América Latina Week: Misha Vallejo

América Latina Week: Misha Vallejo – LENSCRATCH

This interview was written with the kind help of and in conjunction with Elena Gálvez Mancilla – Mexican historian and sociologist; a researcher on the Amazon and indigenous culture, interested in the image as a historical source, photography enthusiast a

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I am very proud to introduce Misha Vallejo‘s work today. He comes from my very own country, Ecuador. With intimacy and humanity, he has portrayed Sarayaku, the guardians of the Amazon. He has shown me and many others, that everyone’s life is connected to an important environmental reality and that caring is the only answer. Secret Sarayaku is currently on display at the Centre of Contemporary Arts in Quito.