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Casa de La Santa Muerte, Santa Ana Chapitiro. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/M3152879849874788575524322108109/DSC00261.jpg Pirotécnicas estallan en Santa Ana Chapitiro durante el festival anual de La Santa Muerte. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/K3152883562079119224760779760333/DSC00171.jpg Los caballeros del desfile en la día de independenía, después del famoso Grito de Dolores en 15 de Septiembre, 1810, hoy en día el 16 fue elegido como día de fería a pesar. de ser historicamente incorrecto. El día 16 de Septiempbre 1810 comenzó la batalla como tal que duró unos 11 años; solo llegando al fin en el 24 de Agosto 1821 con el Acuerdo de Cordoba. Muchos marcan la fecha tres días adelante como la verdadera ganancía conel día 27 de Septiembre, 1821. {Pátzcuaro Centro} https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/S3152883737046486763895876838093/DSC00196.jpg El jaripeo de Yotatiro en Mayo 2026 demostrando uno de sus momentos más intensos. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/V3152883989453285924463671599821/DSC00516.jpg Un conjunto del simbolismo de México entero, La Virgen de Guadalupe se encuentra frente la vela durante una quinceañera, una celebración espléndida por las afueras de Pátzcuaro por encima de una loma grande. ☨ Municipio de Pátzcuaro https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/C3152885163496312495708084200141/DSC00569.jpg Cerca de Tocuaro uno se encuentra cosas de lo más inédito al lado de la carretera. En este caso Un Jesus Cristo tallado de un tronco salvo los brazos que fueron lo que llamaron mi atención pasando su taller. El encanto de la zona se ubica en esas joyas que son especial a pesar de su índole cotidiano. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/A3152885875245485835717423751885/DSC02303.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G3152886017156287994765004333773/DSC02325.jpg Carlos golpea la mesa mientras se derrama el mezcal durante el Jaripeo de Yotatiro. Sin haber visto lo que es un rodeo de Tejas no me veo calificado para opinar pero la energía en este pueblito hacía arriba de Erongarícuaro fue algo especial. Combina eso con lo que siempre es el caso; que soy yo el único gringo documentando el evento y veras la dificultad en luchar contra el alcohol que no se me antoja, mucho menos cuando estoy por trabajo. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O3152886353495772690711258948301/DSC02367.jpg Pirotécnicas estallan en Santa Ana Chapitiro durante el festival anual de La Santa Muerte. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R3152886604076344187981808100045/DSC02375.jpg El nuevo mercado de Pátzcuaro fue inaugurado en 2025, antés de mi llegada por apenas unos meses y según los que enflorecieron en el antiguo, ya son muchos los que se encuentran colocado en los niveles altos donde negocios no hay. Las reglas que rodean el lugar igualmente enfada a los que vieron el encanto y mejor posibilidad de vender sus productos con lo que entiendo era el típico caos controlada del mercado Mexicano. <hr /> ☨ Mercado Central, Pátzcuaro https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/T3152886860652107509207961526989/DSC02389.jpg Los pirotécnicos y fuegos artificiales durante los festivales más imponentes de cada temporada representa una parte peculiar pero sumamente capacitado en terminos de los que arreglan estas estructuras. En este caso vemos lo que fue el cumbre del festival anual de Santa Muerte en Santa Ana Chapitiro. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X3152887201418810782844508529357/DSC02424-Enhanced-NR.jpg Un miembro del equipo sostiene la torre de 10 metros armad por los diez expertos en fuegos artificiales. Un espectáculo de La Niña Blanca de lo más impresionante que he visto. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q3152887379282317141552005210829/DSC02428.jpg Preparaciones duran horas para los que son contratados para impactar los que asistieron el Festival de Santa Muerte en Santa Ana Chapitiro. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Y3152888126430792359009974313677/DSC02462.jpg Un miembro del equipo pirotécnico se inclina con calma mientras su trabajo se realiza con un disparo de luz y ruido. Casa de La Santa Muerte, Santa Ana Chapitiro. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/M3152888312484653086444511912653/DSC02464.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/W3162339276649860011516182487757/DSC00024.jpg Fabricas de tortillas modernas forman un contraste enorme con los hornos del campo a base de leña. 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https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/R3152886604076344187981808100045/DSC02375.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/T3152886860652107509207961526989/DSC02389.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X3152886993099729958442542129869/DSC02416.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X3152887201418810782844508529357/DSC02424-Enhanced-NR.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X3152887201123662877665155703501/DSC02424-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Q3152887379282317141552005210829/DSC02428.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/M3152887693467262204973088334541/DSC02441.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/D3152887879871611069808107414221/DSC02439.jpg https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Y3152888126430792359009974313677/DSC02462.jpg Procesión de Silencio de Semana Santa — Pátzcuaro, 2026 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/M3152888312484653086444511912653/DSC02464.jpg Retratando los que salen de casa retratandose a sus mismos. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/K3152888620951107487015634035405/DSC02483.jpg Escena cualquiera — Cherán K’eri, 2026 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/W3152888621375382600710953722573/DSC02480.jpg Arreglando un tiganuis, el mercado local de Cherán pasa cada Martes y Viernes con su punto más corriente entre 9 y 11 de la mañana. Llegas temprano sales con fotos así, enorme potencial, ningún sujeto. Deja ser un escarmiento en paciencía. https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/O3152888990937453373408110797517/DSC05727.jpg https://alexander-ben.photo/index 2026-10-02T07:30:23+00:00 always 0.5 https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/W2983280891076854111185330962727/horizontal.jpg <h2>Memoria P’urépecha</h2><hr />• Michoacán, México • Status: In Progress<hr /> A robust documentary style archive documenting the near completely unknown Empire, second in size and the only grou to hae defeated the Aztec Empire on every ocsassión their territory was threatened. This project represents a certain Magnum Opus and growing archive approacing 18 months of independent work without pay, institutional help, or protection in Level 4 - Do Not Travel Michoacán for it’s cartel activities, of which I have narrowly avoided many. The project is set to launch in 3 phases, Nov.1 01 is th public site and what I refer to as the analog archive, where images are avaible for licensing through direct contact only. What follows are the. printed versions of the same fundamental archival base, differing only in price, specificity of focus, and whether the narrative focus takes precedence or the photgraphy reigns supreme. Finally, before leaving to extend the project in Guatemala and Bolivia in April, the fully coded, professional archive will be ready to launch. It remains to be seen how best to do so with tens of thousands of images and a poignant lack of interest in paying 50 dollars a month for sub-par white label services. Likely I will be dusting off the programming cortex and going it entirely myself using plugins for search, easy javascript for tags, and clean categories that align its style and eloquence with the rest of the project. Depending on the results during the first year publicizing the project and filling gaps where necessary, this, and its extension to the living cultures of Mesoamerican and perhaps even South American history, thousands of years of existence, has potential to extend enormously and show how the empire of the moment works to get the resources it wants. For now, it is an all consuming, independent, dangerous, unsupported project I took on for personal reaasons long before seeing the value both historically and potential monetization down the line. View a Sample of Memoria P’urépecha here before its official launch in its first phase ⇢ https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/X3152887201418810782844508529357/DSC02424-Enhanced-NR.jpg <h2>Memoria P’urépecha</h2><hr />• Michoacán, México • Status: In Progress<hr /> A robust documentary style archive documenting the near completely unknown Empire, second in size and the only grou to hae defeated the Aztec Empire on every ocsassión their territory was threatened. This project represents a certain Magnum Opus and growing archive approacing 18 months of independent work without pay, institutional help, or protection in Level 4 - Do Not Travel Michoacán for it’s cartel activities, of which I have narrowly avoided many. The project is set to launch in 3 phases, Nov.1 01 is th public site and what I refer to as the analog archive, where images are avaible for licensing through direct contact only. What follows are the. printed versions of the same fundamental archival base, differing only in price, specificity of focus, and whether the narrative focus takes precedence or the photgraphy reigns supreme. Finally, before leaving to extend the project in Guatemala and Bolivia in April, the fully coded, professional archive will be ready to launch. It remains to be seen how best to do so with tens of thousands of images and a poignant lack of interest in paying 50 dollars a month for sub-par white label services. Likely I will be dusting off the programming cortex and going it entirely myself using plugins for search, easy javascript for tags, and clean categories that align its style and eloquence with the rest of the project. Depending on the results during the first year publicizing the project and filling gaps where necessary, this, and its extension to the living cultures of Mesoamerican and perhaps even South American history, thousands of years of existence, has potential to extend enormously and show how the empire of the moment works to get the resources it wants. For now, it is an all consuming, independent, dangerous, unsupported project I took on for personal reaasons long before seeing the value both historically and potential monetization down the line. View a Sample of Memoria P’urépecha here before its official launch in its first phase ⇢ https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/Y3152977541876048069496467972813/lowresweb72_need_to_sort-1-14-copy.jpg 05 Project Name https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/G3152978984448328121730823447245/lowresweb72_need_to_sort-1-26.jpg <h2>Faith in Nepal, Daily Rituals and the enormity of Shivaratri </h2><hr />• Photos taken in Bhandipur, Nepal • Mini-feature<hr />Vestibulum et dignissim magna. Nullam at ultrices felis. Suspendisse facilisis sagitt sem sit amet tempor. Nam sit amet nibh et enim laoreet porta sit amet vel purus. Maecenas augue velit, feugiat in maximus id, auctor vel ex. Integer placerat massa nec tellus convallis aliquet. Nam lobortis lectus mi, vel molestie neque dictum at. Vivamus sed sapien fermentum, fermentum metus ut, efficitur nunc. Pellentesque sit amet ex sed est dapibus vestibulum. Donec ornare urna metus, ut mollis risus dignissim in. Phasellus tristique sed leo et dignissim. Nam lobortis vitae leo at finibus. Aliquam eget efficitur lacus. Quisque nunc nisi, dictum at sodales sed, ornare vel dolor. Sed rhoncus placerat ante rutrum condimentum. Fusce nuis sem sit amet tempor. Nam sit amet nibh et enim laoreet https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/U3152980445245991318790215918285/Medellin_2024_Comuna_13.jpg 06 Project Name https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/T3152982868428739585350625747661/web_export-_DSC2774.jpg 04 Cambodia https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/V3152983674772816535342545986253/web_export-_DSC5331.jpg <h2>Vietnam’s Peculiar Fishing Culture</h2><hr />• Photos taken in Da Nang, Vietnam • Mini-feature<hr />Vestibulum et dignissim magna. Nullam at ultrices felis. Suspendisse facilisis sagittis sem sit amet tempor. Nam sit amet nibh et enim laoreet porta sit amet vel purus. Maecenas augue velit, feugiat in maximus id, auctor vel ex. Integer placerat massa nec tellus convallis aliquet. 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