MEX FILES – big city sights, cont’d
Mexico City, a photo essay. Yes, another one…

Carrying a load. A wild guess as to the contents of the large box? I’ll bet ten pesos it’s a plastic Christmas tree.

Waiters often make for great street photography subjects. First of all because their hands are too busy to beat up that pesky photographer, but mostly because they are righteously proud of the great food they are serving.

Another photo from the Teatro del Parpadeo’s alfresco rehearsal (see last post). Note the kid carrying a guitar in the background, walking by a semi-suspended, inverted young lady as if it were nothing unusal to behold.

A gentleman enjoys a cool seat in the shade at the entrance of a shop selling musical instruments to take a break and send a text message, as a cop in the background makes his lazy rounds.

This well-preserved large-ish cannon on display in a public park in Mexico City’s historic center serves as a clear and present reminder that the birth of modern-day Mexico was by no means a painless affair…

…and riot police suddenly cordoning off a main street because of widespread clashes with protesters act a sobering call that perfect peace is yet to be achieved today, as well. In this case the protests were over the new president’s inauguration, in December 2012.

…Unless, of course, you know how to ask politely, as this bicycle rickshaw operator obviously did. The cops shifted aside to allow him and his passengers along his way, and even wished him a good day, for good measure.
Hope you enjoyed.
Alessandro Ciapanna
14 Responses to “MEX FILES – big city sights, cont’d”
Fascinating scenes, Alessandro but that’s not a plastic Christmas tree, its a giant tortilla maker. Happy Mexican Christmas, amigo.
Haha! Thanks Andrew – best wishes to you too.
About the tortilla maker: you should see the giant ones they have in Mexico. Some take up a whole house… 😉
Fantásticas escenas de calle!!, a parte me has hecho reír con tus descripciones, jajajajajaja, ¡muy buenas!, besos Alessandro
Gracias, Manoli.
Voy a poner unas mas muy pronto…
Quedo a la espera, besos
Credo che a Robert Frank piacerebbero le tue foto
Tra millante complimenti, questo mi tocca profondamente. Grazie di cuore, Anna.
interesting collection here with rioting and policia, very nice, provocative. I don’t think of them rioting there.
Thanks Christina. I wasn’t expecting the riots either. When they happened, i turned the other cheek and very speedily (if perhaps not too bravely) ran in the opposite direction… Part of the surprises you get exposed to while on the road, i guess.
Me encantan estas fotos :). Buon Natale Alessandro e buon anno!!!
Muchas gracias Paula. Mille auguri anche a te.
Ne hai dimenticato uno: “buone foto!” 😉
Buonissime 🙂 🙂 🙂 foto 🙂
great stuff, as always.
Just out to catch the world as it unfolds… Thanks, Amy!