After a lengthy absence from posting photos — for reasons that are too common to number — I am endeavoring to return to publishing what I shoot. This image, made in the winter of 2025, is from one of favorite streetcorners in Oaxaca, a busy intersection packed with bus riders and blessed by lated afternoon western sun.
It may appear that the woman beneath the umbrella is hiding from me. She is not. Woman there commonly shield themselves from the bright, southern sun to protect their skin. Their tool, the umbrella, creates a ready shape for me.