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Argentina: The Land Of Colors

Argentina is like a carnival in many ways. From colorful street art to painted mountains to clothing with flare, colors are abundant everywhere you look. Here are a few iPhone photos I took along the way as my eyes soaked in all of the colors around me.

View from the plane as we headed for Salta, Argentina

Wild donkeys in Jujuy, Argentina

On the road to Las Salinas Grandes, Argentina

Yummy empanadas, each of them with a different filling

The painted mountains surrounding Purmamarca, Argentina

Street Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina

The mountains near Tilcara, Argentina

La Bomba stirs the crowd in an old warehouse in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Street Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina: Las Salinas Grandes

I love salt.

Lots of it.

So I was one happy girl when we finally reached the salt flats in northern Argentina near Purmamarca. Following a beautiful drive to reach Las Salinas Grandes, we were surprised to find that all of the buildings (and the tables inside of them) were built from salt.

Salt flats in the distance near Purmamarca, Argentina

People walking in the distance at the salt flats in Argentina

Buildings and tables and floors are all made of salt at Las Salinas Grandes, Argentina

Blocks of salt are removed and water is added so that the salt crystals can be extracted

Salt bags at Las Salinas Grandes, Argentina

Daughter Brynn jumps high in the land of salt at Las Salinas Grandes, Argentina

Global Press Institute: Argentina Office

It was an honor to be on assignment in Argentina this week, teaching photography skills to women reporters at the Global Press Institute office. Each woman was thrilled to get their donated cameras from Pro Photo Supply, and they eagerly absorbed all of the information that was packed into a two-day class.

We covered camera operation, lighting, composition, aperture/shutter speeds and the psychology surrounding taking a compelling portrait.

I will truly miss being with these women, and I look forward to reading their stories and seeing the beautiful photographs they will make which will enhance their articles.

Dina, Ro, Lucila, Bettina, Ivonne are excited to get their new cameras

The women reporters at Global Press Institute in Argentina try out their new photography skills

Women reporters use their new photography skills while photographing a juggler on the streets of Argentina

Worldwide Photography Biennial Exhibition

One of my favorite images, “Abera”, was selected by Steve McCurry in his list of “special mentions by the juror” category and will be included in the curated exhibit opening at the Borges Cultural Center in December in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This image is dear to me because while I was deep in a remote area of Ethiopia photographing a midwife, I turned around and saw this young boy looking at me with the most intense expression. I had seconds to react, obtain his ok to permit me to photograph him, and not lose that moment where he seems to be looking into my soul.

My focus was off. I usually focus on the eyes, and in this image the center of focus is on his hands. But had I taken longer to compose the shot to my liking, I would have captured an entirely different portrait.

I look at this image almost every day to remind me of the level of humanity that is found in the spirit of the Ethiopian people.

(Funds from any sales of prints are returned to projects in Ethiopia.)