Gloria and the puppy

Gloria with the puppy in the town square.

He looks like he has a strong spirit to me.

I photographed this puppy while in a very small town in the jungle. I was really taken with the little girl Gloria, who was mute, and expressed herself by taking me by the hand and making me photograph whatever caught her eye. At one point she led me over to the edge of the town square and pointed to this little guy. Being a dog in Peru is a lot tougher than it is here in DC, so let's all send out wishes that he grows up healthy and strong.

Best,
Gracy

A few pictures from the Peruvian jungle

I recently returned from spending a month taking pictures for a documentary in the Peruvian jungle. I worked with a team of five filmmakers outside of Iquitos and got to experience so many different parts of life down there from hammock naps to shamanic traditions.  Suffice to say that it's an amazing place that can get quite hot at noon and has some of the best fruit juices I've ever tasted. I was also lucky to photograph a few exotic animals as well as meet some lovable dogs who were guarding our hostals. Below are a few photos from our trip to a jungle lodge. I'll be posting more in the days to come so keep checking in.

It's good to be back with you all!

Abrazos,

Gracy 

The three-toed sloth claw...

and face! So beautiful...

I love the curl in this monkey's tail. 

A weird penguin and a weirder documentarian

Wild women of yesteryear

I recently came across some vintage postcards and noticed an interesting motif. Thank you ladies, for making my job look easy.

Man is mauled by lions...and loves every minute

Monkey See Monkey Do!

Found photograph.

My friend Phil gave me this picture because his dad is a collector of all things old and filled with character, including boxes of found photographs and negatives. Unfortunately not too much is known about the origins of this photograph, which leaves me to wonder about these men with their hats and trusty companions and if perhaps they might be resting after a hard day's work building the biggest doghouse their dusty midwestern town has ever seen.