After being in Peru for a week, we had all adjusted pretty well to the altitude by the time we visited the town of Cusco. The city of Cusco is situated at an altitude of 11,000 feet and is so worth visiting. The city has narrow streets, quaint squares, interesting buildings and some fun markets.
Our hotel was located right in the heart of Cusco, and on our first day in the city we walked through some of the local markets. I took my Canon R5 camera with the RF 24-105mm lens, figuring that this would be the perfect combination for the day.
Much like our stores here in the United States, the market was segmented by categories. There were clothing, vegetables, fruits, meat and even toys. We all split up and photographed whatever intrigued us. I saw this woman walking down this row and loved the scene that was presented in front of me.
Most of the people were happy to be photographed. I looked for the vendors that were surrounded by interesting offerings, and had good light on their faces.
This one woman was sorting and bagging kernels of corn. I saw her repeating this process over and over and thought that it would be fun to slow the shutter of the camera to get motion in the corn. I took this photo at 1/60th of a second to blur the corn but keep her face sharp. I showed this to the other tour attendees to inspire them to try this same technique for their own.
I love going to markets which cater to the locals. It is fun to watch the interaction between the people. This man was purchasing Coca leaves which are used for tea in the region. We actually drank a lot of Coca tea since it helps with altitude sickness (which nobody got). It was really tasty, and no, there is no high from the leaves.
I loved the way this this woman was passing the time while being surrounded by all the food.
This older lady was selling fabric and clothing, and just had an interesting face with a lot of character.
The people were going about their daily routines while we all had fun capturing photos.
We were having fun and so were they.
Our time was up at the market, so we walked outside to meet our guide and driver. Before getting in the van, I saw this man sitting in front of his storefront and loved the light on his face and his expression.
When I go back to this market next year (on my next photo tour to Peru - which still has openings), I want to print some of these images and bring them to give these people.
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