I documented a forest fire that broke out in Çandarli, a coastal town in Türkiye's Izmir province, on 26 July 2024.
Tag: asia
Thirty-Five
I always thought I’d be dead by thirty-five. I don’t know where this fixation came from, what triggered it, or why I believed it, but the imagined certainty that I wouldn’t live to see forty defined my 20s and early 30s in a very real way. My friends in university would tell me to stop… Continue reading Thirty-Five
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean located off the south-east coast of India. Formerly known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka has a rich history and a diverse cultural and religious landscape. I spent some time there in 2009 and 2010, when these photographs were taken.
The Maldives
The COVID-19 pandemic and the months-long quarantine has triggered in me an unstoppable sense of nostalgia. After going through my files from the past decade, I have re-edited my old photos from Maldives. Below are some of my favourite photographs I took in the island nation back in 2010-2011. The Maldives archipelago consists of 1,192… Continue reading The Maldives
Asian Elephants
Photos of Asian elephants in Sri Lanka taken in 2009./Fotos de elefantes asiáticos en Sri Lanka tomadas en 2009. Wildlife Galleries
Laura Restrepo Ortega 