Sol y Sombra

Picadors

Picadors and aficionados watch Humberto Flores face the bull Tripulante, (ganadería San Mateo), during the bullfight of August 7, 2011, at Tijuana's Plaza Monumental.

Recuerdo de España

A wineskin (bota bag), and a shot of tequila, at Plaza Calafia bullring in Mexicali. Photographed in October 2007.

Too Close For Comfort!

A scene from the second bullfight I ever attended, in Mexicali on October 14, 2007.

An assistant to the matador has a very close encounter with the bull, even though protected by the burladero.

Tijuana Pageantry

I have been photographing bullfights for eleven years now, photographing over 90 bullfights.

Many of these thousands of photographs I have never had time to review. I am attempting to review them now, in preparation for a slide show that I am giving in a few months time. I will be sharing many of these photos over the next few months, in no particular order!

Here is a group of girls from a Tijuana charreada organization, parading in Tijuana's Plaza Monumental before the bullfight of October 3, 2010, an encerrona featuring Alejandro Amaya.

Puntillas

Puntillas, (daggers), photographed at Tijuana's Caliente bullring, on April 8, 2018.

Niños y Toros

A young boy practices passes with a capote after the bullfight in Guadalajara on February 11, 2017.

Matador Doll

A souvenir matador for sale at Tijuana's Plaza Monumental, photographed on October 4, 2009.

Banderillas

In bullfights in California, the banderillas have velcro tips which stick to the bull which wears a velcro pad on its back.

Here an assistant carries banderillas and rejones (spears used by the rejoneador [bullfighter on horseback]) in Artesia, California, during a bloodless bullfight on May 23, 2009.

Banderillas

Photographed at Tijuana's Caliente bullring on July 8, 2018.

Suit of Lights

I enjoy taking photos of colorful trinkets and handicrafts.

Here are souvenir miniature suits of lights (traje de luces) for sale at the bullfight in Tijuana on May 6 of this year.