Crossing Cultures

Photograph by Alex Visbal , National Geographic Your Shot

Plain luck put Your Shot member Alex Visbal in the main plaza of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, during a patronage festival. In front of the Parroquia de San Miguel Arc ngel, the square s historic rose-colored church, small bands and indigenous groups danced and made offerings. The mixture of cultures was so interesting that I wanted to capture it and include the mystique of the moment, writes Visbal. I tried every possible angle, even climbing trees, and went for a relatively low shutter on a low angle so I could have the dancing in the image while also having the church in the frame, backed with a twilight sky.

Visbal s picture recently appeared in Your Shot s Daily Dozen .

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