EPJ - 1st HM

Gallery: EPA 2014Posted November 6, 2014921 views7 comments

Like Human Lichen

Colorful habitat for humanity creeps up the side of a mountain high above Lima, Peru. I would imagine that 20 years ago none of these houses was there but the pressure to find living space forces people to stretch into what would not have seemed an unlikely place to build.

Canon T1i, handheld, 232 mm, f/6.3, ISO-400, 1/3200sec.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on November 7, 2014 at 5:44 PM

This looks like areas of Quito, Ecuador, but much better maintained.
Still, this would all turn to a pile of rubble with the next earthquake.
I guess ANY shelter is better than what 98% of the world we live in.

Very nice documentary image.

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on November 10, 2014 at 9:07 PM

Good example of the stress on the environment and desperation of people to find homes. The next earthquake or mudslide could easily wipe them all out. A simple image which tells a story. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on November 14, 2014 at 9:52 PM

This is a really cool shot, D.A.. I gotta get back into checking the all-post gallery. I missing some excellent photography. Congrats on WP.

Registered on October 24, 2013, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on November 15, 2014 at 9:24 AM

Hey Dave,
I wish I had the Purple Paint Concession in this area.
Congratulations on the WP . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 19, 2014 at 3:04 PM

This is really fascinating. I am sure it looks steeper than it is from this perspective, but this construction is amazing. I hope they don't get too many earthquakes in the area. Congrats on WP.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on November 24, 2014 at 5:34 PM

Wow, this is an unusual and wonderful shot.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 6, 2015 at 1:03 AM

A very intriguing image. Similar in some ways to areas above Quito Ecuador.
Congrats on the HM win!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments