Magnum Poster: Nicaragua, 1978 Cornell Capa Fine Prints

Magnum Poster: Nicaragua, 1978 Cornell Capa Fine PrintsA figure peers through the mesh of a traditional Monimb dance mask in this 1978 scene from Nicaragua. Once part of Indigenous ceremonies, the masknow painted with a solemn visagewas repurposed by Sandinista rebels during the fight against Somoza to conceal their identities while drawing strength from cultural tradition. Clutching barbed wire and wearing a crimson headscarf, the masked figure embodies both defiance and deep rooted heritage. Featured in

Towell’s book The Mennonites was originally published in 2000

joy and enthusiasm were continuous

County Leitrim

which they live through daily

a run down seaside resort near Liverpool

Chang presents an expression of liminality

the Llama (sic) rides home via Broadway

Once considered to be an ancient history of the Slavic people and the god Veles himself

Eliott Erwitt sees beyond the tourist clichés of the City of Love

rendezvous-ing couples

which also have local police

The smoke becomes both a literal and symbolic rupture in the atmosphere—a manifestation of the internal turbulence Parke experienced during sleepless nights wandering the suburbs of Adelaide