Stunning Portraits Reveal the Power of Traditional Fashion
Published 7 Jan 2018, 20:44 GMT
Women wear traditional huipil dresses and pozahuanco wraps.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
A lamplighter waits for a party to begin during the Guelaguetza festival, which takes place on two consecutive Mondays in July in Oaxaca city.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
Amuzgos women wear traditional huipil dresses and gourds on their heads to cover from sun and to use for drinking water from rivers.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
Two sisters are adorned by a bidani roo, commonly known as "glow" or "little face" in Tehuana. The folded and starched white lace can take up to a year to produce.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
Afro-Mexican men from Collantes wear masks for the Dance of the Devils. The masks are made from coconut bark and horse hair.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
An Isthmian woman wears a traditional dress that once belonged to her grandmother. Families pass down this traditional clothing for many generations.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
A young man wearing traditional work clothes gathers seeds from the top of Macuil hill.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
The town of Ixtaltepec is well known for its clay work, much of which was destroyed during the earthquake on September 7, 2017.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
Thousands of people visit the mountains of Huautla to make offerings or seek cures from traditional healers each year.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
A woman, wearing traditional dress, looks down at the river of Ahuehuetes.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
A dancer portrays the Emperor Moctezuma on top of the archaeological site of Monte Albán.
Photograph by Diego Huerta
