Documentary Photographer & Storyteller
En las selvas vĆrgenes del ChocĆ³, en el PacĆfico colombiano, se encuentran increĆbles especies de flora y fauna, muchas endĆ©micas en la regiĆ³n. Las ballenas jorobadas viajan allĆ” durante los frĆos inviernos en la AntĆ”rtida para apareĆ”rse y dar a luz a a los ballenatos en las cĆ”lidas aguas de las bahĆas y golfos de… Continue reading NuquĆ 2011
I took these photographs in Queensland between 2004-2009 when I lived in Australia. From the Gold Coast to Moreton Island, from the Daintree Rainforest to the Atherton Tablelands in the tropical north, and even its capital city, Brisbane, Queensland is truly a natural paradise. Most of these photos were taken with a Kodak 5mp digital… Continue reading Queensland, Australia
La Mina, Antioquia, Colombia. Travel Galleries | Blog
Photos of Asian elephants in Sri Lanka taken in 2009./Fotos de elefantes asiƔticos en Sri Lanka tomadas en 2009. Wildlife Galleries
Osama Bin Laden killed by US ground troops in Abbottabad, Pakistan, announces US President Barack Obama on 1st May, 2011. I canāt say Iām displeased. In fact, like most people around the world, I feel a sense of relief and justice. He, too, was a monster who needed to be killed. For decades he exploited… Continue reading Bin Laden’s dead… so what?
The circularity of events, the repetition of life; this is when history becomes the future. We always make the same mistakes, donāt we? No matter how much we think we have learned from our past, the future always brings new opportunities to prove us wrong. We remember the lessons we have learned from our mistakes,… Continue reading As the World Turns
I want to tell you a story. It is a story very few people know, and even fewer believe. I have decided to tell it now, to you, because I fear my time here is coming to an end, and this is one tale that needs to be told. You might wonder why I didnāt… Continue reading Chaos
One day, a sad little hermit crab realised his shell was too heavy and he just wanted to be free. So he got rid of his shell. Though his fragile body had never been exposed to the harsh sun, wind and sand for more than a few minutes when changing shells, he suddenly knew what… Continue reading The Happy Little Hermit Crab
You torture mein the worst wayKeep me up,Keep me awake.Through my Headthoughts fly aroundFrightening sights,Frightening sounds.The Voices, the Visionsyou scare me all NightPlease leave me Alone!Let me be Free.No rest can I getWill you ever letme recover, let me forget?Release me for goodfrom your Suffocating holdyou choke me with Passionyou choke me with Hatethe Darkness… Continue reading Night Keeper
Lately Iāve been feeling stuckLike a small stick, helpless in the mud.The air is almost solid, stagnant.I am without energy: ImmobileTied up in the branches, I am caughtClimbing up the rocks has left me tired. My mind doesnāt escape. It, too, is tiredAll my thoughts are frozen, stuckin the cobwebs of my brain they are… Continue reading Stuck in the Mud
Laura Restrepo Ortega 