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A Tribe

The Yahhua Tribe on the Peruvian Amazon

The Yahhua Tribe on the Peruvian Amazon
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DSC-WX150

Aperture f/3.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250

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Jun, 2014

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Great photos. I recognize a lot of the places where you've shot these.

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Fabulous photo!

Heading back there very soon - I'll try to improve....

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Location

This photo was taken in front of the Maloca of the Yahuah tribe, where the village receives visitors. It's along Momon River, one of the many tributaries of the Peruvian Amazon River, a couple miles from where it enters the Amazon proper, near the city of Iquitos, Peru.

Time

When I visit this tribe it's usually for most of the day, depending on what we are doing with them. I don't recall the precise time that this photo was taken, but I would imagine that it was in the mid-afternoon

Lighting

In the Amazon Jungle there can be lots of variations in lighting. Using ambient light, you really have to pay attention to time of day and which direction you're facing to avoid unwanted shadows or squinting.

Equipment

I generally keep a point and shoot camera in my pocket for occasions just like this. For this shot I used a Sony, model DSC-WX150. I generally use the automatic setting so that I don't spend time adjusting my camera and miss an opportunity that might be fleeting. This time the camera adjusted itself to an ISO of 100, f/3.3 and 1/250 sec. I also don't carry much other photo equipment, tripods, flash, etc., because of the bulk.

Inspiration

We generally visit this tribe, and several others, a few times each year so that our volunteers can help them with a variety of projects that they have requested our help with. These are projects that they have designed with our help, and that will aid them in improving their quality of life. Each tribe is unique from the standpoint of their origins, because very few of them originated in this part of the jungle, and most have relocated here sometime in the last century. Therefore they all have their own favorite colors, clothing styles, songs, dances, language (but they've all necessarily had to learn Spanish), and culture. This tribe, the Yahuas, are generally a very colorful and jovial bunch, and are very eager to pose for individual and group photos. This is just one of many photos that I have of them.

Editing

I generally take a broader photo than I expect I'll want, and plan to crop it later. This one is no exception. The original photo had the whole Maloca included in the background, and some of the tribe members on either side of the main group weren't entirely dressed - so I cropped them out because I wanted this photo to be suitable for all audiences. I didn't need to adjust anything else, and only rarely do I have to change something like exposure after I crop out some bright spots.

In my camera bag

My only camera bag is my pocket. Therefore, I don't have room to carry a lot of equipment. These days I'm using a Sony DSC-HX80, which has a ton of features that allow me to expand my photographic horizons in incredible ways. Sometimes I might include a miniature flexible tripod and an extra SD card in my pocket.

Feedback

Yes! Join us when we go back to work with the tribes (or to any other location) (www.volunteer-voyages.com). We haven't been able to travel since the pandemic started, but this will be one of our first destinations when travel restrictions are lifted and it's safe to go again. If you want to go on your own - they would love to have you visit when it's safe - be sure to plan to spend some extra time with them. One of our favorite things to do with any tribe is to have a little party for the kids (adults will join in, too). As we are getting on the boat to leave the city to go upstream to visit the tribe, we buy some dinner rolls for them because the kids prefer bread over candy! Then we add a couple liters of coke and orange soda, and they're all happy. Of course, we always buy too many handcrafts from them, so we can have lots of gifts for friends and family when we get home. Since the tribe members usually pose for lots of pictures that they never get to see, I often take individual portraits of them as well as some small group photos. Then, when I return to see them again, I get some prints made and give them each their own portrait. Those are really well received - there aren't many photo kiosks in the jungle.

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A Tribe

The Yahhua Tribe on the Peruvian Amazon

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