Nell Farrell

New Mexico photographer Nell Farrell continues her examination of the Lenten season in Oaxaca, Mexico with the Stations of the Cross. 

New Mexico photographer Nell Farrell continues her cultural tradition series from Oaxaca, Mexico, this time on Palm Sunday.

New Mexican photographer Nell Farrell continues her exploration of the Lenten season in Oaxaca, Mexico. 

Photographer Nell Farrell's ongoing photo series exploring religious and cultural holidays in Oaxaca, Mexico.  This one examines the onset of the Catholic tradition of Lent. 

In Oaxaca, Mexico February 2nd is celebrated as Candlemas with remnants of a sacred day in the Aztec calendar that marks the beginning of the agricultural cycle, the midpoint between the solstice and the equinox.

Visions of ritual and tradition in the lead up to Christmas in Oaxaca, Mexico.

New Mexican photographer Nell Farrell documents the pilgrimage of La Virgen de Juquila during the time she lived in Oaxaca, Mexico. 

On November 1 and 2 the souls of the departed visit their loved ones for a few hours. When they arrive they find an altar of flowers, candles and food, in accordance with family resources, set up in their honor.

A submersion into a procession of faith in the hills of Oaxaca, Mexico.