The Guadalupe Virgin Pilgrimage

• Prize
  Gold in Events/Other, 2nd Place winner in Events
• Photographer
  Nicola Balestrazzi
• Photo Date
  2023

The pilgrimage in honor of the Guadalupe Virgin is the biggest pilgrimage in Mexico. On the 11th and the 12th of December eleven million people from several parts of Mexico gathered in the Basilica of Guadalupe to pay their respects and pray in front of an image of the Virgin. Armed with my curiosity and my Canon, I wanted to portray worshipers’ passion and the emotions that make the Guadalupe Pilgrimage the most important religious pilgrimage in Latin America.

Born and raised in Italy, Nicola Balestrazzi has worked as a trader in the financial sector. His love for photography and travels pushed him to undertake photography full time since 2022, dedicating more time exploring the world and shooting what satisfies his curiosity and stimulates his sight. He favors street and documentary/social photography, and more generally everything that documents human life and the surrounding environment.