Scott Holcomb's photos with the keyword: Colombia

Long ago, in what seems like a different life, a young mochilero/backpacker adventurer passed through Colombia, visiting an archaeological park called Tierra Dentro. A fellow traveler snapped this rare picture of me on the other side of the lens of my Yashica travel camera. This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak 135 Daylight film, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Near San Agustin, Colombia, a pre-Incan culture left many carved statues in and near their tombs and sacred places. Many of the statues depict a rather blood-thirsty deity. An hour walk from town brings one to a site of excavated tombs and a display of statues and statuettes in a forest reserve trail. This photo was taken by a Yashica Electro 35CC film camera and COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens with a Pro 52mm (UV) Japan filter using Kodak Ektachrome 64 slide film, the positive transparency scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Even as I age I try to live my life to the fullest, remembering the spirit of my youth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6oiBlioFOM Young At Heart - Jimmy Durante Yashica ELECTRO 35CC - COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens - Kodak 135 negative daylight film - UV filter - HP Scanjet G4050

In August 1975 a friend and I explored the ridge tops high above the archaeological site of Tierradentro, Colombia. As we strolled along the pathway we discovered a grim hidden secret. Numerous ancient tombs along the ridge line had been callously broken into and looted and left open to the elements. I used my Yashica Electro 35CC to record my overland journey, typically visitors attractions and landscapes, but never a crime against the archaeological heritage of a nation until then. The desecration of these 1,500 year old tombs likely yielded a few silver and gold objects left with the dead. We asked some of the staff in the "main archaeological site" below in the valley about the grave robbers. From their "Cat that ate the canary" expressions we decided to not push too hard. As tourist "hippy" backpackers we had no authority to do much other than keep our mouths shut. Camera: Yashica ELECTRO 35CC - COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens - Kodak 135 color slide film - Scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 - Digital restoration project of photo archive Date of photos: August 14, 1975

The lovely Andean highlands surrounding the archaeological site of Tierradentro are a sweet 40-year old photographic memory for me in this image restored to life from my archives. This photo was shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC with a COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens using Kodak color slide film and scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and restored using Photoshop.

The local bus from La Plata to Picuarte dropped me and a companion here. It is 12 kilometers to Tierradentro the driver informed us. The silence and majesty of the Colombian highlands will always linger in my memory. This photo was shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC with a COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens using Kodak color slide film and scanned by an Epson Perfection V600.

This little guy saw the camera and immediately posed with a grin! This photo was shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC with a COLOR-YASHINON DX 1:1.8 f=35mm lens using Kodak color slide film and scanned by an Epson Perfection V600.

Exploring the heights above Tierradentro in southern Colombia I came across numerous violated tombs, robbed of their treasures. The simple camera I owned was not of the greatest quality, yet was able to record the pitch black interior by candle light, propped on a ledge. The automatic feature gave a 8-10 second exposure. This photo was shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC film camera, the negative scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered in Photoshop.

An early culture that existed near San Agustín, Colombia carved many idols and statues, some which were on display in a beautiful forest glade. This image from Kodak slide was shot from a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.

Views of the beautiful country from the heights overlooking Tierradentro, Colombia. This a Photoshop restored image from an old negative taken in 1975 by a Yashica ELECTRO 35CC and scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050.