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  • A photographer's self-portrait from the window of a tour bus in Yaroslavl, Russia. Established in 1010, this important “Golden Ring” Russian city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. The historic city center, home to many landmark buildings, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Newlyweds on the scenic promenade close to the Volga River oblige a photographer in Yaroslavl, Russia. Established in 1010, this important “Golden Ring” Russian city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. The historic city center, home to many landmark buildings, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Photographer Jay Dunn with Anahi Alcibar and friends at the December 5th, 2017 opening of the Stories from Salinas exhibition at the CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture in Oldtown. The exhibition celebrates the mentors, youth and families of the Salinas Youth Initiative.
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  • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation team pose with photographer Jay Dunn, at right in front, at the December 5th opening of the Stories from Salinas exhibition at the CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture in Oldtown. The exhibition celebrates the mentors, youth and families of the Salinas Youth Initiative.
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  • Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, 2002. Paper shoes and photographs of long lost relatives are sent to heaven during the week-long Tet New Year Festival.
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  • Flora Cristobal, left, holds a cross with the name of her son Rodolfo, who was a victim of violence. Rodolfo's sister Cristina wears a shirt with her brother's photograph on it - on the right is her sister Barbara. On Sunday in Closter Park, the group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County.
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  • From left, Cristian Diaz, David Jimenez, Javier Jimenez and Jose Tinoco pose for a photograph on a Saturday field trip with the whole group to the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz. STEP UP Mentoring is a weekly, nine-month group program for Monterey County youth ages 11 to 15 years of age. For young people at risk of gang involvement, truancy, or drug use, mentors are positive role models, providing structured and trusting relationships and introducing new ideas and possibilities.
    JDunn SYI-PF Step Up_05.jpg
  • China, Beijing, Ping Fang Xiang, 2008. A bricklayer in Ping Fang Xiang breaks into a wide smile at being photographed. Despite a glut of office spaces in Beijing, the pace of new construction has brought thousands of necessary jobs to Chinese craftsmen..
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  • John Goodwin Jr. brought a photograph of his father, John Goodwin, to Monday’s 3rd Annual Monterey County Veterans Parade in Salinas. John Goodwin flew 44 combat missions in the Pacific theater during World War II, and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross.
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  • A vintage photograph, displayed in a room with other memorabilia from the Soviet era, from the only school in Kirillov, a small town of about 8,000 on the shores of Lakes Siverskoye and Dolgoye near Vologda, the district center. Students have the full three months of summer off, a must in an area that is locked in by snow and ice much of the winter. Freshly painted classrooms and new double-pane storm windows awaited their return.
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  • Flora Cristobal, left, holds a cross with the name of her son Rodolfo, who was a victim of violence. Rodolfo's sister Cristina wears a shirt with her brother's photograph on it - on the right is her sister Barbara. On Sunday in Closter Park, the group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County.
    112113 jd interrupters29.jpg
  • César Chávez Fútbol Academy players in front of their photographs at the December 5th, 2017 opening of the Stories from Salinas exhibition at the CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture in Oldtown. The exhibition celebrates the mentors, youth and families of the Salinas Youth Initiative.
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  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, October, 2010. Mexico's Yucatan peninsula holds treasures both above and below its verdant surface, with Mayan ruins, Christian churches, azure "cenotes" deep in limestone caverns, and pristine stretches of beach for spectacular coastal properties. Home to traditions both indigenous and colonial, this area of southern Mexico encompasses the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Tabasco. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn yucatan_069.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, October, 2010. Mexico's Yucatan peninsula holds treasures both above and below its verdant surface, with Mayan ruins, Christian churches, azure "cenotes" deep in limestone caverns, and pristine stretches of beach for spectacular coastal properties. Home to traditions both indigenous and colonial, this area of southern Mexico encompasses the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Tabasco. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn yucatan_060.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Costumed “xantolo” dancers perform at the Preparatorio Benito Juarez in Tantoyuca. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_049.JPG
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Dancers prepare to perform at the Preparatorio Benito Juarez in Tantoyuca. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_045.JPG
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_050.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_045.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_015.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_008.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn mayapan_001.JPG
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Izamal, October 18, 2010. Home to both Mayan ruins and Christian churches, Izamal, Yucatan is one of Mexico's designated "magical towns," and is home to the remarkable "Feria del Cristo Negro," celebrating the Black Christ with a legendary past. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn izamal_017.jpg
  • Mexico, Chihuahua, July 5-20, 2010. Undaunted by blistering desert temperatures, the 15th annnual "Cabalgata Villista," an epic horse trek from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua to Hacienda Canutillo in Durango met with enthusiastic crowds on its route southward through Satevo and Valle de Zaragoza. Armed with fresh horses and a patriotic spirit, new "jinetes" (riders) join the cavalcade from small towns along the way, which welcome the participants of this long dusty journey. Started in 1996 by José Socorro Salcido Gómez, the "cabalgata" in memory of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa has a particular poignancy this bicentennial year. Photographs commissioned by the Chihuahua Department of Tourism.
    JDunn cabal_043.jpg
  • Mexico, Chihuahua, July 5-20, 2010. Undaunted by blistering desert temperatures, the 15th annnual "Cabalgata Villista," an epic horse trek from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua to Hacienda Canutillo in Durango met with enthusiastic crowds on its route southward through Satevo and Valle de Zaragoza. Armed with fresh horses and a patriotic spirit, new "jinetes" (riders) join the cavalcade from small towns along the way, which welcome the participants of this long dusty journey. Started in 1996 by José Socorro Salcido Gómez, the "cabalgata" in memory of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa has a particular poignancy this bicentennial year. Photographs commissioned by the Chihuahua Department of Tourism.
    JDunn cabal_027.jpg
  • Mexico, Chihuahua, July 5-20, 2010. Undaunted by blistering desert temperatures, the 15th annnual "Cabalgata Villista," an epic horse trek from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua to Hacienda Canutillo in Durango met with enthusiastic crowds on its route southward through Satevo and Valle de Zaragoza. Armed with fresh horses and a patriotic spirit, new "jinetes" (riders) join the cavalcade from small towns along the way, which welcome the participants of this long dusty journey. Started in 1996 by José Socorro Salcido Gómez, the "cabalgata" in memory of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa has a particular poignancy this bicentennial year. Photographs commissioned by the Chihuahua Department of Tourism.
    JDunn cabal_008.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, October, 2010. Mexico's Yucatan peninsula holds treasures both above and below its verdant surface, with Mayan ruins, Christian churches, azure "cenotes" deep in limestone caverns, and pristine stretches of beach for spectacular coastal properties. Home to traditions both indigenous and colonial, this area of southern Mexico encompasses the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Tabasco. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn yucatan_062.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, October, 2010. Mexico's Yucatan peninsula holds treasures both above and below its verdant surface, with Mayan ruins, Christian churches, azure "cenotes" deep in limestone caverns, and pristine stretches of beach for spectacular coastal properties. Home to traditions both indigenous and colonial, this area of southern Mexico encompasses the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Tabasco. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn yucatan_059.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, October, 2010. Mexico's Yucatan peninsula holds treasures both above and below its verdant surface, with Mayan ruins, Christian churches, azure "cenotes" deep in limestone caverns, and pristine stretches of beach for spectacular coastal properties. Home to traditions both indigenous and colonial, this area of southern Mexico encompasses the states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Tabasco. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn yucatan_030.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. "Cempasuchil" in a Chicontepec doorway. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_051.JPG
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Flowers twisted into an offering in Tantoyuca's main cemetery. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_040.JPG
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. A “diablito” in red waits to practice in Tantoyuca's “Plaza Constitucion.” “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_016.JPG
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009.  125. A dancer, a policeman and a mother and child in Tantoyuca's “Plaza Constitucion.” “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_015.JPG
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Mask shopping in Tantoyuca's “Plaza Constitucion.” “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_003.JPG
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_064.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_054.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_039.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn mayapan_037.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Izamal, October 18, 2010. Home to both Mayan ruins and Christian churches, Izamal, Yucatan is one of Mexico's designated "magical towns," and is home to the remarkable "Feria del Cristo Negro," celebrating the Black Christ with a legendary past. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn izamal_011.jpg
  • Mexico, Chihuahua, July 5-20, 2010. Undaunted by blistering desert temperatures, the 15th annnual "Cabalgata Villista," an epic horse trek from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua to Hacienda Canutillo in Durango met with enthusiastic crowds on its route southward through Satevo and Valle de Zaragoza. Armed with fresh horses and a patriotic spirit, new "jinetes" (riders) join the cavalcade from small towns along the way, which welcome the participants of this long dusty journey. Started in 1996 by José Socorro Salcido Gómez, the "cabalgata" in memory of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa has a particular poignancy this bicentennial year. Photographs commissioned by the Chihuahua Department of Tourism.
    JDunn cabal_025.jpg
  • Mexico, Chihuahua, July 5-20, 2010. Undaunted by blistering desert temperatures, the 15th annnual "Cabalgata Villista," an epic horse trek from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua to Hacienda Canutillo in Durango met with enthusiastic crowds on its route southward through Satevo and Valle de Zaragoza. Armed with fresh horses and a patriotic spirit, new "jinetes" (riders) join the cavalcade from small towns along the way, which welcome the participants of this long dusty journey. Started in 1996 by José Socorro Salcido Gómez, the "cabalgata" in memory of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa has a particular poignancy this bicentennial year. Photographs commissioned by the Chihuahua Department of Tourism.
    JDunn cabal_020.jpg
  • Mexico, Chihuahua, July 5-20, 2010. Undaunted by blistering desert temperatures, the 15th annnual "Cabalgata Villista," an epic horse trek from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua to Hacienda Canutillo in Durango met with enthusiastic crowds on its route southward through Satevo and Valle de Zaragoza. Armed with fresh horses and a patriotic spirit, new "jinetes" (riders) join the cavalcade from small towns along the way, which welcome the participants of this long dusty journey. Started in 1996 by José Socorro Salcido Gómez, the "cabalgata" in memory of Mexican revolutionary general Pancho Villa has a particular poignancy this bicentennial year. Photographs commissioned by the Chihuahua Department of Tourism.
    JDunn cabal_005.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. Costumed “xantolo” dancers perform at the Preparatorio Benito Juarez in Tantoyuca. “Xantolo,” the Nahuatl word for “Santos,” or holy, marks a week-long period during which the whole Huasteca region of northern Veracruz state prepares for “Dia de los Muertos,” the Day of the Dead. For children on the nights of October 31st and adults on November 1st, there is costumed dancing in the streets, and a carnival atmosphere, while Mexican families also honor the yearly return of the souls of their relatives at home and in the graveyards, with flower-bedecked altars and the foods their loved ones preferred in life. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn xantolo_041.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called “cuadrillos” rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
    JDunn Santos_035.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Izamal, October 18, 2010. Home to both Mayan ruins and Christian churches, Izamal, Yucatan is one of Mexico's designated "magical towns," and is home to the remarkable "Feria del Cristo Negro," celebrating the Black Christ with a legendary past. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR.
    JDunn izamal_025.jpg
  • Mexico, Chihuahua, Guachochi, July 17, 2010. A truly remarkable 100 kilometer "ultra-marathon" is held each year in Chihuahua's rugged Tarahumara country. Drawing hundreds of participants from all over the world to the scenic town of Guachochi, the course for this grueling endurance race takes runners in and then up out of the 1,830 meter deep "Barranca Sinforosa," part of Mexico's famous Copper Canyon area. Photographs commissioned by the Chihuahua Department of Tourism.
    JDunn guachochi_025.jpg
  • Photographed on June 2, 2015, plans for the Acosta Plaza Recreation Area project in east Salinas, CA, posted at the site on a public notice board for residents.
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  • Family members search for a loved one's grave at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
    131103 jd allsouls15.jpg
  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
    131103 jd allsouls13.jpg
  • The sun sets at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
    131103 jd allsouls04.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn mayapan_026.JPG
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn mayapan_023.JPG
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn mayapan_022.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn mayapan_015.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn mayapan_009.JPG
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn mayapan_008.jpg
  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn mayapan_003.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called "cuadrillos" rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs commissioned by HOY Newspaper. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn Santos_050.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called "cuadrillos" rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs commissioned by HOY Newspaper. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn Santos_046.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called "cuadrillos" rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs commissioned by HOY Newspaper. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
    JDunn Santos_044.jpg
  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called "cuadrillos" rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs commissioned by HOY Newspaper. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • MEXICO, Veracruz, Tantoyuca, Nov 1- Nov 4, 2009. Making the souls of the dead feel welcome as they return for a yearly visit, Mexicans in this tropical state offer not only elaborate feasts and flower-filled altars, but dancing as well. Masked bands of performers called "cuadrillos" rehearse for months their choreography, rich with symbolic roles for men, women, devils, and death itself, then over the course of two nights regale both graveyards and city streets with whoops of laughter, raise-the-roof dancing and music until dawn. Photographs commissioned by HOY Newspaper. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Veracruz, Oct 27- Nov 4, 2009. For the last twenty-five years, Chicago resident Polo Garcia, a former dance teacher turned folklorist-ethnographer, has gone in search of the cultural traditions of Hispanic America, documenting for future generations indigenous dance movements so ritualized they are often passed on from memory by village elders. Using audio, video and still photography, Garcia spends up to half of each year abroad or in his native Mexico, returning with new material to instruct children as well as teachers in Chicago public schools.  <br />
Photographs commissioned by "HOY" newspaper. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • USA, Chicago, Illinois, September 16, 2009.  Late into the evening and the small hours of the next morning, celebrants of Mexico's Independence Day flocked to Ruben Lechuga's "La Cueva" club to cheer on six candidates for "Miss Gay Mexico 2009." Photographs commissioned by HOY newspaper for a feature story.
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  • USA, Chicago, Illinois, September 16, 2009.  Late into the evening and the small hours of the next morning, celebrants of Mexico's Independence Day flocked to Ruben Lechuga's "La Cueva" club to cheer on six candidates for "Miss Gay Mexico 2009." Photographs commissioned by HOY newspaper for a feature story.
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  • USA, Chicago, IL, September 13, 2009. The neighborhood of "La Villita," or "Little Village" is host to one of the best-attended parades celebrating Mexico's Independence Day, with enthusiastic and vocal crowds lining the whole route along 26th St. from Kedzie west to Kostner. Photographs for an HOY newspaper front page story.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 4 - 12, 2009.  Founded in 1989 by actress/director Rosario Vargas, Aguijon Theater Company is committed to creating and performing Spanish-language work that "stings" the social consciousness of its audience. Working from its own dedicated space in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood of Chicago's West Side, Aguijon has built an international reputation, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a gala at the National Museum of Mexican Art. Photographs commissioned by HOY newspaper for a feature story.
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  • USA, Chicago, July 2nd - 23rd, 2009.  For almost 20 years, Polo Garcia, a professional dance teacher from "America Baila," has been giving traditional South American dance lessons at various Pilsen and Little Village schools, including Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, whose turn-of-the-century auditorium is featured here. Garcia, who is Mexican, does the research for these dances in-person, makes the costumes himself, and provides free summer classes. He works with Claudio Rabadan, a former Saucedo student, and professional instructor Ruben Pachas from Peru. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, July 2nd - 23rd, 2009.  For almost 20 years, Polo Garcia, a professional dance teacher from "America Baila," has been giving traditional South American dance lessons at various Pilsen and Little Village schools, including Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, whose turn-of-the-century auditorium is featured here. Garcia, who is Mexican, does the research for these dances in-person, makes the costumes himself, and provides free summer classes. He works with Claudio Rabadan, a former Saucedo student, and professional instructor Ruben Pachas from Peru. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, July 2nd - 23rd, 2009.  For almost 20 years, Polo Garcia, a professional dance teacher from "America Baila," has been giving traditional South American dance lessons at various Pilsen and Little Village schools, including Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, whose turn-of-the-century auditorium is featured here. Garcia, who is Mexican, does the research for these dances in-person, makes the costumes himself, and provides free summer classes. He works with Claudio Rabadan, a former Saucedo student, and professional instructor Ruben Pachas from Peru. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, July 2nd - 23rd, 2009.  Professional instructor Ruben Pachas, who is Peruvian, at work with his students during a dress rehearsal. For almost 20 years, Polo Garcia, a professional dance teacher from "America Baila," has been giving traditional South American dance lessons at various Pilsen and Little Village schools, including Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, whose turn-of-the-century auditorium is featured here. Garcia, who is Mexican, does the research for these dances in-person, makes the costumes himself, and provides free summer classes. He works with Claudio Rabadan, a former Saucedo student.  Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, July 2nd - 23rd, 2009.  For almost 20 years, Polo Garcia, a professional dance teacher from "America Baila," has been giving traditional South American dance lessons at various Pilsen and Little Village schools, including Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, whose turn-of-the-century auditorium is featured here. Garcia, who is Mexican, does the research for these dances in-person, makes the costumes himself, and provides free summer classes. He works with Claudio Rabadan, a former Saucedo student, and professional instructor Ruben Pachas from Peru. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, July 2nd - 23rd, 2009.  For almost 20 years, Polo Garcia, a professional dance teacher from "America Baila," has been giving traditional South American dance lessons at various Pilsen and Little Village schools, including Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, whose turn-of-the-century auditorium is featured here. Garcia, who is Mexican, does the research for these dances in-person, makes the costumes himself, and provides free summer classes. He works with Claudio Rabadan, a former Saucedo student, and professional instructor Ruben Pachas from Peru. Photographs for HOY by Jay Dunn.
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  • China, Beijing, 2008. Bride and groom pose for wedding photographs outside their parent's modest home in one of Beijing's "hutongs," or traditional neighborhoods.
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  • Construction tools on a bed of gravel, photographed on November 12th, 2015 at the Acosta Plaza Recreation Area in east Salinas, CA.
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  • Heavy equipment was brought in to the Acosta Plaza Recreation Area project in east Salinas, CA to aid in foundation work, photographed on on October 16th, 2015. Several of the trees in the area were trimmed or felled for safety reasons and to aid in lighting.
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  • Inbound from Uglich, tourists on a bus take photographs of one of Yaroslavl's many churches. Established in 1010, this important “Golden Ring” Russian city is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. The historic city center, home to many landmark buildings, has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • A sleeping cherub is surrounded by marigolds at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead flowers, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • Remembrance is a family affair at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • Families walk to the graves of their loved ones at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • The candlelight procession begins at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to the hilltop in Salinas to attend mass and offer their prayers as dusk fell. Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • In a touching final celebration of All Soul’s Day on Saturday night, hundreds of congregants came to Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Salinas to attend mass, offer their prayers, and as dusk fell, participate in a candlelight procession.  Friends and family members sat by the graves of loved ones, many of which were decorated with traditional Day of the Dead marigolds, photographs of the departed, and things that were their favorites in life.
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  • Photographs of loved ones lost to violence at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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  • Mexico, Yucatan, Mayapan, October 17, 2010. Mayan high priest Ildelfonso Ake Cocom conducts a "saka" purification ceremony on the grounds of Mayapan, a ruined Yucatecan capital city dating from the period between 1220 and 1240 AD. Photographs commissioned by SECTUR. More at MexicoCulturalCalendar.com
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