In the Middle of a Celebration, a Young Woman from Oaxaca, Mexico, 1985

Captured here: In The Middle Of A Celebration, A Young Woman From Oaxaca, Mexico, Notices She Is Being Photographed, And Gives A Look To The Camera, 1985. It was taken in 1985, and like the best archival images it needs almost no explanation — the frame tells its own story.

By the 1980s the modern media landscape was taking shape: cable television, personal computers, and global brands. Film photography was at its technical height, just a generation before digital cameras would change everything.

Most photography of the period chased celebrities and headlines, which makes surviving images of daily routine all the more precious. This is what the world actually looked like when nobody thought it was worth remembering.