Breaking Away

• Photographer
  Barry Crosthwaite
• Technical Info
  Sony A7r5 24-70mm F 3.5 1/250 Iso125
• Photo Date
  10/1/23

A joyful child pulls a nun along a wall in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico, birthplace of the 1810 revolution with Hidalgo’s famous “Cry. of Dolores.” The city’s Independence Day decorations enhance the symbolism of the child pulling away, echoing Mexico’s break from Spain to assert its independence.