Divinely Human: Barranquilla’s 200th Carnaval (A Photographic Retrospective)

In some ways, Carnaval is all about dressing up in outlandish ways — either to hide our true selves in order to temporarily be someone we’re not (and perhaps give ourselves permission to indulge in ways that we normally wouldn’t), to allow a usually buried part of our personality to take the stage, or to simply revel in the joie de vivre of life’s excesses, good and bad. And yet, even with all the feathers, the makeup, the glitter, what shines through most is our humanness, our oneness, our inherent beauty. So without further ado (at this point, I recommend cueing up “Human” by the Killers as your viewing soundtrack), I present you with a few of the faces, a few of the people — a few of all of us — who made Barranquilla’s 200th Carnaval an experience to remember.

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Marimonda… the signature image/costume of Carnaval in Barranquilla.

Me, in my own Carnaval get-up.

The black face paint and painted red lips are part of the traditional Son de Negro costume.

Barranquilla’s City Flag.

One of two boys watching from the treetops across the street.

Even a headless politician guy needs a beer every once in awhile.

Celia Cruz on hand….

Gio and Courtenay enjoy the show.

7 responses to “Divinely Human: Barranquilla’s 200th Carnaval (A Photographic Retrospective)”

uncovercolombia | March 15, 2013 at 6:08 am | Reply

Nice post. You look great on your “negrita puloy” dress. Glad you guys enjoyed the carnival atmosphere this year.

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brighidtc | March 15, 2013 at 10:31 am | Reply

Beautiful shots! I wish I had more nice pictures but I was too afraid to bring my nice camera out after I saw how rowdy things get 🙂 I miss all the colors already!

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- Courtenay Clarisse | March 15, 2013 at 11:20 am | Reply
  
  Thank you, Brighid! I read your post, and you made me laugh regarding the camera and the espuma, etc. 🙂 Believe me, you probably were “in the moment” more than me, what with me being on guard all the time!
  
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