Quito Ecuador - Basilica

Images of Quito Ecuador and the Basilica. The largest church in South America.

Sua Ecuador

A few more photos of Sua Ecuador.




It had just started to rain as I approched the owner of this small fishing boat, he was fixing his nets and asked if I could photograph him. He said he'd rather not, but that I could photograph his son. Shot with Hasselblad 500cm 80mm 1:2.8 lens, Kodak Tmax 400.


Young boy and his fish. Shot with Hasselblad 500cm 80mm 1:2.8 lens, Kodak Tmax 400.



These fishermen were dragging a Thrasher shark caught earlier that morning.

More Portraits from Ecuador

I have well over a hundred medium format negatives that I need to scan in and with my very busy schedule I can only do a few at a time.

Here are a couple more portraits I took while visiting Ecuador with the non-profit organization FEVI .


This man was selling his beautiful paintings at a market in Quito Ecuador. He was a little confused that I wanted to take his photo. I found him to be full of character.

Ecuador Photos No. 1

April 11th through 20th my wife and I along with my parents and my younger brother joined up with some others from Provo to do some volunteer work in Ecuador. The foundation we were helping was FEVI. The foundation was started in Ecuador by a woman named Maria. The purpose is to help stuggling communities with education, sanitation, and becoming self-sufficient. Needless to say the experience was remarkable.

I obviously took advantage of the situation to snap a few photos of the people, the beautiful country, and anything else that caught my eye. I had with me my Hasselblad 500cm and three lenses. I shot all black and white film - Kodak Tmax 400.

Here are a few.

Two of the mornings I was there I woke up early with my father to take the local transit to a small fishing town called Sua. I was fortunate to capture some beautiful images of the ocean and some local fishermen.





Some of the local fishermen still use old wooden canoes to net fish. The men will leave at 5am and return around 7am with their catch.



As I was walking in the shallow water seeking out the old boats to photograph, I noticed a few people carrying something. I walked towards them to see what it was and was surprised to find a Sea Turtle. I photographed them then approched to inquire as to what they were planning on doing with the beautiful specimen. They were planning on eating it. I later found out that in Ecuador as in most of the world it is illegal to kill endanged species. I suppose in a poor costal town like Sua, either the people didn't realize what they were doing, or didn't care because the laws regarding endangered animals aren't enforced.







I am fasinated with the culture and the people of Ecuador. When ever I saw anyone that I found interesting I approched and asked if I could photograph them in my broken spanish. Most of the people were happy to let me, some required a dollar. Many of which I happily paid. Very much worth the shot.

Portraits from Death Valley

I spent President's Day weekend in Death Valley. While I was there I ran into a couple older gentlemen that seemed to have a lot of character. Riley and his wife run a small museum just outside of Death Valley in a town called Beatty. Riley was out laying bricks and after chatting with him a few minutes I asked him if I could take his portrait.

Near the town of Beatty is a ghost town called Rhyolite. One of the more famous attractions of the town is a house made totally out of old bottles. Fred and his wife volunteer as tour guides at the bottle house. Fred was also kind enough to let me photograph him.


Fred - Rhyolite Nevada, Ghost Town - Shen Hao 4x5, TMax 100, 210mm lens.


Riley - Beatty Nevada - Shen Hao 4x5, TMax 100, 210mm lens.

Portrait of Dan

This is a portrait of Dan. He's a ski bum/biker with a thousand stories about the places he's been and the things he's seen. He was kind enough to let me take his portrait.

I used my 4x5 Shen Hao, 210mm lens, Tmax 100 film. F5.6 @ 1/125. Xtol developer.

New Mexico Pueblos - Large Format

This is one of three mission ruins from the Salinas National Park in New Mexico - Church of Abo - Shen Hao 4x5, 210mm lens, Kodak Tmax 100, Xtol Developer.




Salinas National Park, New Mexico - Church of Abo - Shen Hao 4x5, 210mm lens, Kodak Tmax 100, Xtol Developer.





This is the San Lorenzo Church at the Picuris Pueblo. Shen Hao 4x5, 210mm lens, Red 25 Filter, Kodak Tmax 100, Xtol Developer.






This is the Old Zuni Mission on the Zuni Indian Reservation. Shen Hao 4x5, 210mm lens, Kodak Tmax 100, Xtol Developer.