Description:
Printed with a 12 inkjet printer over Hahnemühle Baryta paper. Signed certificate of authenticity.
Story:
We had a picnic at Palca, small village between the Illimani and Mururata mountains, close to La Paz. Around 4PM we drove a dirt road that went to an old mine at the edge of the Mururata glacier. I drove my Toyota Corolla, which practically escalated the rocky path, as if it would be climbing a stairway. We reached the end of the road. I believe that we were at 4,800 mts. A small trail pointed us to the glacier edge.
My 4 years old came along, we started walking and the altitude soon kicked in. In one arm I carried him and on the other the camera bag and tripod. In this photograph, I am underneath the edge of the glacier, almost breathless. The light, place and intense colors gave me the strength to take the images and to get back to the car.
I recall showing this image to Luis P. a Chilean photographer who curated my first exhibit at Santiago, had the color Cibachrome images placed on the floor for selection, he named it as the “Frozen Wave”.
