Through My Eyes Photography: La Llorona

      

Through My Eyes Photography is my photography business that I officially started in 2020. I have been doing photography for 16 years now and have gotten pretty serious about it. These posts are going to be either my newest photos or some photos I want to highlight. 

Funny story, when me and Amber were doing these photos we were under a bridge at a park near my house, there was a family crossing over the bridge and one of the little boys looked over and started shouting "La llorona! La llorona!" I think we really scared him! However, that made for the perfect title for this shoot.

And in case you don't know who La llorona is...

La Llorona, often translated as "The Weeping Woman," is a legendary figure in Latin American folklore. 

The legend varies, but the most common version tells the story of a beautiful woman named Maria who drowns her children in a river out of grief and anger after her husband leaves her for another woman. Realizing the horror of her actions, she drowns herself as well. 

According to the legend, Maria's spirit is condemned to wander the earth, weeping and searching for her lost children. She is often heard crying "¡Ay, mis hijos!" ("Oh, my children!") and is said to appear near bodies of water. 

Parents sometimes use the story of La Llorona to scare children into behaving or to keep them away from dangerous places like rivers and lakes.