The Last Journey

This is one of my favorite Mexico images (see it in the People gallery). I was out exploring with my camera early one morning in San Miguel de Allende when I spotted this elderly woman walking slowly beneath the "portales" that flank San Miguel's main square. She reminded me of the last journey that we all must eventually take. I saw the closed door at the end of the graceful passageway as symbolizing the unknown, the mystery that lies beyond this fleeting life full of hardship and yet great beauty.

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