Oruro
Carnaval is ending and so is my stay in Oruro. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #Oruro #Bolivia #documentaryphotography @
Festival
Century old festival of syncretism, -Andean Catholic practices. UNESCO’s Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. This image represents Archangel Michael triumphing in the battle between good and evil. @mariadanielbalcazar posting for @burndiary #carnival #Oruro #Bolivia #documentary #diablada
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 …
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
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 …