...from North to South in the longest and skinniest country in the world.

In a departure from black and white, this exhibit uses color to depict the Atacama desert in the north, the beauty of the Lake Region, the Island of Chiloe, and Patagonia to the south.

Also, feel free to check out photos taken as a photojournalist in Chile's capital, Santiago, on the portfolio page

Along this stretch of highway outside of San Pedro de Atacama, in Chile's northern desert, our car broke down.

 

 

The Chuquicamata copper mine in northern Chile is the largest in the world. In this image, the Chileans are doing something with their molten copper - though your guess is as good as mine what that may be.

The owners of the car that broke down in the Atacama were this woman and her husband. As we waited for help in a cafe, she allowed me to take her picture. I later ran into this couple by chance on assignment in northern Chile weeks later.

Like many towns along Chile's 3,000 mile coast, Tongoy is a fishing village offering very fresh seafood. On the way to dinner, I shot this sunset image of Tongoy from a bridge.

In the southern portions of Chile and Argentina, penguins and puffins and other interesting creatures can be seen. These penguins are protected on a government-run penguin preserve.