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Dawn, Costa Chica coast, Mexico
18 Apr 1978
I braved walking through the commuter lines of a hornet's nest to get to the coast, and was glad I did. I was running out of film, and shot only two or three versions. This one was sold to Air France for a cover, which paid for nearly the whole trip to Mexico. Wooo!
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Costa Chican family pose in their hammock
13 Apr 1978
Much more by good luck than skill, I found a village in Costa Chica full of Spanish-speaking Africans living in bandas that you'd find in Africa. They were very friendly and hospitable. But I was running out of film, money and time so I stayed only one or two nights.
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Costa Chican man poses at his home
17 Apr 1978
This is one of the most stylish from the Mexico shoot, which only shows I had a long way to go. If I'd been able to shoot it digitally, I'd have extracted way more shadow detail, but this was Kodachrome 64.
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Easter at Iztapalapa, Mexico
10 Apr 1978
At night-fall, everyone brings out their candles and lights them. This is the line of boys who will be carrying crosses the next day, Easter.
Easter at Iztapalapa, Mexico
10 Apr 1978
One of the 'criminals' who will be crucified with Christ is paraded around the square by 'Roman' soliders.
Oxfordshire landscape
1 Apr 1978
Stormy afternoon in Oxfordshire: scan from print with a lot of burning-in and dodging.
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