Documentary Photography & Storytelling
Tayrona National Natural Park, located in Colombia's Magdalena department on the northern Caribbean coast, is one of the country's most popular parks. /El Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, ubicado en el departamento del Magdalena en la costa norte del Caribe colombiano, es uno de los parques más populares del país. Travellers usually begin their journey to… Continue reading PNN Tayrona
Ahora que me enfrento cara a cara con el comienzo de una vida nómada, entiendo que la preparación para este cambio va más allá de alivianar el equipaje; implica empezar desde cero, aprender a hacer las cosas de otra manera y ser más espontánea, guiada por eso que traigo por dentro, eso que no me… Continue reading Mi Vida Nómada: Encontrándome en el Agua
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
Photos of my 2015 visit to the municipality of Nuqui on Colombia's Pacific coast. Nuqui and its surrounding townships are each inhabited by fewer than 8,000 people, mostly Afro-descendents and indigenous communities.
Colombia's Pacific coast is a jungle-covered stretch of mountainous land, adorned with rocky bays and pristine rivers flowing down to the warm ocean.
I went on a birdwatching roadtrip with my Dad, travelling south from Medellín to the Coffee Region of the Colombian Andes. Mi Papá y yo nos fuimos de viaje por carretera en búsqueda de aves para fotografiar, saliendo de Medellín, continuando hacia el sur y el Eje Cafetero en los Andes colombianos. We climbed the… Continue reading Short (Travel) Story: Andean Roadtrip / Los Andes por Carretera
Walking through the dense, virgin jungles of Colombia's Pacific coast is no easy task, but it's entirely worth climbing Carrizalito, a mount whose peak is under 300 masl, to see the colourful and poisonous Kokoi Frogs (Dendrobates histrionicus) in their natural habitat.
Nuestro recorrido de seis horas de Santa Marta a Santa Cruz de Mompox nos llevó desde las bahías de la costa Caribe hasta las sabanas del río Magdalena, oscilando entre los departamentos del Magdalena, el Cesar y nuestro destino en el sur del Bolívar.
Santa Cruz de Mompox, once an important commercial hub which now seems to be trapped by the humidity and the slow-moving time, was founded in 1537 and named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995.
Laura Restrepo Ortega 