Oct 25, 2019

PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY: Mexico - Dia de los Muertos (Part I)

Family members visit their dead for Dia de los Muertos in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico).
Family members visit their dead for Dia de los Muertos in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista


Graves covered with pine needles and marigold petals in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico).
Graves covered with pine needles and marigold petals in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista
Tombs decorated with flowers in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico).
Graves decorated with flowers in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Tombs decorated with flowers in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico).
Tombs decorated with flowers in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Wooden crosses in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico).
Wooden crosses in the public cemetery of Chamula (Chiapas, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

An abundance of marigolds in the market of Chamula for the Day of the Dead. (Chiapas, Mexico).
An abundance of marigolds in the market of Chamula for the Day of the Dead. (Chiapas, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

A colorfully decorated eatery during the season of Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico).
A colorfully decorated eatery during the season of Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

La Catrina dolls for sale (Oaxaca, Mexico).
La Catrina dolls for sale (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista
 
La Catrina dolls for sale (Oaxaca, Mexico).
La Catrina dolls for sale (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Shops in the public market of Oaxaca are decorated for the season (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Shops in the public market of Oaxaca are decorated for the season (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Painted skull decorations for sale in the public market of Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Painted skull decorations for sale in the public market of Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Painted skull decorations for sale in the public market of Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Painted skull decorations for sale in the public market of Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista
 
A skull grafitti in the main square of San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas, Mexico).
A skull graffiti in the main square of San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista
 
Tombs beautifully decorated with marigolds and skulls (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Tombs beautifully decorated with marigolds and skulls (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Tombs decorated with marigolds and skulls (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Tombs decorated with marigolds and skulls (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Tombs decorated with marigolds and skulls (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Tombs decorated with marigolds and skulls (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista
 
Colorful tomb decorations during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Colorful tomb decorations during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Colorful tomb decorations during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Colorful tomb decorations during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Along with marigolds, popping red celosias are a staple flower decoration for the season (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Along with marigolds, popping red celosias are a staple flower decoration for the season (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Offerings (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Offerings (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Colorful flower arrangements during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Colorful flower arrangements during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista
 
Colorful decorations during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Colorful decorations during Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

La Catrina-inspired face paints are popular and casually worn during the week of Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico).
La Catrina-inspired face paints are popular and casually worn during the week of Dia de los Muertos (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Costumed comparsa participants in Etla (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Costumed comparsa participants in Etla (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

Local revelers who followed the traditional town comparsa till break of dawn (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Local revelers who followed the traditional town comparsa till break of dawn (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Joseph Bautista

Mariachis offer a performance for La Virgen Maria in a church in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Mariachis offer a performance for La Virgen Maria in a church in Oaxaca, Mexico. / Photo by: Joseph Bautista 

Face painted revelers (Oaxaca, Mexico).
Face painted revelers (Oaxaca, Mexico). / Photo by: Joseph Bautista

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