Sol y Sombra

Juan José Padilla

Spanish matador Juan José Padilla warms up with his capote.

Photographed in Mexicali on November 7, 2015.

Alejandro Martinez Vértiz

Alejandro Martinez Vértiz salutes the crowd and the presidente of the bullring after his faena. Photographed in Mexicali on April 11, 2015.

Diego Silveti

Diego Silveti warms up with his capote, as Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza warms up one of his horses. Photographed in Mexicali on April 11, 2015.

Diego Silveti

Diego Silveti, photographed in Mexicali on April 11, 2015.

Toro in Motion

The same bull as in the previous post, following the capote of José Mauricio. Photographed in Mexicali on October 14, 2007.

Toro

A handsome bull from the ganadería San Pablo awaits matador José Mauricio. Photographed in Mexicali on October 14, 2007.

Mexicali Beauty

A lovely young lady, dressed with a Spanish mantilla, flowers, and a traditional Spanish dress.

I took this photograph in Mexicali's Plaza Calafia in 2008, and it remains one of my favorite photographs.

Recuerdo de España

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