Pepper Vendor in La Paz in in La Paz, Bolivia

Pepper Vendor in La Paz

by Noah Whitehead

A street vendor in La Paz balances a wooden crate of bright orange ají peppers against the rusted metal frame of a bicycle, the vivid color against the gray, wind-scoured stone of a nearby colonial wall. High altitude noon light strikes the scene with hard, direct clarity, casting sharp shadows across the vendor’s woven poncho and the dusty pavement. A faded plastic sign for 'Chuño' hangs loosely from a wire, fluttering slightly in the thin mountain air. In the background, the blurred outline of Illimani’s snow-capped peaks rises above the chaotic tangle of utility wires and low-rise buildings, at the base of the moment in the specific, rugged topography of the Bolivian capital.

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pepper vendor La Paz Bolivia in La Paz, Bolivia winter noon pepper vendor
Camera Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 3mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/60
ISO 800
Film neutral color profile
Location in La Paz, Bolivia
Date 2017-11-20
Credit VEETER
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