Maroma, A Belmond Hotel | Luxury Resort in the Riviera Maya

Maroma
As Seen By Jack Davison

A prolific visual artist as well as photographer, Jack Davison captures the vibrancy of the Riviera Maya through his trademark use of chiaroscuro, framing and exposure. Connecting people, nature and their surroundings with a powerful kineticism, his imagery is infused with the joyful spirit of this sacred area.

Artistic long-exposure image of a woman's face surrounded by fan palm leaves, with one like a flamboyant headdress behind.

Blurred photograph of a macaw with a red head, white eye patches and yellow-feathered shoulders in a close-up of a 2D image.

A woman carries a round tray of drinks and unusual glasses on her right shoulder as she wades through waist-high ocean water.

Artistic image of a woman with a sunhat in front of her face as she stands on a terrace in Maroma's geometric roofscape.

A summer dress fans out in an artistic blur in this long-exposure black and white photograph of a woman as she turns around.

A woman leans on the white-painted stairwell at the upper entrance of her thatch-roofed suite, seen through tree branches.

Artistic light and shade image of a female model holding Mexican heirloom red and black corn cobs against her chest.

Close-up of the side of a tree trunk as flying bees approach the bark, silhouetted on a pure honey-yellow background.

A close-up of a woman in water up to her neck, holding a bowl, obscured by droplets, captured in monochrome by Jack Davison.

Incredible image of tens of coconuts, captured as they fall like cannon balls from one of three ocean-side palm trees.

Jack Davison's chiaroscuro image of a woman standing next to a tree near the spa entrance, by a wall with a Mayan carving.

Smiling male and female members of Maroma's staff crowd onto a white stairwell, tossing Panama hats into a deep blue sky.

A shaman, in a white dress with a sun emblem and black feather headdress, blows a conch horn at a ceremony on the beach.

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A man in a black shirt watches as a smudge stick of dried herbs and flowers burns with plumes of smoke at a welcome ceremony.

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Angled shot of a long-haired woman in a white dress as she raises a glass with two male friends, taken against a lilac sky.

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As Seen By Jack Davison

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