Dana Salvo is the author of Home Altars of Mexico, published simultaneously in 1997 by the University of New Mexico Press in the United States and Thames and Hudson in Great Britain. He has traveled extensively throughout the central highlands and southern states of Mexico, documenting the lives and everyday rituals of families there. At the heart of many Mexican homes is the altarcito, or home altar, which creates a focus of intricate and sincere spirituality infused with familial and cultural meaning, reflecting the enduring vitality and diversity of Mexico's spiritual practices. The book includes 70 color plates, 12 duotones, and four essays that describe the devotional ambiance made manifest in the vernacular iconography found in many households across Mexico. Salvo’s photographs act as a bridge between the intimate, personal realm of reverence and a broader global understanding of spirituality, inviting readers to appreciate the shared human impulse to create sacred space within the walls of the home.