Magazine Articles
April
2022
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“CELEBRATING
LIFE
IN
SEVILLA,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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To view a short 4 min
Feria de Sevilla
slide show with more images and traditional music please
click here
March
2022
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“CELEBRATING
PHOTOGRAPHY
IN
PARIS,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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November
2021
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“THE
ARTISANS
OF
GUATEMALA’S
LAKE
ATITLAN,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez.
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article
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October
2021
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“DELIGHTING
IN
THE
SITES
OF
PUEBLA,
MÉXICO.
”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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May
2021
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“CUSCO,
PERU–GATEWAY
TO
MACHU
PICCHU,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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April 2021 Desert Leaf Magazine: “
TANGO STEPS IN,”
story and photography by Dan Chavez, to view the article
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Dan
is
proud to note that his tango couple photo was featured on the cover, to view cover
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.
February
2021
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“THE
MIGHTY
IGUAZÚ
FALLS,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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December
2020
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“BIKING
AND
BOATING
THE
AMALFI
COAST,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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October
2020
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
“TUCSON’S
ALL
SOULS’
PROCESSION
RE-IMAGINED,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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April
2020
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
“SEMANA
SANTA
ALONG
THE
COBBLESTONES
OF
SEVELLE,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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To
view
a
short
3
min
Semana
Santa
slide show with more images and traditional music please
click here
.
February
2020
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
"
CELEBRATING
GAUCHO
CUSTOMS
AND
TRADITIONS,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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October
2019
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
“LIFE
ON
ESTANCIA
EL
CALCHAQUI,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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October
2019
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
“
A
FIRST-VISIT
ITINERARY
FOR
MEXICO
CITY
,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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September
2019
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
“
ANDALUSIAN
ROAD
TRIP
,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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January
2018
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
“
EXPLORING
COLONIAL
LIMA
PERU
,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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December
2016
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
"
OUR
LADY
OF
GUADALUPE:
A
WOMAN
FOR
THE
AGES
,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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Oct
2016
Desert
Leaf
Magazine
cover
story,
"
THE
SPIRIT
OF
FRIDA
KAHLO’S
CASA
AZUL
,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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Jananuary
2016
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
cover
story
“
SECOND
CHANCE
FOR
VINTAGE
FIRE
TRUCKS
,”
story
by
Alan
Petrello,
cover
and
article
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article,
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October
2015
Desert
Leaf
Magazine,
"
POST
CARD
FROM
HAVANA
,”
article
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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Upcoming Articles
February
2023
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“THE
RITUAL
CANDLES
OF
TEOTITLAN
DEL
VALLE,
MEXICO,”
The
village
of
Teotitlán
del
Valle,
located
in
the
foothills
of
the
Sierra
Juárez
mountains
20
miles
southeast
of
Oaxaca,
is
renowned
not
just
for
its
Zapotec
hand-woven
textiles,
but
also
for
its
ritual
candle-making.
The
story
will
explore
the
history
and
origins
of
the artisan candle-making which dates back to pre-Columbian times.
March
2023
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“THE
ORIGINS
OF
MARIACHI.”
The
article
will
explore
the
origins
of
mariachi
music
from
the
late
18th-century
in
Cocula,
Mexico,
bringing
the
story
forward
to
the
resurgence
of
the
genre
with
Linda
Ronstadt’s phenomenally “Canciones de Mi Padre,” and the popular Tucson International Mariachi Conference.
November
2023
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“THE
GIANT
KITES
OF
SUMPANGO,
GUATEMALA.”
This
unique
Day
of
the
Dead
kite
festival
in
Sumpango,
Guatemala
is
a
centuries
old
indigenous
tradition.
It
celebrates
the
dead
by
constructing
and
flying
giant
kites
that
are
are
50
to
60
feet
in
diameter.
The
custom
dates
back
3,000
years
when
the
kites
were
used
as
an
entranceway to open communication with their ancestors.
2023
publication
date
TBA,
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“MERCADO
JAMAICA
FLOWER
MARKET.”
Entering
the
market
is
a
visual
explosion
of
color,
with
flowers
filling
the
stalls
and
lining
the
floors
in
all
directions.
With
over
1100
vendors,
it
is
considered one of the world's most beautiful flower markets.
July/August
2022
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“THE
CAROUSELS
OF
PARIS,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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article
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Dan
is
proud
to
note
that
his
Eiffel
Tour
Carousel photo was featured on the cover, to view cover photo
click here
.
March
2022
Desert
Leaf
Magazine:
“REVITALIZED
MÁLAGA,”
story
and
photography
by
Dan
Chavez,
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the
article
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