La Cucaracha by Pieter Hugo. Published by Editorial RM.
Pieter Hugo’s big, bold book on sex and death in Mexico is ancient and modern at once. La Cucaracha merges myth, history, and everyday reality, drawing symbols from Catholic iconography, Biblical stories, Mexican folklore, Aztec antiquity, Renaissance painting and cartel crime scenes. Hugo’s electric memento mori celebrates Mexico’s ability to grapple with ambiguity, and to endure.
Honorable Mentions:
Knit Club by Carolyn Drake
Some Kind of Heavenly Fire by Maria Lax
Shannon Taggart is a photographer based in St.Paul, MN. Her first monograph, Séance, was published by Fulgur Press in October 2019.
www.shannontaggart.com