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When Women Fly is featured in @guardian

I’ve enjoyed the process of writing the piece to the article, I hope you will like it!

Photos and text by me
Picture editor: Guy Lane

A massive thanks to @martinxhodgson for this publication

Link to the article in my stories.

In the picture: Portrait of Irene, Cuetzalan del Progreso 2022

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

They are the eagles among the „flying people“ of Cuetzalan: in the mountain town in eastern Mexico, a father and his daughter keep the tradition of their ancestors alive. Of wings, origins and the fear of falling

Current issue of @geomagazin with sensitive photography by @va.luo

Text: @charlotte.koehler Photos: @va.luo Layout: @scharar

I am incredibly excited to share some news about a project that is very important to me.

When Women Fly is a photo series about the female participation in the Danza de los Voladores, a traditionally male ritual performed in Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla, Mexico.
I first travelled to Cuetzalan in 2013 as an anthropology student. I returned many times over the years, meeting and working with many special people who became so important in my life.

I’m thrilled to announce that today When Women Fly has been published in awonderful piece on National Geographic @natgeo. I had the unique opportunity to work with a very talented team of people and to travel to Cuetzalan to shoot the videos that go along with the photos and the text.

I am extremely grateful to @mayanmvalentine and @cosimaam, the photo editor and video producer of this piece, for their amazing work and support. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to go back to Cuetzalan and to add a different perspective to this project. A massive thanks goes also to @jordansalama19, for the beautiful and thoughtful article you wrote and for the enthusiasm you shared from the very first instance about working on this piece.
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Este trabajo está dedicado a muchas personas pero en particular es para Irene, Nikté, Candy, Jacinta, Julissa, Yolanda y Xochitl. Me emociona que hoy muchas personas puedan conocer un pedacito de sus historias y su valentía! @candy_hernandez82 @irenegarcialuna @jacyhernandez2013

Read the full article from my link in bio!

ESP 🇲🇽 Karina, la hija menor de Don Jorge Baltazar, es una de las tres primeras mujeres que participaron en la Danza de los Voladores de Cuetzalan, junto a sus dos hermanas Georgina y Ermelinda.

“Yo creo que lo que nosotras las mujeres aportamos a la danza es que los demás vean que no hay imposibles, que sí se puede, que si nosotras lo pudimos yo creo que también las niñas que ahora ya lo hacen, pues también ellas mismas valoran eso de que sí, podemos. Nosotras no implantamos moda; nosotras implantamos cultura”.

Extracto del proyecto ‘Volar. Una historia familiar’, un libro etnográfico que cuenta como el ritual ha evolucionado a lo largo de 3 generaciones de voladores que son parte de la misma familia, realizado gracias al apoyo de la beca PACMYC por @k_e_gonzalez , @va.luo , la familia Baltazar y el grupo Cuapatanini.

Muchas gracias al @elcallejondelganan por el apoyo y a @_03ct por escanear las fotitos.

More to come :)

ENG 🇬🇧 Karina, the youngest daughter of Jorge Baltazar, is one of the first three women to participate in the Danza de los Voladores in Cuetzalan, alongside her sisters Georgina and Ermelinda.

“I believe what we women bring to the dance is showing others that nothing is impossible, that it can be done, that if we were able to do it, then the girls who are doing it now can also see for themselves that yes, we can. We did not create a trend; we created culture.”

Excerpt from the project ‘Volar. Una historia familiar’, an ethnographic book that tells how the ritual has evolved across three generations of voladores belonging to the same family, made possible thanks to the support of the PACMYC grant by @k_e_gonzalez, @va.luo, the Baltazar family, and grupo Cuapatanini.

Many thanks to @elcallejondelganan for the support and to @_03ct for scanning the photos.

More to come :)

Discover our weekly selection of curated images from our community:

1-2. Ben Zaha explores decay, transformation, and the physical reality of the medium existing between light, chemistry, decomposition, and the emergence of new life
3. @hayleighlongman documents Hael Natural Colour, a Welsh dye studio and organic farm that revitalizes ancestral practices through climate activism and community-supported color.
4-5. Mixing places of personal and historical relevance, @nolansmock reflects on the ambiguity of moving on when loose ends remain.
6. @va.luo chronicles a group of Indigenous women from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico, as they break barriers by participating in the Danza de los Voladores, a traditionally male ritual.

#phmuseum #photosoftheweek

Discover our weekly selection of curated images from our community:

1-2. Ben Zaha explores decay, transformation, and the physical reality of the medium existing between light, chemistry, decomposition, and the emergence of new life
3. @hayleighlongman documents Hael Natural Colour, a Welsh dye studio and organic farm that revitalizes ancestral practices through climate activism and community-supported color.
4-5. Mixing places of personal and historical relevance, @nolansmock reflects on the ambiguity of moving on when loose ends remain.
6. @va.luo chronicles a group of Indigenous women from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico, as they break barriers by participating in the Danza de los Voladores, a traditionally male ritual.

#phmuseum #photosoftheweek

Discover our weekly selection of curated images from our community:

1-2. Ben Zaha explores decay, transformation, and the physical reality of the medium existing between light, chemistry, decomposition, and the emergence of new life
3. @hayleighlongman documents Hael Natural Colour, a Welsh dye studio and organic farm that revitalizes ancestral practices through climate activism and community-supported color.
4-5. Mixing places of personal and historical relevance, @nolansmock reflects on the ambiguity of moving on when loose ends remain.
6. @va.luo chronicles a group of Indigenous women from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico, as they break barriers by participating in the Danza de los Voladores, a traditionally male ritual.

#phmuseum #photosoftheweek

Discover our weekly selection of curated images from our community:

1-2. Ben Zaha explores decay, transformation, and the physical reality of the medium existing between light, chemistry, decomposition, and the emergence of new life
3. @hayleighlongman documents Hael Natural Colour, a Welsh dye studio and organic farm that revitalizes ancestral practices through climate activism and community-supported color.
4-5. Mixing places of personal and historical relevance, @nolansmock reflects on the ambiguity of moving on when loose ends remain.
6. @va.luo chronicles a group of Indigenous women from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico, as they break barriers by participating in the Danza de los Voladores, a traditionally male ritual.

#phmuseum #photosoftheweek

Discover our weekly selection of curated images from our community:

1-2. Ben Zaha explores decay, transformation, and the physical reality of the medium existing between light, chemistry, decomposition, and the emergence of new life
3. @hayleighlongman documents Hael Natural Colour, a Welsh dye studio and organic farm that revitalizes ancestral practices through climate activism and community-supported color.
4-5. Mixing places of personal and historical relevance, @nolansmock reflects on the ambiguity of moving on when loose ends remain.
6. @va.luo chronicles a group of Indigenous women from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico, as they break barriers by participating in the Danza de los Voladores, a traditionally male ritual.

#phmuseum #photosoftheweek

Discover our weekly selection of curated images from our community:

1-2. Ben Zaha explores decay, transformation, and the physical reality of the medium existing between light, chemistry, decomposition, and the emergence of new life
3. @hayleighlongman documents Hael Natural Colour, a Welsh dye studio and organic farm that revitalizes ancestral practices through climate activism and community-supported color.
4-5. Mixing places of personal and historical relevance, @nolansmock reflects on the ambiguity of moving on when loose ends remain.
6. @va.luo chronicles a group of Indigenous women from Cuetzalan del Progreso, Mexico, as they break barriers by participating in the Danza de los Voladores, a traditionally male ritual.

#phmuseum #photosoftheweek

Between the 29th and the 31th of August 2025 the Municipality of Cuetzalan del Progreso hosted the 9th National Meeting of Voladores. The event brought together more than 400 voladores from several Mexican states, including Puebla, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Michoacán, and San Luis Potosí. In the photograph, voladores from different regions of Mexico gather before entering the archaeological site of Yohualichan, where they will open the event. Yohualichan, Mexico. August 2025.

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Entre el 29 y el 31 de agosto de 2025, el municipio de Cuetzalan del Progreso fue sede del 9º Encuentro Nacional de Voladores. El evento reunió a más de 400 voladores provenientes de varios estados de México, entre ellos Puebla, Veracruz, Hidalgo, Michoacán y San Luis Potosí. En la foto, voladores de distintas regiones del país se reúnen antes de entrar al sitio arqueológico de Yohualichan, donde inaugurarán el encuentro. Yohualichan, México. Agosto de 2025.

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🧙 Erase que se era una bruja encantadora llamada YVETTE ERRE...

🎵 La bruja agita la vida cultural de Barcelona, es selectora, organiza akelarres y es una de las pocas mujeres al frente de una discográfica, @cuerdasfuerarecords .

✊🏾 Dándole vueltas a la olla, unió punk y electrónica y rompió los estereotipos heteropatriarcales del rock 🔥🔥🔥

💜 De como ser bruja irreverente y también buena persona sabe Yvet un montón :

🍯Ahí va el recetario : 🧹🧹🧹

“ No hay nada más anticapitalista que ser buena persona “

“ La vida puede ser muy dura pero la música siempre te cuida “

🧙 Va surcando los cielos la bruja Yvette Erre, ya divisa La Palma, bienvenida!

🎥 Valeria Luongo @va.luo

➡️ Este minidocu se ha realizado exprofeso para el @festivalakelarre

@mperestelo
@cultura_lapalma
@cablapalma
@ayuntamientodetazacorte

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#yvetteerre
#cuerdasfuerarecords
#brujasdelvinilo
#festivalakelarre2026
#barcelona

💜 @djmarciacarr_official es Dj fundadora del Akelarre de Londres @girlzblikedjs 🧹🪩🧹

📀 Madre a tiempo completo y trabajadora de la industria musical, desde muy joven se aventuraba sola por las tiendas de vinilos. En aquellos años “no había mujeres y mucho menos mujeres negras”.

🎵Funk, soul, jazz, disco, house, Detroit techno, drum’n’bass son las herramientas de Marcia para traer felicidad a mucha gente y a muchos lugares. El sábado 25 de Abril lo comprobarás!

🎥 Valeria Luongo @va.luo

🖤✊🖤✊🖤✊🖤✊🖤✊🖤✊🖤✊🖤✊🖤✊

‘Marcia Carr is the founder DJ of the Akelarre in London GIRLZ BE LIKE. As a fulltime mom and worker in the music industry, she started quite early to explore the vinyl stores on her own. In those times “there weren’t women, even less black women. Funk, soul, jazz, disco, house, Detroit techno, drum’n’bass are thetools of Marcia to bring joy to a lot of people at different places. On Saturday the 25th of April you can check it!’

A mother helps her daughter to get dressed before she performs during Cuetzalan town festivity. October 2024

Una mamá ayuda a su hija a alistarse para poder bailar con el grupo de niñxs voladorxs durante la feria. Cuetzalan del Progreso, Octubre de 2024

Yolanda and Xochitl Morales in their family’s milpa field. Yolanda and Xochitl are the first female practitioners from their family flying group. Atmolon, April 2022.

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Omaggio a una cagnetta speciale
Ti amo Suri, non ti scorderò mai ♥️

Irene y Ocelot. Una tarde en el rio Atepatahuak. Cuetzalan del Progreso, abril 2025