One day when we were in Guadalajara, I gave myself a challenge. I so desperately wanted to take pictures of the locals, but knew that it just wasn't right to take photos of people without their permission. So, I turned the flash off and shot everything from the hip...or the stomach...or sometimes the shoulder. And nobody knew....except a few times...with that obnoxious "click" sound that I forgot to turn off...
the older men gathering in the plaza in Tonala
a shoe shiner in the plaza
a woman walking to mass, after being beckoned by the church bell
sitting in the park during the World Cup game between Mexico and France
a clown sitting alone in the park
young girls taking a break from begging to using water to make steam on a hot light
chess games in the downtown square