“I mistakenly thought it was the history, the grand epic,
and the story from the past that attracted me to carrying
my camera and hunting for images in Peru. The country
has true magic today; it permeates your skin
in intricate detail. The people are beautiful,
strong and
full of history and culture. Peru is more than a special place.
It is a soul so naked and raw that it can swallow you,
and recreate you, at every turn in the road.” ~ HMC
I have made three inspiring trips to Peru in my life.
My first trip was in 1983 where I exposed Kodachrome slides that
documented the land and ruins of Peru. On my second trip in 2004,
I went in pursuit of documenting the people of Peru. Armed with my
medium format camera and black and white film I photographed
more
than fifty people. I returned in January 2007 with a strong desire to complete
my visual record. Once again I traveled the "Gringo Trail" photographing
in black
and white and with my Canon 5D digital camera to capture the colors of Peru.
These are my color images presented in the order that I made the photographs.
