For Al

My friend and fellow blipper raspberryjefe has left Mexico for a month or so and I feel somewhat obligated to carry on his tradition of excellent people photos in his absence. He is a master at the close-up portrait, complete with the story behind the photo. While I didn't get this artist's name, I got the story of the murals he and his two buddies were creating. The project is all part of Zankafest, a new event in Zihuatanejo that celebrates surfing, art and music (a unique combination, but then I'm not in charge). He told me about some of the events and I asked if I could take his photo in front of his section of the mural. This is the pose he struck.

If I was really trying to fill Al's shoes I would post a couple of the outtakes, the cute little girl in her finery at the church, and the piñata pattern shot, but I am a blip purist and discipline myself to only one image (most of the time anyway). Hope raspberryjefe returns soon. We miss he and his wife already.