South America is an incredible place – for the traveler, for the adventurer, for the seeker. For those looking for something off the beaten path, for something completely different. For seekers of beauty, variety, intense culture and lively interaction. And – with its stunning contrasts, landscapes, history and a myriad of magical qualities – especially for the photographer.
From April 2011 to April 2012, I traveled through South America, hitting up nearly every country on the continent. I was an amateur traveler in every possible sense, on my first-ever backpacking journey – I had never even been away from home for more than two weeks at a time before I bought my one-way ticket to Guayaquil, Ecuador.
I was – and still am – also an amateur photographer. Armed with only a Canon point-and-shoot, I got creative with angles, learned the details of my pocket camera, and took advantage of the stunning scenes that unfolded all around me to take the best pictures I possibly could – pictures that represented the incredible things I was experiencing, the amazing people I was meeting, and the life-changing events I was going through. Pictures to let my friends and family back home know how and what I was doing – to share on Facebook or send via emails or post on my blog. Pictures that helped carry my South American story around the world.
This is a collection of the best photos I took during my year in South America.
