Jake Millett: 2012

October 25, 2012

Mexico

The land of mangos and el pastor. Palms scatter the coast and hammocks hang between them, feet scale the ancient pyramids of the Mayan empire, noses feast on the smell of seasoned pork being roasted on a spit. Eyes adjust to the vibrant colors that adorn the houses, taste buds revel in the joy as cold beer swishes past lips covered in saltwater, toes dig down to a cooler layer of sand. Everyone seems to smile at the happy gringo.

Calaveras. Chichen Itza.

Mango. San Cristobal de las Casas.

El Pescador. Puerto Escondido.

Mirador. Monte Alban, Oaxaca.

Las Ruinas. Palenque

Arena. Puerto Escondido.

Iguana Wall. Chichen Itza.

Cliffs. Puerto Escondido.

Azul y Morado. Mountains near Oaxaca City.

Curtains. Mountains near Oaxaca City.

El Caballo. Mountains near Oaxaca City.

Angel. Isla Mujeres.

Chicas del Carnaval. Campeche

Campeche

Palenque II.

El Salvador. Guatemala. Nicaragua.

Chicken buses and chicken dinners. Black sand and endless sunsets. Waves as smooth and perfect as a woman's body.

Puesta del Sol. San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

Semana Santa. Antigua, Guatemala.

Cerro Negro Volcano, Nicaragua.

Pescado. La Libertad, El Salvador.

El Tunco, El Salvador.

El Mercado. Leon, Nicaragua.

Ojo De Agua. Isla Ometepe, Nicaragua.

Las Penitas, Nicaragua.

El Zonte, El Salvador.

Leon, Nicaragua.

Sun Stump. El Tunco, El Salvador.

Nica Boys. Granada, Nicaragua.

Ferry to Ometepe. Lago Nicaragua.

Familia. Las Penitas, Nicaragua.

July 9, 2012

Trees

Trees (and shadows) from Mexico and Nicaragua.

Purple Shadows (Monte Alban, Oaxaca)

Monte Alban, Oaxaca

Palenque I

Palenque II

Mountains near Oaxaca City

Isla Ometepe

June 18, 2012

Color

Over the past four months I have been traveling throughout southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, primarily surfing and snapping photos. The people do not shy away from using bold, lively colors to paint their homes and businesses, here is a selection of my favorite hues from throughout the trip (all photos are 2012).