CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST

Cultural Traditions of the American Southwest

One of the attendees to the Baltimore AI and Culture summit was renowned ethnographer and photographer Miguel Gandert who shared his work on the Mexican cultural traditions of the American Southwest. Gandert was born in Española in 1956, and raised in Santa Fe where he developed an interest in photography. Since then he has captured in pictures not only the people and landscape of New Mexico, but their history, culture, and social norms as well. Gandert is also a former Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico.

FURTHER READING

You can read more about our work with Miguel in the article: Building Beneficial AI and Cultural Metadata that Counts and in the IVOW report Can Artificial Intelligence Create Culturally-Conscious Stories?

OPPOSITE There has been an annual Mariachi Festival in Boyle Heights in Los Angeles since 2010. The Mariachi Plaza Festival Foundation says their mission is “To celebrate the heritage of Mariachi Culture, nurture its presence in our community and invite new audiences to experience its intricate magnificence.” Photograph by Miguel Gandert.