Felipe Jacome

Photographer

Nationality

Ecuadorean

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Oil Spill in the Amazon

Oil Spill In The Amazon

The series documents the life of the Waorani people, a tribe in the Amazon which has been affected by oil spills over 50 years. The photos are printed on cotton paper and are stained with crude oil marks made with leaves from the rainforest.

Project by Felipe Jacome
Oil Spill in the Amazon

Oil Spill In The Amazon

This photo essay seeks to create a representation of the impact of oil exploitation on indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The photos in the series are printed on cotton paper in large fo

Project by Felipe Jacome
Lord of the mangrove

Lord Of The Mangrove

Lord of the Mangrove is a visual exploration of the life of child workers in the Cayapas Mataje Mangrove Reserve in Northwestern Ecuador. The Reserve is home to the tallest mangrove trees in the world and to Afro-Ecuadorian communities that rely on gathering black shells as their form of livelihood.

Project by Felipe Jacome