Documentary Photography & Storytelling
Había estado tratando de escribir algo sobre Manaus en las últimas semanas; algo de esta extraña y loca ciudad de concreto que no logro entender pero que me ha encantado desde la noche que llegué. Ubicada en el medio del Amazonas, Manaus tiene 2.5 millones de habitantes y se extiende por más de 11,000 km²… Continue reading Mi Vida Nómada: Encontrando el Camino desde Manaus
La Guajira es un lugar mágico que he visitado en múltiples ocasiones desde el 2011, cada vez yendo más al norte, adentrándome más en su desierto de arena naranja donde sólo crecen cáctus y el viento azota la península con una fuerza incansable./Guajira is a magical place I have visited on multiple occasions now since… Continue reading Guajira: Viaje al Fin del Continente / Journey to the Edge of the Continent
Photographs of my journey over the Amazon River, from Leticia, in Colombia, to Manaus, in Brazil.
Día 1 Desde la cubierta del Itaberaba 1, embarcación que nos lleva de Tabatinga a Manaus, vemos cómo se esconde el sol detrás del río en un escándalo de visos rojos que cortan las pocas nubes que se atreven a cruzarlo. La luz roja ilumina las hamacas coloridas que cuelgan en las cubiertas, meciéndose con… Continue reading Mi Vida Nómada: Viajando a Manaus, La Puerta del Amazonas
Day 1 From the deck of the Itaberaba I, the boat that will take us from Tabatinga to Manaus, we watch the sun set behind the river in a scandalous show of red lights that break through the few clouds that dare cross it. The sunlight shines on the colourful hammocks that adorn the decks… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Travelling to Manaus, Gateway to the Amazon
San Francisco is one of the most iconic cities in California and the United States--some might say the West Coast's answer to New York City; a windy, foggy metropolis built around a shallow bay, its mountains joined together by imposing bridges. I spent a couple of days exploring daily life in San Francisco, admiring its… Continue reading USA: San Francisco
New York City is one of the most iconic places on Earth, inspiring art and music, fulfilling (and sometimes destroying) dreams, and attracting people of all nationalities, ages, beliefs, and desires, to explore daily life in one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities. From its imposing architecture and the rivers that run through its boroughs,… Continue reading USA: New York City
I travelled to the USA earlier this year and for six weeks explored what it means to really live there--what's normal, what daily life is like in the most famous democratic nation on Earth. I spent most of my time in the country's capital, Washington DC, and the surrounding suburbs of Maryland./Viajé a los Estados Unidos… Continue reading USA: Maryland & DC
I recently went on a roadtrip with my dad in hopes of photographing the country's many beautiful bird species. We travelled south along the green and windy Central Andes from Medellín toward Manizales and Marsella, in Colombia's coffee region./Hace poco me fui de viaje por carretera con mi papá por los Andes centrales de Colombia,… Continue reading Andes: Manizales & Marsella
Bolivar is a province in Colombia's Caribbean coast and one of the country's most popular destinations thanks to its beautiful beaches and islands and cities like Cartagena and Mompox. Photos taken between 2011 and 2015./Bolívar es un departamento en la costa Caribe de Colombia y uno de los destinos turísticos más populares del país gracias… Continue reading Barú & Cartagena
Laura Restrepo Ortega 