A. Meleán

Photographer | Writer | Recent SJSU Grad | Bolivia

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‘La naturaleza siempre lleva los colores del espíritu.’ - RWE

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Manzana deshidratada

Valle de los Cintis

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Don Pedro  Viña Antigua Valle de los Cintis

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By Alexandra Meleán

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Isla del Sol, Lago Titicaca, Bolivia

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Smooth Sailin’ Isla de La Luna, Lago Titicaca, Bolivia

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Isla del Sol, Lago Titicaca, Bolivia

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By Alexandra Meleán

Based in Brooklyn, NY, Dana Scruggs is in the midst of preparing the first issue of Scruggs Magazine.

Scruggs makes dynamic, elegant photographs that focus on the male form and men’s fashion.

"I love shooting men," she revealed in her campaign pitch video.

The...

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Seen on the Takesi Inca Trail in Bolivia. 

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La Paz, Bolivia

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"I used to own a record label."

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A cholita paceña, or an indigenous Aymara woman from La Paz, Bolivia wears an English bowler hat, a luxurious shawl and multiple, pleated skirts. For a minute, she pauses in front of a 'No Parking' sign downtown, to answer her cell phone.

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Celebrated during the summer solstice in honor of Ekkeko, or the Aymara god of abundance and prosperity, La Feria de Alasitas, or a festival of miniatures, represents the earthly desires of Bolivians. Think of little houses, vehicles or money. Through a veil of smoke, a mysterious yatiri, or an Aymara shaman, flashes a toothy grin after performing a ch’alla, or a ritual blessing involving alcohol, coca leaves and incense. To paceños, blessings are essential for dreams, or miniatures, to become reality.