Sometimes travel isn't pretty. Even in the most beautiful places, there can exist a darker side. And that darker side revealed itself to me when I revisited Laguna Grande in the Catamarca Province of Argentina. I first experienced this flamingo-filled lagoon in 2017 with my wife, travel, and photography partner, Therese Iknoian. And since that moment, I had dreamed of returning, in the hopes of capturing spectacular photographs of the thousands of flamingos that call this high-altitude lagoon home from October through April each year.
On April 4 of this year, just before sunrise, I found myself standing on the shores of Laguna Grande once again. Therese and I had worked closely with Socompa Adventure Travel to craft a 13-day photography itinerary into the Puna of Argentina that would give each of us deep dives into the type…
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