Category Archives: Travel photography

Happy Yorkshire Day to all Tykes and Yorkshire lovers around the world

Posted on August 1, 2017 by NixonsCan

Happy Yorkshire Day! Here is a short selection of photos to celebrate the broad acres of the biggest county of England and its people, The Tykes, wherever you hang out in the world. Please visit my earlier blog post to explore ten … Continue reading →

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Paddington Bear’s creator dies. RIP, Michael Bond

Posted on June 29, 2017 by NixonsCan

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 | Leave a comment

Sweat work in the sugar plantations of Peru: backgrounder on the documentary film Sugar

Posted on June 29, 2017 by NixonsCan

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 →

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Fishermen, reeds and boats of Huanchaco, Peru

Posted on January 7, 2017 by NixonsCan

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 | Leave a comment

Pescadores, cañas y barcos de Huanchaco, Perú

Posted on January 7, 2017 by NixonsCan

Pequeños caballitos alineandos a lo largo de la playa de Huanchaco, Perú. Son alrededor de las siete en una mañana de agosto, en invierno, fuera de temporada para los visitantes en vacaciones a esta popular ciudad costera ubicada a unos … 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, Travel photography, Urban Field Trip | Tagged agriculture, barcos, cañas, cañas de totora, Caballito de Totora, Chita, costa norte, farming, fishing, flotabilidad, food production, fotografía de viajes, fotografía documental, fotoperiodismo, Huanchaco, humedales, humedales costeros, La cultura Moche, Moche, Océano Pacífico, pelícanos, Peru, pescadores, pez, playa, Suco, Trujillo, wetlands | Leave a comment

16 pics from ’16: NixonsCan top #photos from 2016

Posted on December 30, 2016 by NixonsCan

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 →

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En el estilo de Martín Chambi: imágenes inspiradas por un fotógrafo Peruano pionero

Posted on February 11, 2016 by NixonsCan

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 →