Event photography / Ventura · 2024

Día de Los Muertos
Ventura 2024

The faces, the color, the celebration. Portraits, community moments, and details from Día de Los Muertos in downtown Ventura, photographed by Matthew Perez.

20 selected photographs · MPerezCreative

Crowds gather on a palm-lined street in downtown Ventura

Catrina portrait with a gold and purple headdress and orange marigolds

Guest in a bright blue, red, and yellow dress with a feathered headdress

Audience members applaud and record the celebration

An ofrenda with photographs, marigolds, and skull decorations beside a classic car

Guest spreads a green and blue feathered cape

Catrina portrait with a white floral crown and skull makeup

Guests in large skull masks and top hats join the celebration

Singer performs with a microphone in a black embroidered suit

Two costumed guests pose on the street beneath colorful decorations

Guest in a red coat and black hat beside a red classic car

Full-length Catrina portrait surrounded by marigolds in downtown Ventura

Smiling event vendor wearing black gloves

Guest with an orange floral headdress and colorful skull makeup

Guest wears a skull mask, pink hair, and a floral headdress

Smiling guest raises a skull-shaped cup

Three guests pose together beside a market stall

Three guests wearing floral crowns and decorative face paint

Group portrait in front of the Día de Los Muertos banner

Guest in a black lace dress with red flowers and skull makeup

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