68 Years, a Camera, and the Route of My Life
From Canada to Patagonia
An encounter between photography and music
Stories that bloom among jungles, coasts, and mountains
I’m Victoria Restrepo. I walk the land with my cameras and notebooks, attentive to what others overlook. Capturing a tiny flower, a bird’s song, or the light in the mist is my way of being in the world.
Here you’ll find stories, images, and watercolor paintings born from wonder.
I invite you to notice what often goes unseen.
In May 2021, when the quarantine was just beginning, my life took an unexpected turn and I had to face a nomadic life that I never imagined. Although I always liked to travel, I knew that upon my arrival I would have my home to return to. But this time was different and definitive and he could not return to a world that no longer existed.
I was driving more than 120,000 kilometers on a long and uncertain journey through a new world and although I didn’t know it at the time, it also took me on a path inside myself.
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I Had Never Seen a Greener Desert
Ver más: I Had Never Seen a Greener DesertWhen we arrived in the south of the peninsula, Martín described the landscape with a memorable phrase: “I had never seen a greener desert.” Bittersweet situations marked our last week in Baja California Sur. In the north, we had found very little vegetation. It was a world of sand and rocks, often monochromatic, but in…
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Detained by Immigration Police
Ver más: Detained by Immigration PoliceWhen we were stopped by immigration police, the lack of a passport stamp put our safety and our trip to Patagonia at risk. This special edition is a response I don’t want to delay, both to thank you for your messages and to reassure you that we are all right. I am starting to write…
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On the Other Side of the Border
Ver más: On the Other Side of the BorderCrossing to the south side of the border was an enigma. While traveling through Canada and the United States, I felt that, in a way, the journey was predictable. I have lived almost half my life in the United States, and I know the codes as well as the language. Although visiting specific places I…
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Between Oases, Forests, and Lost Galaxies
Ver más: Between Oases, Forests, and Lost GalaxiesWe dedicated this week to exploring Southern California—its oases, forests, and lost galaxies—and I couldn’t say which of these places I liked best. A River in the Vastness of the Desert Finding a river running through the desert is like finding a needle in a haystack, but from the highway, I saw a tiny waterfall…
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Flavors and Silences Along the Way
Ver más: Flavors and Silences Along the WayThe Kitchen Travels With Us Today I want to answer a question someone recently asked me, one that perhaps you’ve wondered about too: “So, what do you eat while you travel?” Food has been an important part of planning our Journey from the very beginning because both Martín and I love cooking and good food.…