1 photograph from acclaimed Peruvian photographer Jose Antonio Rosas.

Title: Last Hurray before the contest starts,
La fiesta de la Candelaria

36x24 inches (90x60cm)

Canson Infinity Baryta Photographique Paper.

Semi glossy.

Jose Antonio Rosas is a renowned Peruvian photographer. His work has been published in several magazines and publications. He has exhibited his remarkable work in Peru. He is currently studying the one-year program of Creative Practices at the International Center of Photography in New York City and he has a background in Finance with an MBA from Wharton School.

www.joseantoniorosas.com/

The "Fiesta de la Candelaria" is the largest public celebration in Peru. It is a two-week long devotional party held every February in the city of Puno, in the Southern Peruvian Highlands. The celebration begins with masses and processions in honor of "La Virgen de la Candelaria", an advocation of the Virgin Mary. As the days progress, devotional activities are replaced by street partying, as people from all over the country watch more than 50,000 dancers from 80 dance troupes parade through the streets to their signatures songs and steps. This year, I followed one of the best known troupes, the "Diablada" from the Bellavista neighborhood, from the early stages of their preparation to their final party following the big parade. In this project, I show different stages from the celebration as seen from inside the dance troupe.