Chiapas, Mexico with Bean Voyage.
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Chiapas, Mexico
In the coffee highlands of Chiapas, I spent time with the women of two associations, Yamtel Lumaltik and Yikeb, photographing their days for a project with Standart Magazine. Their mornings start around 4 a.m. by firelight, pressing blue corn tortillas (the best I’ve ever eaten) before the children wake. From there, the day moves betweenContinue reading “Chiapas, Mexico”
Barista Magazine
I write, interview, and photograph for both the print and digital journals of Barista Magazine– the digital home of the leading trade magazine for the worldwide community of specialty coffee professionals. I analyze market trends to pitch and deliver stories on topics such Carbon Markets, stem rust, and service industry. Read below! Three Pillars ofContinue reading “Barista Magazine”
Coffee Portraits: Rafa
Raphael (Rafa) Orozco // San Ramon AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G Themes: Ecosystem Biodiversity Community Engagement Education in Agriculture No Healthy Soil? No Coffee. Rafa, one of Bean Voyage’s Care Fellows, is 24 years old and studies engineering and forestry sciences at the National Technical University in Costa Rica. His focus is on agronomy, which isContinue reading “Coffee Portraits: Rafa”
Coffee Portraits: Jackie and Flor
Jacqueline Garbanzo// Valle Central AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G Themes: Coffee Price Volatility Cooperative Governing Structures Community Empowerment Co-Existing: Coffee, Cooperatives, & Community Jackie Garbanzo is one of Bean Voyage’s Care Fellows. Her community zone is called Bustamante, which is located in the Central Valley—one of Costa Rica’s premier zones for producing fine quality coffee. Tarrazu,Continue reading “Coffee Portraits: Jackie and Flor”
Coffee Portraits: Ana Lorena
Ana Lorena Jimenez // Vuelta de Jorco AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G Themes: Independence and Resilience Gender Empowerment Meaningfulness in Coffee Coffee: The Giver of Life Ana Lorena is a woman coffee producer a part of Bean Voyage’s Care Training program. She is from a small community called Vuelta de Jorco, about an hour south ofContinue reading “Coffee Portraits: Ana Lorena”
Presence
AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G What is photography? This is a philosophical and complex question. To me, photography is a way of engaging with and being present in this world. It allows me to extend myself and share my perspective on the scenes that present themselves before me. Not only does photography demonstrate who I am,Continue reading “Presence”
Nature’s Orchestration
AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G Content: This photo series comprises 12 photographs taken over a four-month period at four different locations: Point Reyes and Lake Tahoe, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Chirripo, Costa Rica. Typically, my work includes an element or presence of human beings or their interactions, because I find people to be the mostContinue reading “Nature’s Orchestration”
Coffee Portraits: Kendy
Kendy Vega // Guanacaste Region AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G Themes: Family Generational Farming Women and Youth in Coffee Mitigating Coffee Disease Coffee Struggles in a Family’s Paradise The meaning of coffee for Kendy Vega: Coffee has been very important to me. Since I was a little girl, my family has taught me the value ofContinue reading “Coffee Portraits: Kendy”
Coffee in Time and Space
AF-S NIKKOR 24–70mm f/2.8G Coffee touches the lives of approximately 125 million people—from the producers at the bottom of the global coffee supply chain to the exporters of raw coffee beans to the specialty roasters to the marketers to the coffee drinkers. Over 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed globally every single day. TheContinue reading “Coffee in Time and Space”
