Because women and water are life, and women in water are an oneiric fantasy brought to life. Like paintings come to life, their bodies become the perfect subjects against the ethereal canvas of the ocean.
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San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina
San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina is a small tropical archipelago located in the Caribbean Sea over 700 km north of Colombia's mainland.
Bahía Concha, Magdalena
Located near the city of Santa Marta in Colombia's northern Caribbean coast, Bahía Concha, which literally means Seashell Bay, is part of the Tayrona National Natural Park.
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
Ilha de Boipeba, Bahia
Part of the Tinharé Archipelago in the south of the state of Bahia in northeastern Brasil, the island of Boipeba easily became one of my favourite places in the country.
Pipa, Rio Grande do Norte
I spent five glorious weeks in Pipa, a small surf town south of Natal, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte.
Maragogi, Alagoas
Maragogi is a municipality in the Alagoas state located about 125 km north of the capital, Maceió, in Brazil's northeastern Atlantic coast.
Recife, Pernambuco
Recife, capital city of the state of Pernambuco, is made up of three islands joined by both historic and modern bridges; the entire city has an eclectic mix of the old and the new Brazil. Founded by the Portuguese in 1537, the streets of Old Recife are lined by colourful colonial buildings leading travellers to… Continue reading Recife, Pernambuco
Laura Restrepo Ortega 