JPG Magazine: Photos: "Peruvian Venice" by Erasmo Wong

Peruvian Venice

By Erasmo Wong

On 28 February 2008

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Mining Town. This river is one of the most polluted rivers in Peru. Once upon a time, it was the main source of clean water in La Oroya. Now people do not care about it anymore and throw their trash in it all the time. When I took the picture you could see people's hands in some of the windows ready to litter. La Oroya, Peru

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On 28 February 2008 catharine amato gave props:
good photo and subject.....got my vote!
On 28 February 2008 seanie blue gave props:
voted yeah
On 28 February 2008 Konrad Ragnarsson gave props:
Yeah it rocks!
On 28 February 2008 Christopher P Anderson gave props:
sad, but great photo
On 28 February 2008 Victor Bezrukov said:
so ugly , so beautiful !!!!
dream to see this place through my eyes !!
well done colors and perspective !
On 28 February 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
Strong, strong entry. Horrible and all too common.
On 28 February 2008 Jeff Kennel gave props:
great image.
On 29 February 2008 Vicenç Alcaraz i Coll gave props:
No me gustaria vivir en esta calle! tienes mi voto!
On 29 February 2008 paul moore gave props:
great capture for the theme!
On 29 February 2008 Derek Alford gave props:
amazing site and photo... yeah!
On 1 March 2008 Alexis Gerard gave props:
Outstanding, terrifying, perfect.
On 2 March 2008 Jimena Almarza said:
wow!! fantastic! you got my vote and fav!
On 2 March 2008 Adrian Rodriguez gave props:
Excellent Shot.........You have my Vote
On 3 March 2008 Maili Garcia Miro said:
esta muy buena, you got my vote chino!
On 3 March 2008 Yereth Jansen said:
A very strong image... Makes me want to go there, although there's nothing to be really cheerful about of course. Brilliant capture!
On 4 March 2008 claudia luthi gave props:
Buenaza tu foto, aunque de terrible contenido. Espero que la publiquen!
On 5 March 2008 brad meese said:
Why do people not care about it anymore?
On 5 March 2008 Greg Gunter gave props:
Perfect!
On 6 March 2008 Jenny Roh said:
I loooove this! The color is so warm. Great exposure.
On 7 March 2008 Fraser Ross gave props:
Publish it. It sums up the theme brilliantly. Love it
On 9 March 2008 David Drew said:
Dynamic, scary and really good mate. This is a really special shot.
On 11 March 2008 Magda Beda said:
tones, quality, beautiful. Captured my vote :)
On 13 March 2008 sigit prasetio said:
and they started killed their self!
On 13 March 2008 Mallory gave props:
Utterly captivating.
On 14 March 2008 Belinda Berglof said:
wow. amazing shot for the theme... i'm really moved by this.
On 15 March 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:
got my vote! nice shot and great narrative!
On 16 March 2008 George Henderson gave props:
excellent shot...got my vote and fave
On 16 March 2008 Martha Albuquerque said:
fantastic shot.. got my vote~
On 17 March 2008 Mitra said:
Very relevant and very artistic at the same time.
On 17 March 2008 Stress .. gave props:
Good stuff and DEFINITELY got my vote
On 18 March 2008 Aditi gave props:
Awesome. Got my vote. good luck
On 20 March 2008 pdtnc gave props:
sad place.... good shot.
On 20 March 2008 Saltari Dario gave props:
Fantastic shot...absolutely voted ;)
On 20 March 2008 Nicholas Maximus gave props:
Perfect! I voted :)
On 27 March 2008 Laura Pardo said:
wow, sin palabras. excelente fotografia! tenes mi voto! suerte!
On 28 March 2008 Christina McNeill said:
Very Powerful!
On 30 March 2008 Matthew Tauzer gave props:
Very sad but a wonderful piece of what I consider photojournalism :)
On 31 March 2008 Mark Gilliland gave props:
Awesome shot! I second Nelson's comment.
On 4 April 2008 Wesley Furgiuele said:
Wow, grim.
On 7 April 2008 Alina Tiplea said:
this sad imperfection creates a perfect photo, I love the title also. I hope I will visit peru and this place, in this live
On 8 April 2008 Olivier Vin gave props:
Already saw your pics... and love this one ! voted :p
On 11 April 2008 Francesca Conti gave props:
incredible shot!
On 11 April 2008 Gabriel Dorin Ursa said:
nice
On 11 April 2008 steven chapman gave props:
powerful image
On 27 May 2008 Vladan Djordjevic said:
Terrific photo taken from excellent pov, with superb color, textures, tones, lines and comp.
On 28 May 2008 Laurie Search gave props:
I thought I had already commented on and favorited this one!! But I guess not, so I will do so now!! It's a fantastic photo!!
On 15 June 2008 Guillaume Bouvet said:
one more time voted !
On 27 June 2008 Dan Benjamin gave props:
wow full on!
On 7 July 2008 Laura Brunow Miner added a link:
Congrats, we blogged about you! (jpgmag.com)
On 7 July 2008 rory cobbe gave props:
congratulations on the accolade, lovely work on these pages. love this shot
On 7 July 2008 Audrey Kanekoa-madrid gave props:
Wow....I wish this had been published....this is soooo sad and disturbing.
On 8 July 2008 Jose Vidal Carrasco said:
!!!!
On 6 August 2008 Yohana Kinkajou Ruiz D gave props:
amazing!!!!
On 13 August 2008 Ken Mcelroy gave props:
What, no gondolas? Stunning picture of "impact". So sad how we humans can be so clueless. Powerful image.