Day of the Dead Parade

I thought I knew a thing or two about the comings and goings in my hometown of Fort Worth Texas having lived in the area off and on for thirty years. However, I proved myself wrong venturing out to the Day of the Dead Parade in North Fort Worth with my friend Tim Smith, a marketing director and fellow photographer. I sought out the parade needing to get out of the house so my wife could have some R&R. What I discovered in the process was a city as diverse as my photography portfolio.

My wife had also challenged me to use color for my photo shoot which made me a bit anxious. My better half is not that fond of black and white despite my recent award winning success. She is always trying to keep my repertoire and spirit well-balanced.

Woman standing at street corner
Family crossing street
Woman smoking on street corner waiting for the parade.

ARTES DE LA ROSA was responsible for the Day of the Dead parade which unfortunately had been delayed a week due to the torrential rains. A few blocks away were the jam packed Fort Worth stockyards where I had parked. We would walk down to the parade and traverse back and forth, from parade to stockyards, the entire day.

Day of the Dead Parade begins in Fort Worth
The crowd watches the parade at street level
Parade-goers make their way to the other side of the block to get another view of the parade coming back ‘round.
A woman swinging a lantern walks at the very front of the parade.
Skeletons wave to parade-goers
Profile shot of a skeleton walking in the parade
Children wave at the crowd
How low can this low rider go???
This poor young kid looks zonked.
The sun now fully out is causing makeup to run.
This dude is definitely overruled.
The parade is about over but the children continue to smile.
Colorful skulls dance playfully at the back of the parade.
The parade emptied at a park nearby for more festivities.
A refreshment cart makes its rounds.
Food trucks served the locals.
Mothers find time to appreciate their hard work dressing up children for parade festivities. I felt like a kid in the candy store with all of the marvelous color walking about…
I was amazed to hear The Cliburn at the park. What a surprise that was! And look! An up and coming photographer was close by taking a few snappies.o
The music at the park was magnificent!

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