Atacama, salt and altitude

A dry season for a change: salt flats, altiplano lakes and the thinnest air I have worked in. Half the rolls came back with dust in them.

1980s

Atacama 02 Eroded rock in the Valley of the Moon, the morning survey
Atacama 03 Dry lake and mountain, the camp somewhere on the left
Atacama 04 The lagoon at Catamarca, the cleanest water I ever sampled
Atacama 05 The turquoise lake from the ridge, taken while out of breath
Atacama 06 The panorama from the pass, seven frames stitched in my head
Atacama 07 Salinas Grandes, blue water over white salt
Atacama 08 Salt flats and the range from the light aircraft, the only flight
Atacama 09 Snow on the peaks above the salar, the coldest night of the trip
Atacama 10 The lagoon in the desert, the last full roll
Atacama 11 The Andean plain at dusk, packing up

A dry season for a change: salt flats, altiplano lakes and the thinnest air I have worked in. Half the rolls came back with dust in them.