Facundity
Kai and Brighton, Dia de Los Muertos 2015
Meet Kai and Brighton, my No. 15 submission to The Human Family group www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/.
Kai is a message therapist and young mother. She was wearing a cotton candy blue wig, a flower fascinator headpiece, glittery eye makeup, and skeleton accessories to complete her calavera attire. Brighton, her 22 month-old daughter, was wearing a black jumpsuit printed on the front with human skeleton bones.
At this event, I was joined by my own daughter and my sister and niece who were coincidentally visiting from the eastcoast. We had a girls' afternoon together. The bonus for me was that my sister is a capable child-minder and photo wingwoman. I was able to take advantage of so many photo opportunities, like this one with Kai.
We were in the playground area letting our tots run and burn off steam. I saw this woman in calavera attire, and my sister knew to take over keeping an eye on our children so I could approach.
Kai and I spoke for a few minutes comparing notes on mommy meet-up groups in the local area. During our conversation she began to tickle her daughter's chin, which got her to stick out her tongue. It was a perfect moment for a closeup.
The afternoon at the Albuquerque community celebration for Dia de los Muertos was one of my favorite days during this year to meet and photograph strangers like this mother and daughter.
I have a few more portraits from this event to add to The Human Family group. I did more "collecting" than is my usual.
Part of what I enjoyed about the event was the colorful makeup and attire on so many. I also gained a deeper appreciation for seeing faces painted as skeletons (calaveras). The manner of most was highly stylized in a beautiful, glamorous way to celebrate people's deceased loved ones. Or at least the dead. There was nothing macabre about it at all.
Kai and Brighton, Dia de Los Muertos 2015
Meet Kai and Brighton, my No. 15 submission to The Human Family group www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/.
Kai is a message therapist and young mother. She was wearing a cotton candy blue wig, a flower fascinator headpiece, glittery eye makeup, and skeleton accessories to complete her calavera attire. Brighton, her 22 month-old daughter, was wearing a black jumpsuit printed on the front with human skeleton bones.
At this event, I was joined by my own daughter and my sister and niece who were coincidentally visiting from the eastcoast. We had a girls' afternoon together. The bonus for me was that my sister is a capable child-minder and photo wingwoman. I was able to take advantage of so many photo opportunities, like this one with Kai.
We were in the playground area letting our tots run and burn off steam. I saw this woman in calavera attire, and my sister knew to take over keeping an eye on our children so I could approach.
Kai and I spoke for a few minutes comparing notes on mommy meet-up groups in the local area. During our conversation she began to tickle her daughter's chin, which got her to stick out her tongue. It was a perfect moment for a closeup.
The afternoon at the Albuquerque community celebration for Dia de los Muertos was one of my favorite days during this year to meet and photograph strangers like this mother and daughter.
I have a few more portraits from this event to add to The Human Family group. I did more "collecting" than is my usual.
Part of what I enjoyed about the event was the colorful makeup and attire on so many. I also gained a deeper appreciation for seeing faces painted as skeletons (calaveras). The manner of most was highly stylized in a beautiful, glamorous way to celebrate people's deceased loved ones. Or at least the dead. There was nothing macabre about it at all.