Many thanks to Karsten Weis, for allowing me to reproduce this wonderful image of his, from our Bolivia tour back in 2019.

I am always trying to explain to my friends, and fellow photo enthusiasts, just how amazing Bolivia is. I think Karsten does a good job in this photo which sets the scale of the Salar de Uyuni against one of our tour participants.

Image © Karsten Weis, 2019 Bolivia Photo Tour

Scale is a hard thing to convey in photographs. I have simply given up trying to convey it, because for the most part, I think we only truly understand the immensity of a place once we have witnessed it ourselves. But it is nice when I see images that give us a hint of what we might experience if we go there ourselves.

I was first drawn to photography as a way to mark my life: to record my experiences. I haven’t forgotten this as my photography has matured over the years.

I think it is very easy to obsess on the image acquisition part, and forget to remember to be present, to consider where we are, and just be aware of what it is that we are experiencing. Photography is so much more than image making. It is the experiences we have whilst out there in the landscape that add depth to our lives.

I cannot wait to go back to Bolivia this May. It is such a special landscape.

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Many thanks once again to Karsten for allowing me to reproduce this image.