1961 BOLIVIA A group of settlers clearing Amazonian forest land near Cotoca, then a small town close to Santa Cruz. Today (2016) the forest has gone and Cotoca has a population in excess of 45,000. One of the men is playing an accordion made by the legendary firm of Paolo Soprani.

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 61/06 © Tony Morrison