A dancing clown poses for me after finishing a parade in Coatepec, Veracruz.
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- I am a photographer based in San Diego. I now specialize in bird photography, but also regularly photograph scenes of Mexico, Route 66, tennis, bicycle racing, flowers, and people. My work hangs in galleries in San Diego and elsewhere, and I am available for slide shows, lectures, and exhibitions.
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Dancing Clowns, Coatepec, Veracruz
More dancing clowns in Coatepec, Veracruz.
November 17, 2017
Dancing Clowns, Coatepec, Veracruz
More dancing clowns from the parade in Coatepec, Veracruz, on Sept. 29 of this year.
November 16, 2017
Coatepec Clown
A very young castanet-playing clown in Coatepec, Veracruz.
November 15, 2017
David Tepo, mask maker in Xico, Veracruz
David Tepo poses with a clown mask which I purchased from him.
November 14, 2017
A visit with Don David Tepo, Xico mask maker
Most of the masks worn in parades in Veracruz, are hand-made by various local craftsmen.
On a previous trip to Veracruz I visited the home of Don Toño Vasquez Tepo, a maskmaker in Xico, who unfortunately passed away a few weeks later.
On my last trip to Veracruz, I visited the home of Don David Tepo, another mask maker in the town of Xico. Besides purchasing a number of masks, I visited his workshop, which was full of wooden masks, carving implements, paints, as well as molds to make less expensive paper-maché masks.
November 13, 2017
Downpour, Coatepec, Veracruz
The parade honoring St. Jerome takes place every year in Coatepec, Veracruz, on September 29, rain or shine. This year the emphasis was on rain!
Just before the parade started, there was a downpour as strong as any I have ever experienced! It lasted perhaps 20 minutes. Positions under the eaves of buildings were long gone, so I sought shelter under some very tall, thickly-leaved trees. They did nothing to stop the rain!
Here are members of the viewing public, as well as two clowns, seeking shelter from the downpour. (tap or click to enlarge).
November 12, 2017
Coatepec Clowns
More clowns in the parade in Coatepec, Veracruz, on September 29 of this year.
One thing I found interesting reviewing these photos is that a clown can appear to have a completely different attitude just based on hand position or tilt of the head or other gesture unrelated to the fixed expression on the mask.
November 11, 2017
Clowns, Coatepec, Veracruz
More dancing clowns from Coatepec.