A Portrait of Mexico

Last weekend at el Chopo I came across an interesting art project, being funded by the Mexican government. Its called Rostros de México 2010. To mark the bicentenary, the project consists of taking as many portraits of people from all over Mexico as possible. The collection of portraits will serve to capture the personality of today's Mexico from the way people dress, to their professions and hobbies. Mini photography studios have been set up in various public places where anyone is allowed to get their portrait taken. They can pose in anyway that they'd like and are allowed to bring whatever props they may have with them. The picture above is a boy getting photographed (I got it from the project website). If you'd like to see the photographs click here or visit RostrosdeMexico2010.gob.mx