In Venezuela, specifically in San Cristóbal, Táchira, something special happens when people graduate from university. Here in my city, there's a tradition of celebrating graduation with a "cervezada" (beer) party, which is a massive celebration attended by all graduates, their family, and friends. It's usually held in a gigantic open space, attended by thousands of people, and there's beer flying everywhere... literally (you'll see why).
On this occasion, I attended because I was hired as a photographer by six girls. I was tasked with documenting their celebration for a while. First, I started by taking some photos of them together:
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And then some individual shots:
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Next, I took some photos with family and friends. That day, I literally took over a thousand photographs, but here I'm only showing you the best ones!
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The girls and their families patiently waited for us to finish taking photos so they could finally start the real madness! It's a tradition at these parties to douse everyone in beer, ice water, and foam!
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And once they started getting each other wet, everything began to get out of control!
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When I told you beer was flying everywhere, I wasn't kidding, hahaha! In the end, everyone, literally everyone, was soaked in beer.
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At this point, all the students were called to approach the stage for a big collective toast, and that was precisely when everything began to get even more out of control, on a massive scale!
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It wasn't just the group playing anymore, now it was the entire euphoric event!
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And out of nowhere, a water tanker truck arrived, and they started spraying water on everyone with a hose!
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A man came up and also gave the hose man his beer bath:
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The hose man took his revenge by pointing the water directly at him:
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It was an incredibly fun afternoon. I think of all the jobs I've done so far, this has been the one I enjoyed doing the most.
I hope you like the photos as much as I do, and thanks for everything!