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Tonatitla

In Tultepec, tradition is a dance with fire. This image captures the raw adrenaline of the "toritos". The monochrome highlights the grit and sparks, immortalizing a ritual where community and danger collide in a fleeting, explosive moment of Mexican identity.

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One Shot Photo Contest

2026

Bronze

Street

Professional

Tonatitla

In Tultepec, tradition is a dance with fire. This image captures the raw adrenaline of the "toritos". The monochrome highlights the grit and sparks, immortalizing a ritual where community and danger collide in a fleeting, explosive moment of Mexican identity.

About Artist

Alejandro Ornelas

Alejandro Martínez Ornelas is a Mexican photographer with over a decade of experience, currently focused on visual documentation for the podcast Penitencia. His artistic style is characterized by the exclusive use of analog photography, prioritizing texture, natural light, and intimate portraiture to capture human authenticity. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with prominent figures in entertainment and music, including Marco Antonio Solís, Los Bukis, Yuri, CD9, Maluma, and Sin Bandera, under the Westwood Entertainment label. His work seeks a "contemporary nostalgia" that transforms the raw reality of his subjects into a timeless visual narrative.

Alejandro Ornelas

Photographic Areas of Focus

Photojournalism, Street

Location

Mexico

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