1961 Bolivia. An Aymara woman selling bowler or Derby hats in the market in La Paz. These hats which are part of the traditional Aymara costume arrived in Bolivia with British railway workers early in the twentieth century. The finest on this display were made by Borsalino, Italy. On the bottom of the pictures they are piled on an empty dynamite box.

Camera: MPP Microflex Twin Lens Reflex with F3.5 77.5mm Taylor Taylor Hobson lens. Film Kodak Verichrome Pan at F4 - 1/125 second. Developed by hand in La Paz, using May and Baker Promicrol at normal dilution.

Negative Bolivia 61/46 © Tony Morrison