Carnival
The energy of “La Diablada” is awe inspiring. It represents the syncretism of Spanish and Andean believes. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for@Burndiary #Oruro #Bolivia #carnival #documentary
Make up session
Dancer preparing early this morning for hours and kilometers for dancing in veneration of “The “Virgen del Socavon” (“Virgen of the Mineshaft”) Oruro, Bolivia . @mariadanielbalcazar for @Burndiary #bnw #bw #bn #byn
Flamingos
Flamingos at dawn in Lake Oruro -seeking peace at the beginning of the great day: 60,000 dancers in 52 groups and 18 different types of dances. @mariadanielbalcazar for @burndiary from #Oruro #Bolivia #birdwatching
Brazil print sale
Brazil Print Sale It’s Carnaval right now in Brazil. In celebration of this special time and of a country where I’ve photographed with deep conviction over the last 10 years, we are offering a 5 DAYS ONLY small print, out-of-print book, and large collector print sale. (Ends midnight February 10. We extended one day because …
Bad rap
I think I get a bad rap as a party guy. Nobody of course gets a bad rap for no reason. Yet my modus operandi was always, since college days, to outwork by far harder than I partied. I seemed to always have a balance yet often going to the very edge. Yet this is …
Tuba players
Tuba players from the”Pagador” band taking a breather. In an apparent interlude today in the formal carnaval festivities, the music did not stop all over Oruro. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @Burndiary #Bolivia
Musician
One of the hundreds of admirable musicians who played with pride for hours and hours in the Anata Andino (Andean Carnival) @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #bnw #bw #bn #byn
Dancer
Portrait of a young dancer of today’s Anata (native andean carnival) @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burnmagazine
Liaryz
Ok I’ve got 12 hours to wait before I can publish a Brazil picture. As you can see from my feed I’m home and lazy. My friend Liaryz ,who I met on my Puerto Rico shoot, just assisted me @magnumphotos workshop in Tokyo. She will assist @michellemaddensmith and me next month in Puerto Rico for …
Felipe Jacome – Lord of the Mangrove
Felipe Jacome Lord of the Mangrove The northwestern corner of Ecuador is home to the tallest mangrove trees in the world. Amidst the trees´ towering, almost fantastical, roots, people of nearby Afro-Ecuadorian communities gather black shells as their form of livelihood. In local parlance shell pickers are known as concheros. Concheros start young. Children as young as …