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Gay-Tripping: Boyle Heights Mercadito

Albert Serna Jr.
El Mercado is a community market in Boyle Heights California.
A vendor stall at El Mercado in Boyle Heights, California. Members of the community shop for various goods such as clothes, food, spices and fresh fruits.
A shrine to the Virgen De Guadalupe at El Mercado in Boyle Heights, California. Shrines and alters to religious figures are common in the community.
Gourds and images of Santa Muerte hang over a closed shop at El Mercado in Boyle Heights, California.
Sugar skulls on display at a bakery at El Mercado in Boyle Heights, California. Sugar skulls are a traditional treat in Mexican culture during October.

*Gay-Tripping is a photo series of Albert’s adventures to various locations. The images focus on the world through a queer, journalistic lens.*

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