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Paddington Bear’s creator dies. RIP, Michael Bond @paddingtonbear
The story about the little lovely bear who turned up at Paddington Station, all the way from “deepest Peru” has been with me for a lifetime. Sadly, Paddington Bear’s creator, Michael Bond, passed away at his home in London this … Continue reading
Posted in Peru, Photography, Travel photography
Tagged bear, Hash House Harriers, Lima, Michael Bond, Paddington Bear
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Sweat work in the sugar plantations of Peru: backgrounder on film Sugar entered for @rodemics My Røde Reel
Have you ever wondered what it takes to get that sugar you need to get your tea or coffee feeling just right in the morning? These photographs of sugarcane plantation workers in Peru were shot in 2016 (Canon 5D Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary photography, Environmental documentary photography, Films, Food and agriculture, NIXON Films, Peru, Photography, Social documentary photography, Sustainable Development, Travel photography, Water
Tagged Caña Dulce, Cartavio, Casa Grande, coca, coca leaves, Cogoyito, documentary film, ethanol, Filmic Pro, iPhone5, La Libertad, labour, Miel de Caña, My Røde Reel, Pacific Coast, plantation, Røde, short film, sugar, sugarcane, VideMic Me, work, workers
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Fishermen, reeds and boats of Huanchaco, Peru
Little horses (caballitos) line up along a stretch of beach in front of Huanchaco, Peru. It’s around 7 o’clock on an August morning, the winter, off-season for holiday visitors to this popular coastal town about 13 km west of the … Continue reading
Posted in Documentary photography, En español, Environmental documentary photography, Food and agriculture, Heritage, Peru, Photography, Social documentary photography, Street photography, Sustainable Development, Travel photography, Urban Field Trip
Tagged agriculture, beach, Caballito de Totora, Chita, coast, culture, farming, fish, fishing, food production, Huanchaco, Moche, Moche culture, Pacific Ocean, reed boat, reeds, sand dune, Schoenoplectus californicus, Suco, totora, totora reeds, traditional, Trujillo, wetland, wetlands
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16 pics from ’16: NixonsCan top #photos from 2016
As another year is about to close it gives me the opportunity to post a selection of photos from the past 12 months. As with the previous three years, I have collected a set that recognizes the number of the passing … Continue reading
Posted in #YYC, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Cosplay, Documentary photography, Environmental documentary photography, Food and agriculture, Hockey, Music, Peru, Photography, Rugby, Sports, Sports photography, Travel photography
Tagged #YYC, @mountroyal4u, agriculture, alt rock, BC Place, Ben Pinkelman, Calgary Expo, Calgary Girls Hockey, Canadian music, Canal Flats, Cartavio, Chiclayo, climbing, Colour U Blue, comics, Cosplay, Cosplayers, Cosplayers of Calgary, Detroit, Events photography, Fiji, food production, Indie music, Inter-America University of Puerto Rico, international rugby, Jasa Veremalua, Katarina, League of Legends, limestone, limestone pavement, Malham Cove, Mexico, Molly Guldemond, Mother Mother, Mount Royal University, MRU, Natasha Gould, New Zealand All Blacks, Pacific Ocean, Pimentel, portrait, rock climbing, Shell, Shell Eco-marathon, Stan Lee, sugarcane, sunset, surfers, surfing, Team USA, The Photography Institute, U18 rugby, Vancouver, World Photo Day, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales National Park
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En el estilo de Martín Chambi: imágenes inspiradas por un fotógrafo Peruano pionero
Pionero de la fotografía documental sociales El fotógrafo peruano Martín Chambi (1891-1973) fue un pionero de la fotografía documental social y lo que hoy se conoce como la fotografía de calle. Comenzó su carrera en torno a 1908, trabajando como … Continue reading
Posted in En español, Environmental documentary photography, Heritage, Peru, Photography, Social documentary photography, Street photography, Travel, Travel photography
Tagged chicha, Cieneguilla, Cusco, fotografía, fotografía de calle, fotografía de viajes, fotografía documental social, Hatunrumiyoc, Machu Picchu, MALI, Marín Chambi, Mario Testino, Movimento Indigenista, Museo de Arte de Lima, Ollantaytambo, Phil Borges, Piedra de los Doce Angulos, Pisac, Sacsahuamán, sapo, sapo y chicha, Sebastião Salgado, trabajadora textil, Wade Davis, Yashica 635
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In the style of Martín Chambi: images inspired by a pioneering Peruvian photographer
Social documentary photography The Peruvian photographer Martín Chambi (1891-1973) was a pioneer of social documentary photography and what we would now call street photography. He began his career around 1908, working as an assistant in the Arequipa studio of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Environmental documentary photography, Heritage, Peru, Photography, Social documentary photography, Street photography, Travel, Travel photography
Tagged Andean landscape, Andes, chicha, Chinchero, choclo, Cusco, Documentary photography, exhibition, Hatunrumiyoc, Inca, Indigenist Movement, indigenous people, Machu Picchu, MALI, Mario Testino, Martín Chambi, Museo de Arte de Lima, Ollantaytambo, Peruvian, Phil Borges, photographer, photographic, photojournalist, Pisac, Quechua, Sacsahuamán, sapo, Sebastião Salgado, Wade Davis
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