Documentary Photography & Storytelling
Photographs of my second boat trip in Brazil, from Manaus, in the Amazon, to Belém, on the mouth of the Tapajós River near the Atlantic coast. Read the story of this journey here./Fotografías de mi segundo viaje en barco en Brasil, de Manaus, en el estado de Amazonas, a Belém, en la desembocadura del río… Continue reading Stories That Cross Boundaries: From the Amazon to the Atlantic
Located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, Manaus is home to 2.5 million people and spreads out over 11,000 km² along the banks of the Rio Negro.
Presidente Figueiredo is a small city of just over 30,000 people, located around 100 km north of Manaus, the state capital of Amazonas in Brasil.
Photographs of Colombia’s Caribbean coast, from Santa Marta and its beautiful beaches in the north to the islands near Cartagena and popular tourist spot, Tolu further south.
As 2015 comes to a close here in Belém, on Brazil's north-east, I sat by the Amazon River to think about the past year and all the amazing places I was lucky enough to visit. I've been so blessed to do what I love and spend it with the people I love this year, so… Continue reading Best of 2015 Travels
Desde la primera vez que visité Nuquí, en la costa Pacífica de Colombia, me enamoré de su arena negra y su selva color esmeralda reflejada en las aguas cristalinas de los ríos y el mar. Pero entre los meses de junio y noviembre este rincón mágico del país es aún más especial, siendo el lugar… Continue reading Nuquí: Whales
For a few weeks now I'd been trying to write about Manaus, this strange, crazy, concrete jungle of a city which I can't quite figure out but have loved from the night I arrived. Located in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, Manaus is home to 2.5 million people and spreads out over 11,000 km²… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: Finding the Road from 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.
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
Laura Restrepo Ortega 