Photographer Philip Nix showcases a journey through the south of Mexico, where craftsmanship meets colorful style in his beautiful photographs of Oaxaca.
Despite having been a finalist for the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year in 2016 , for Philip Nix, every assignment abroad still feels like an opportunity. In the New York–based lensman’s eyes, travel photography is more than an in-and-out job: It comes with a responsibility to let the environment percolate, to take things slowly, and to get under the skin of both the place and—perhaps more importantly—the people.
So on a trip to the city of Oaxaca in southwestern Mexico last summer to shoot a campaign for the ethical home décor company St. Frank, he wrangled an extra week’s stay to travel the surrounding region, immersing himself in the world of the artisans whose red clay ceramics and ironwood utensils he was tasked with capturing.
Along the way, Nix also documented the vibrant colors and intricate, hand-crafted accessories that characterise Oaxaca’s regional style: the huipil-inspired dresses of the clay artisans, lavishly embellished with floral embroidery and lace trims; the traditional wedding garb of the young girls decked out in ornate, glimmering jewelry and silk ribbons tied through their long plaits; or even the master mezcal distiller surveying the latest batch of his smoky agave spirit, sporting a Mexican...
In the spirit of Oaxaca’s Central Valleys, where Nix notes the warmth of the people he encounters and the pride they take in their work, here he shares witha charming and respectful selection of postcards, spotlighting the people he met along the way, all of whom use their traditions to push firmly into the future., Macrina, one of the head artisans in this remote Zapotec village inhabited strictly by women in Oaxaca’s Central Valleys, enjoys a moment of respite in her studio.
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