Brooks Saucedo-McQuade

Spring is for hiking. El Malpias Lava Flows in western New Mexico . . . . .  #igsouthwest #grants #elmalpias #lavaflow #acomapueblo #505 #newmexico #newmexicotrue #landofenchantment #noticenature #sunset #mountains #mountain #desert #skies #spring #landscape #hike #hiking #trail #travel #nmoutside #cliff #road #blackandwhite #bw_captures (at El Malpais National Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNpR0CRlOlH/?igshid=1t7po7lxckg29

Cliffs overlooking El Malpias Lava Flows in western New Mexico . . . . .  #igsouthwest #grants #elmalpias #lavaflow #acomapueblo #505 #newmexico #newmexicotrue #landofenchantment #noticenature #sunset #mountains #mountain #desert #skies #landscape #hike #hiking #trail #travel #nmoutside #cliff #tree #blackandwhite (at El Malpais Lava Tubes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNfApLIFHuS/?igshid=95vufdtj2pw

Enjoyed exploring El Malpias Lava Flow in western New Mexico . . . . .  #igsouthwest #grants #elmalpias #lavaflow #acomapueblo #505 #newmexico #newmexicotrue #landofenchantment #noticenature #sunset #mountains #mountain #desert #skies #landscape #hike #hiking #trail #travel #nmoutside (at El Malpais National Conservation Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNbK8v2lCax/?igshid=1pb4w0pa9xkxf

Children play outside La Iglesia Matriz, in the small highlands city of Jauja, Peru — March 2015 #peru #jauja #huancayo #centralhighlands #children #kids #portraitphotography #portrait #portraiture #bw #blackandwhite #streetphotography #travel (at Iglesia Matriz De Jauja) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJqoZrcl6GI/?igshid=10ys4qggs687r

Remembering the Amaranth Harvest with @tewawomenunited and @thegardensedge at the @healingfoodsoasis (at Española Healing Foods Oasis) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJoHggXlivR/?igshid=1gg4ilo5sdmi4

Marta and Yan, Brooklyn Rooftop, from ‘Couples’ — April 2007 #blackandwhite #portrait #brooklyn #couples #college #filmphotography #nyc #throwback #travel (at Kent Avenue, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJlxtHHlYiM/?igshid=5m5dkowtu8wz

Flower vendors, Oaxaca — July 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #symmetry #streetphotography #streetvendor #throwback #monotone #bw #bnw #filmphotography #blackandwhite #travel (at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán) https://www.instagram.com/p/CI5nzlmldLq/?igshid=9p8uvvlmj34m

Taking this photo changed my life. My freshman year of high school had just ended and I was feeling—isolated. The world I saw around me didn’t conform to what I had been told about it or to how others seemed to be living their lives in relation to it. But after this trip, I had found a medium that I could use to reveal a truth, a truth that wasn’t necessarily objective, but a truth nonetheless. Finally I had found a way to articulate the world as I saw it, and people seemed to respond. There was Sra. Porras, regal and destitute, candid and perfectly framed, represented as faithfully as I could. I was grateful to have delivered on the trust she shared with me to allow her image to be taken, no small ask in traditional Mexican culture. Because of my parents I was blessed to spend time with artisans of every medium across the country and can’t overstate the influence Mexican folk art in my aesthetic to this day. Taking this photo gave me confidence that what I was seeing was worth sharing, and that I could be the one to share it. It remains my only photo published in a book, and in many ways I’ve been chasing it ever since. The late Señora Dolores Porras, world renowned ceramicist at her home in Atzompa, Oaxaca — June 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #atzompa #mexicanartists #indigenous #monotone #bw #bnw #ceramics #portraitphotography #portrait #artist #filmphotography #blackandwhite #travel (at Atzompa Oaxaca) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIsqLtnFp01/?igshid=1jf0k3dkqglh7

Preparations for the annual La Guelaguetza, which along with The Gathering of Nations, is one of the largest indigenous cultural events in the hemisphere featuring traditional dances from across Oaxaca with an audience of thousands — July 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #laguelaguetza #indigenous #monotone #bw #bnw #filmphotography #highschool #throwback #blackandwhite #travel (at Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIgRXO2lP5n/?igshid=16xtl8ek0qucy

Four Generations, Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca — February 2009 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #indigenous #artisania #monotone #pottery #ceramics #bw #bnw #filmphotography #blackandwhite #travel (at Ocotlán de Morelos) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIdyULyF_1F/?igshid=19zwk9hh6m1dm

On the steps of the Cathedral, Zócalo, Oaxaca — July 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #zocalo #portrait #streetphotography #indigenous #monotone #bw #bnw #filmphotography #highschool #blackandwhite #travel (at Catedral de Oaxaca) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIalNarFgm_/?igshid=1xeehi1vroo5d

Los Abastos, a huge market and bus depot. I imagine it’s been particularly hard hit by the virus. Mercado de Abastos, Oaxaca — July 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #boy #work #monotone #market #bw #bnw #filmphotography #blackandwhite #travel (at Mercado de Abastos, Oaxaca) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIWB4XIlW3c/?igshid=pedblfzbjvrm

San Juan Teitipac, Oaxaca — June 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #cactus #clouds #noticenature #dramatic #monotone #bw #bnw #filmphotography #highschool #blackandwhite #travel #throwback (at San Juan Teitipac) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQ12yNFsxP/?igshid=umn5fectnpfz

Atop the ancient ruins of Monte Alban a woman enjoys the view of the Oaxacan Valley below — July 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #oaxacaanalogo #montealban #indigenous #monotone #landscape #bw #bnw #filmphotography #highschool #blackandwhite #travel #throwback (at Monte Alban, Oaxaca) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOPOulFr4b/?igshid=q81ma0d14u12

The last international trip my father and I took together was a buying trip around Oaxaca, and tho we had traveled since I can remember this was the first time I assisted with the business, often working til 1am in tiny mountain villages. I always admired that my father—who grew up in postwar Appalachian coal country—not only knew the difference between Acatlán and Ocotlán, but even their respective pottery styles. Those travels are some of my most treasured memories. #oaxaca #oaxacaanalogo #mexico #zapotec #pottery #ceramics #artisans #indigenous #oldschool #monotone #bw #bnw #filmphotography #blackandwhite #travel #throwback #Ocotlán (at Ocotlán de Morelos) https://www.instagram.com/p/CILPzbEFZ5z/?igshid=wgbag9a1nrtt

Rodeo, San Juan Chilateca, Oaxaca — June 2000 #oaxaca #mexico #rodeo #horse #oldschool #monotone #bw #bnw #filmphotography #blackandwhite #travel #throwback (at San Juan Chilateca) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIF-a84lMD9/?igshid=fa06t2joflv7