The Adventures of Rob & Lauren

Before we left Cusco we spent a day exploring the Sacred Valley, which is the stunning area around the city. We found a taxi driver who spoke a bit of English, and hired him for a few hours. It was honestly one of the best times we’ve had on the whole trip. We were able to stop wherever we wanted, and saw some incredible sights. As photographers, flexibility is essential for us to get some great shots. We’ve had to do a lot of shooting out of bus windows which is quite frustrating! Being able to stop whenever we wanted was such a valuable experience, we will definitely be doing so many more times!

At first I think our driver thought we were crazy, three gringos with a ton of camera gear shooting everything we drove past, but very soon he really got involved, and would slow right down any time one of us starting taking shots out the window. 

Here are some of the images we got on this great adventure:

Rob looking good with Cusco behind him.

A llama! (P.S. If you haven’t yet seen “The Emperor’s New Groove” then I highly recommend it! It is about Peru, and has llamas in it. Yes!)

It’s so incredible to see what these women can carry in those brightly colored blankets on their backs. Usually it is a baby hanging out in there, but even huge piles of wood, as seen below!

Our very excellent cab driver.

As we were driving back I saw a whole herd of sheep, and a small boy with them. “Pare!” we all yelled, and the driver stopped. We hopped out, and met with the little guy. He was very cool, and really enjoyed having his photo taken. Rob took a shot with the Instax

and gave it to him. It’s been such a great experience shooting with that camera. At first everyone seems a bit confused, but once they notice the image slowly appearing they get this huge smile across their face, and start showing the photo to everyone. I don’t think we’ll ever travel without that camera!

And finally, some of Rob’s recent Instax work.

Right now we’re in Pucallpa, on the banks of one of the tributaries of the Amazon. We’re absolutely loving it here, and know we’re going to get some amazing shots. We don’t have Wifi, so posts may be a little less frequent, but Internet is easy to find, so we’ll be doing our best! Thanks to everyone who is commenting, we’re loving hearing from you!

Tons of love,

Lauren (and Rob)