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Samuel is one of my favorite bloggers and an all around great guy! His blog Nomadic Samuel is full of great photos and funny stories! I am honored to share some of his favorite photos here. I hope you enjoy them. You can find all of his contact info and full bio below. If you love travel I strongly suggest checking out his site!
Out of all the countries I visited in South America, few left as distinct of an impression upon me as Argentina. It’s one of the most diverse countries I’ve ever visited in terms of landscape, culture and people. From the bustling hub of Buenos Aires to the frontier parts of Norte Argentino I was able to experience a lot, but was left feeling like I had just barely scratched the surface. Some of the true highlights were the markets in Buenos Aires, football matches and rugged landscapes found near the Bolivian border. The following is a photo essay capturing some of the distinct faces I encountered along the way:
A performance artist strutting his stuff at the Sunday market – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A man making his way down the street before sundown – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lovers sharing a romantic moments at a quiet park – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Cute but somewhat shy children – Norte Argentino.
Face painting prior to the Argentina versus Mexico match – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A street performer requesting money for his efforts – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A lady sitting down and enjoying a cup of Mate tea – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A Charlie Chaplin impersonator – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A boy enjoying a coke during the football match – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A man cooking up a local style barbecue on the streets – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A man selling delicious churros and donuts to delight of a large crowd – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A passionate fan living and dying with every intense moment of the game – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A lady getting ready for a street performance – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A man dressed in drag whispering something – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A somewhat eccentric man covered from head to toe national gear along with a decorated bike and bird in a cage – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A man and woman performing tango for an enthusiastic crowd – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A man stops walking the dogs to enjoy a smoke – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A cute boy cheering on the national squad – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A lady enthusiastically making handicrafts – Norte Argentino.
Boys playing traditional Andean music – Norte Argentino.
A distinct looking lady selling trinkets – Norte Argentino.
A cute girl who approached me for a photo – Norte Argentino.
A girl joining her family to cheer on the national team – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
An animated performer busking on the street – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A man selling trinkets on tourists – Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Author Bio:
Samuel Jeffery is the wizard behind the curtain pulling the strings of NomadicSamuel.com, a travel blog that is miles away from ordinary…dripping with sarcasm. As a long term vagabond (6 consecutive years on the road) Samuel is sharing his photos, videos & quirky travel stories, along with photography tips, interviews, esl tips, reviews and general travel advice as a way to vicariously experiences what it is like to backpack or to plan your own journey of a lifetime. Currently based in South Korea, Samuel is teaching English with the government program EPIK (English Program in Korea) at an elementary school in Incheon saving up hard for his next around the world adventure. Aside from NomadicSamuel.com, one can get in touch with Samuel by following him on his facebook fan page and/or on twitter.
46 comments
Amazing photos! Argentina is next on my travel list and you’ve inspired me even more to get there soon!!
Thank you! It’s a country I highly recommend 🙂
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Samuel,
These are beautiful! You have some seriously impressive photography skills my friend.
Phil, thanks for saying that! I’m just somebody who really enjoys it 🙂
Samuel takes such beautiful portraits, doesn’t he…
Aahhhh, thanks Sophie!
Just amazing pictures. The best I’ve seen in a long while.
Thanks Jack, really appreciate your comment!
some really lovely shots here and some great editing also — excellent on both sides of the photography coin
Thanks Michael, you’ve been taking some awesome pics yourself these days 🙂
Honestly, I don’t think Samuel knows how to take a bad shot. 🙂
Thanks Raymond! I sure do know how to take a bad picture though! I’m quick to delete those 🙂
I wish I had your talent Samuel. Fantastic everytime.
Cole, thanks for saying that! I learned from scratch and I think anybody can pick up photography with enough effort.
You caught some really great moments!
Thanks Christy, it’s such a dynamic place!
This photos are great. I’ve never been to Argentina, but these pics really captivate everything I’ve been told about it (right down to the public displays of affection). Nice work, beyotch.
Ah thanks, you’ll have to go someday when you get a chance. I’ve been wanted to be called ‘beyotch’ for the longest time 😛
Incredible! I don’t think we saw so much diversity when we were there – you’ve really captured the energy in the streets. Makes me want to get out and see more of this amazing city.
Andrea, thanks for for the compliments! You’ll have to go back if you get a chance.
The energy that comes out when you see these photos is amazing.. I love Argentina… planning to visit next year…
Thanks Simon! You’ll love it next year 🙂
Between you and Beers and Beans I am very inspired and am motivated to improve my own photography.
Just a wonderful set of photos. I was in Argentina last January and some bring back memories – especially the girl drinking mate.
Thanks Leigh 🙂 I agree with you about Beers & Beans but I still feel I have a lot of things to work on in order to advance my photography. Mate in Argentina is certainly one of my most vivid memories and something I truly miss drinking even though I’m consuming plenty of green tea now in the far east.
Amazing photos! You really captured the emotions of the people you photographed!
Thank you! I find people express their emotions far more freely in Latin America than in many other cultures.
This is a really good site about photography and taking pictures. I think you site is something that both new and seasoned photographers can look at and finally realize they are not the center of the universe. Really good job I will be passing this along to my students in my digital photography class for the next few months.
Beth & Randy certainly do have a site worthy of inspiring many new or even seasoned photographers. Keep coming back for more! I certainly will as well 🙂
The photographer is very skillful. Not only the colours are good but mamaged to capture the positive spirit and energy of the local people.. Well done…
Dimitris, thank you!
What amazing photos that captures the beauty and story of each subject. Great post. 🙂
Diana, I really appreciate such a compliment. Street photography is my favourite genre and something I hope to improve upon as I continue to learn more behind the lens.
I like the photos, my question is this. Do you use digital camera or the standard camera? I have 1982 Nikon model and the quality is superb.. Thanks for posting them…
Why use an old camera when you have a digital? its cheaper…Samuel please give us your opinion..
I love these photos. Do you always ask people if you can photograph them? Or do you just snap away?
The basket of churros looks heart-cloggingly dee-licious!
With all this debt crisis in Europe seeing these beuatiful images from Argentinamakes you feel free. Thanks for posting them Sam..
When you see those smiles, you just want ti go and spend the rest of your life in this beautiful country.. so peacefull…..
Love the photos, I really want to travel through Argentina when we hit South America next year.
when you see the photos you can feel the emotions…please publish some videos
Great photos!.
Sumemrtime is close.. my first trip to Argentina… thanks for the photos
Very colorful ,artistic and great way to show their culture…
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