to start another celebration,}
_Oaxaca

_{Soon el Dia de los Muertos,}
_Oaxaca

_{Ninos, el arbol y la valle,}
_{Hierve el Agua}

_{Calle verde,}
_Oaxaca

_{Textures from the Centro Fotografico Manuel Alvarez Bravo,}
_Oaxaca

_{Solitude when the market ends,}
_Oaxaca

_Family,
_Cozumel

_{Carribean nights,}
_{Isla Holbox}

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Around the Zócalo
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Southern lights
Distant neighbors
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