'Return to Mexico: Journeys Beyond the Mask' (1992) by @abbas.photos ⁠ ⁠ A photographic record of his nine journeys to Mexico during the 1980s, Abbas' book 'Return to Mexico' captured a cultural landscape torn between ancient traditions and contemporary society.⁠ ⁠ In Mexico – a country that was brutally conquered and then learned to mask its own culture – Abbas photographed as if writing a novel and kept a journal as if taking snapshots. Through his photographs and excerpts from his daily journal, Abbas poignantly conveyed the effect of Mexico's transition into a modern state, and also suggested the causes in their historical perspective. ⁠ ⁠ PHOTOS (left to right): ⁠ ⁠ (1) Pilgrimage at a Catholic shrine. The pilgrims wear a crown made of flowers upon their first pilgrimage. Chalma. State of Mexico. Mexico. 1983. ⁠ ⁠ (2) Drunk with alcohol, early morning. Village of San Augustin de Oapan. State of Guerrero. Mexico. 1984. ⁠ ⁠ (3) Oil refinery. Town of Minatitlán. Mexico. 1983.⁠ ⁠ (4) Upper class wedding party. Town of Tepotzotlán. Mexico. 1984.⁠ ⁠ (5) Steelworkers in a factory which produces train carriages. Town of Sahagun. Near Mexico City. Mexico. 1983.⁠ ⁠ (6) Maids of honor. Town of Guadalajara. State of Jalisco. Mexico. 1983.⁠ ⁠ (7) The Tarahumara have sacrificed two goats and a sheep. Village of Choguita. State of Chihuahua. Mexico. 1985.⁠ ⁠ (8) Children bath and play in the Rio Balsas. Village of San Augustin de Oapan. State of Guerrero. Mexico. 1985. ⁠ ⁠ (9) Mexico City. Mexico. 1983.⁠ ⁠ (10) A woman celebrates the Day of the Dead at the village cemetery. Village of Maxuxtepectla. State of Hidalgo. Mexico. 1984. ⁠ ⁠ © @abbas.photos / Magnum Photos