Documentary Photography & Storytelling
Ever since I first visited New York City in the spring of 2015, I've been dreaming of going back. And in the summer of 2021, life conspired to take me back for three weeks. Despite losing a couple of days due to Hurricane Henri and my second COVID-19 shot, I made the most of my… Continue reading New York City 2021
A few photos of my last visit to St. Petersburg, Florida, in the summer of 2021, and its charming Floridian architecture, including the iconic Don Cesar Hotel. Travel Photography
I asked for adventure and the Universe delivered. It was only day two and nothing was going according to plan. But that's okay— unpredictability was expected, it was, in a way, part of the plan. I almost postponed my flight to Florida just a week ago, worried about COVID restrictions and rising infections, toxic algae… Continue reading My Nomadic Life: According to Plan
The imposing Providence Canyon in the US state of Georgia was formed, in part, by poor farming practises by European settlers in the 1800s which lead to erosion of the natural gullies that already existed.
Every time I visit Florida, I discover new places like Weeki Wachee Spring State Park, and return to the places I've known since my childhood on the Gulf Coast, like St Petersburg and the always beautiful Fort de Soto County Park.
We rented kayaks and paddled among lush vegetation and wildlife down the 4.5 km stretch of crystal-clear spring water which bubbles from subterraneous caverns and flows out into the Gulf of Mexico.
I had the chance to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the peak of the autumn foliage in 2020.
I went on a roadtrip in the US in autumn of 2019 through California and several southern states.
There is much more to see in Florida than the bright and colourful Miami, like the wildlife. Here are some of the beaches and parks near St Petersburg, Florida, including Pass-a-Grill, Sawgrass Lake, Fort de Soto Beach, Bonita Springs in the state's southwest, and Islamorada in the Florida Keys. /Hay mucho más por conocer en… Continue reading FL, USA
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
Laura Restrepo Ortega 