López Captures Photos of Vallarta Prideʼs

DANIEL LÓPEZ IS THE PHOTOGRAPHER BEHIND

THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGN “BE PROUD OF YOUR NATURE”. HE SHARES HIS THOUGHTS ON PHOTOGRAPHING

THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE CAMPAIGN

Doing the VALLARTA PRIDE 2023 campaign has defnitely been an awakening of my senses as it has a huge meaning for me. I´ve been working in fashion commercial photography for some years now, however this is the frst time I have been given the opportunity to capture images of people with something in common, to feel proud of their nature the simplest way, like those who participated in our campaign. How many times do we see people sitting in front of us walking down the street without really knowing their story? It is our experiences that make us who we are that no one could know by only seeing what´s on the outside. That's why this campaign is so diferent, everyone who showed up that day, had previously shared their story of support for those who still feel judged, repressed, relegated, showing how good it feels to be yourself proud of who you are.

Each of the photographs have a QR code that will allow us to know the real story of each one of those who participated in the campaign.

Doing the session was a very pleasant surprise, because I only had to give some general indications the rest fowed, each click, I captured something of the essence of each individual. It was so rewarding to see their satisfaction as they saw little by little the results! For some, it was their frst time in front of the camera for many others, a practice already mastered.

The session was hard work, it practically took the entire day, but the tiredness disappeared every time I saw the excited willingness of those arriving to participate. To mention just a few, trans, bisexual, gay, straight, activists, who without labels are extraordinary human beings for the simple fact of standing up for others with so much courage and pride, because it's easy to be front of the lens yourself as you are. So, to every person who trusted me posed in front of my camera... Thank you infnitely!

As the days go by, this project is taking shape and becoming a

Over the decades the culture spread around the world till the movement fnally came to Mexico in the 21st century through Mexican dancers from the urban dance scene who learned to vogue in the United States.

One of them was Any Funk, a professional dancer and founder of House of Machos, one of the pioneer houses of the Mexican scene.

By 2012 he was already voguing in urban dance studios in México City where several important people on the actual Mexican scene were trained.

The contribution in building the scene more from the political side came from the performer and activist better known as Franka Polari who in 2015 organized the frst public practices of runway and voguing in “La Puri” (an LGBT nightclub) and that same year the frst ball was held in Mexico.

Encuentra nuestra versión en español en: outandaboutpv.com reality. This flls me with great emotion, because these photos were achieved on their own merits; they are the result of teamwork. Javier Jiménez, Vidal Meza, Bela, Mony, Carlos, Stefano, Teto Betancourt, Fredy, Edgar, Jesús and so many others have helped achieve a positive change. Our society made this campaign what we were looking for much more. That VALLARTA PRIDE is only synonymous with party celebration, but also communicating that this is a destination open to diversity, dialogue acceptance.

Puerto Vallarta dresses colors, unites us no matter what. But to see ourselves as human beings proud of being who we are, it´s an invitation to live proud of our nature.

Be proud of your nature!

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