Documentary Photographer & Storyteller
Located in Brazil's north-eastern coast, the state of CearĆ” has a diverse landscape, crossed by mountains and valleys. I sadly didn't explore the interior, but visited some of its beautiful beach towns which are surrounded by large rock outcrops and sand dunes. Canoa Quebrada, a town located about 170 km south of the capital city,… Continue reading CearĆ”
Entre mĆ”s me acerco a los treinta, mĆ”s pienso en el tiempo; en su significado; en su influencia sobre mis acciones y decisiones; en nuestra insistencia que lo podemos doblar, moldear, y ajustar a nuestros deseos; pienso en nuestra percepciĆ³n de Ć©l cuando miramos atrĆ”s y cuando imaginamos el futuro. Olinda, Pernambuco, Brasil Siempre estamos… Continue reading Mi Vida NĆ³mada: Universos Paralelos
As my thirtieth birthday approaches, I find myself constantly thinking about time. I think about its role in our lives, how it influences our decisions and our actions; I think about how we try to manoeuvre it, wishing it to bend to our desires; I think about our perception of it when we look back,… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Parallel Universe
After the Dutch invasion of the region, SĆ£o LuĆs, the capital city of the state of MaranhĆ£o in Brazil's north-east, was formally founded by the French in 1612 and soon after conquered by the Portuguese.
Antes de llegar a Fortaleza me estaba sintiendo un poco atrapada en Barreirinhas; no me sentĆa en casa y me la pasaba soƱando con la playa y los LenĆ§Ć³is Maranhenses, un parque nacional en el estado brasileƱo de MaranhĆ£o. El parque cuenta con 155,000 hectĆ”reas de desierto de arenas blancas, y durante la temporada de… Continue reading Mi Vida NĆ³mada: Encontrando mi Libertad en la Naturaleza
Before I reached Fortaleza, I was feeling a bit stuck in Barreirinhas, not feeling quite at home, dreaming of the beach and the LenĆ§Ć³is Maranhenses, a national park in Brazilās state of MaranhĆ£o. The park is made up of 155,000 hectares of white sand desert, and during the rainy season, hallucinating lagoons fill up the… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Finding Freedom in Nature
The LenĆ§Ć³is Maranhenses are a national park in Brazilās state of MaranhĆ£o which is made up of 155,000 hectares of white sand desert.
He estado leyendo mucho sobre la realidad detrĆ”s de algunos de los posts mĆ”s populares en internet, y cĆ³mo las vidas de los blogueros de viajes particularmente son curados para conseguir mĆ”s ālikesā y ser compartidos en las redes sociales. No se puede negar que algunos blogueros esconden la realidad de sus viajes para que… Continue reading Mi Vida NĆ³mada: Mi Vida Real
Belem is located at the mouth of the Tapajos (Amazon) River on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast.
Photographs of my second boat trip in Brazil, from Manaus, in the Amazon, to BelĆ©m, on the mouth of the TapajĆ³s River near the Atlantic coast. Read the story of this journey here./FotografĆas de mi segundo viaje en barco en Brasil, de Manaus, en el estado de Amazonas, a BelĆ©m, en la desembocadura del rĆo… Continue reading Stories That Cross Boundaries: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
Laura Restrepo Ortega 