¡¡Fuera!!
Shaman at work at the Zocalo beside the Catedral in downtown, Mexico City.
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Shaman at work at the Zocalo beside the Catedral in downtown, Mexico City.
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Mmmmh power in this shot ! Yes ! Power !
Hello Denis,
Love that look of his. He seems very convinced something is moving from body through his arm and into the neck of his “patient”.
You have a great one, friend.
I have no idea what is going on, but its full of emotion and force. Some kind of faith healer?
Hello Rhys. Sorry for not providing details. I’ve gotten into the habit of just “trying” let images speak for themselves. I am sure one is merited here: the man is a shaman.
You could say he is a modern-day witchdoctor who people resort to when all else fails. From the looks of it I would dare say some only go to him and nobody else. It’s odd seeing him –and others like him– providing their services right next to the major Catholic temple at the Zocalo. It sends a strong cultural and religious message.
The aforementioned temple and adjacent government buildings were built on top of what was once Tenochtitlan –the center of the Aztec Empire. Anthropologists had suspected this for decades, but proof was not discovered until the late 60s while constructing one of the subway lines in the Zocalo area. At that time they discovered the ruins of what is believed to be the largest major Aztec temple destroyed by the Spaniards after conquest of the territory and the Aztec tribe.
The practice of the shaman is not condoned by the Catholic Church. This doesn’t prevent Catholic parishioners from seeking spiritual healing from both at the same time.
Thanks for asking, and for the visit, Rhys. Cheers!
what an expression and what a character! I agree with rhys – inform us!
Hello Jonas. The guy is quite a character. He always manages to draw crowds of people seeking help or others drawn by his strange behavior.
Cheers!
very nice street work and very good b&w
Great photo… excellent b&w !!!
aha! now I know!
Ah, this monochrome is perfect, could not be better. Love it , the same as compo . BRAVO !
Tons of drama and energy here. And superb B&W processing as usual!
sheer power. . sheer power.
with my background as a Filipino, I quite have an idea what the guy is doing. “faith healing” is quite popular among Filipinos living in rural areas. My family believes in it, I do to some extent. I’ve experienced this when I was a child, can’t really remember my sickness then, but after some rituals, the “faith doctor” said I dissed some dwarf and that we should do some offerings. and we did. after some time I got well. was it because of him or was it natural? I don’t know.
thanks for sharing this Luis. with your images, I now want to go to Mexico. I want to experience the local culture as I feel we share some similarities.
Tremenda foto. I can’t really comment something about this picture, i am too absorbed in staring at the emotion that surrounds it. Impressive catch!!!
I love to pass here, it’s like travelling in emotions, feelings, atmospheres, this one “take” to me today … so intense … I can fell the power in this pic …