florenceandisabellamachine:

When I was making this record, there was a sense of coming through something and emerging into a different world. I wanted the landscape to reflect that. I had never been to Yucatan but it quickly became the final destination for the journey of the record. The Mayan culture very much believes in turning darkness into light and that held a special significance with me. The people of Yucatan were wonderful to me. They were so warm and welcoming. The landscape was amazing and the perfect place to shoot. Thank you Yucatan.

Florence Welch photographed by Claudia Madrazo