Thursday, February 26, 2009

Isla Mujeres Cemetery


The big picture.



A little closer.



The details only.

6 comments:

Rob said...

All above ground? Interesting, and quite the vibrant colors.

Anonymous said...

It reminds me a little of the cemetaries in New Orleans. Maybe it's just me, but it always creeps me out a little to see above-ground cemetaries.

Janet Kincaid said...

Cool cemetery! I love photographing cemeteries. This one looks especially busy. Must have been hard to choose what to photograph.

I also really like the bright, cheery, dare I say it?--life affirming colors. So different from our staid and formal cemeteries up here.

Nice series, Maya.

Maya said...

dusty and movielady: Maybe they are above ground for the same reason as in New Orleans? I'm not sure.

dc: I love the colors! That is what struck me the most about being in Mexico. They certainly aren't afraid to use color to brighten their lives (and deaths apparently)!

Jerez / Sherry /Eve2.0 said...

Those cemeteries get me too..wow, beautiful photos,colors so vibrant. I need a dose of Mexico, not sterile, or in denial of life; struggle and death as we are here, and it soothes my need for touching reality.

Maya said...

sherry: They certainly do those things there in a different way than we do here. It was refreshing!