By the time it was over, I had bleeding blisters, a fractured toe, a body pumped with coca leaves, and the knowledge that I could truly do anything I set my mind to, regardless of how impossible it seemed at first.
Author: Laura Restrepo Ortega
Laura is a photographer, writer, and traveller from Colombia. She's very passionate about, well, everything, and finds it hard to focus on just one thing in this short but incredible life she's been given. Figuring it out one step at a time. Or not, maybe she's just winging it. Follow along to see what she does next!
Autillo Grande
El autillo grande (megascops ingens) es como un pequeƱo bĆŗho. Siendo aves nocturnas, normalmente es difĆcil verlos en el dĆa, pero los siguientes retratos fueron hechos durante el dĆa en La Estrella, Antioquia, Colombia. En ambas ocaciones estaba (o estaban--no sĆ© si es el mismo individuo) perchados en las ramas altas de un Ć”rbol sombreado.… Continue reading Autillo Grande
ColibrĆes de La Mesenia
FotografĆas de los colibrĆes inca bronceado e inca collarejo en la reserva natural La Mesenia. La Mesenia estĆ” ubicada principalmente en el municipio de JardĆn en Antioquia, pero tambiĆ©n abarca territorio en el municipio de Andes, Antioquia; RĆo Sucio en Caldas; MistratĆ³ en Risaralda; y una parte del departamento del ChocĆ³. Fue fundada por la… Continue reading ColibrĆes de La Mesenia
Barranqueros
FotografĆas de barranqueros, Momotus Subrufescens, aves comĆŗnmente conocidas como La Soledad. La Estrella, Antioquia, Colombia./Photographs of Momotus Subrufescens, locally known as The Loneliness, in La Estrella, Antioquia, Colombia. Birdwatching Galleries
Wishing for the End of the World
I think I was seven years old the first time I heard about the end of the world. Yup, the End of the World, as in doomsday, the apocalypse, the last day, the final judgement, whatever you want to call it. According to the Mayans, the world as we know it will come to an… Continue reading Wishing for the End of the World
BichofuƩ
El ave conocida comunmente como bichofuƩ en su entorno natural en La Estrella, Antioquia, Colombia./The bird known locally as bichofue in its natural environment in La Estrella, Antioquia, Colombia. Birdwatching Galleries
Visiting the Neighbours: Two Weeks Alone in Ecuador
All I needed was to go somewhere I'd never been before where I could have time to think, to be by myself, to swim in the ocean, and to eat good food. And I found I didn't have to go very far.
LibƩlulas / Dragonflies
Como hadas vuelan a toda velocidad entre los Ć”rboles y flores, posĆ”ndose en ellas, en las ramas, en los lotos. Brillan como piedras preciosas bajo el sol, de variados colores y tamaƱos. En La Estrella, Antioquia, Colombia, pude observar muchas libĆ©lulas en su entorno natural, alimentĆ”ndose, volando, descansando, peleando (o jugando?) y hasta apareĆ”ndose y… Continue reading LibĆ©lulas / Dragonflies
Portfolio A: Cover Letter for the National Geographic Society
I wrote this piece of persuasive writing for a university course of the same name I was taking at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, during the second-to-last year of my creative writing degree. The piece was meant to persuade the employer of my dreams to hire me. Even though it was written… Continue reading Portfolio A: Cover Letter for the National Geographic Society
Blue Footed Boobies
Tuve la suerte de ver a los piqueros pati azules, aves marinas de patas azules, en la Isla de la Plata en la costa de Ecuador. Estaban en Ć©poca de apareamiento y anido, entonces pude presenciar el baile que hacen los machos para las hembras, ademĆ”s de ver los pequeƱos huevos, ligeramente teƱidos de azul./I… Continue reading Blue Footed Boobies
Laura Restrepo Ortega 