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Peruvian Place Names Noted From Road Signs Near Chachapoyas…

CHUCHAPAMPA MARIA LONGUITA CHOCTAMAL PIZUQUIA TINGO COLCAMAR LEYMABAMBA PEDRO RUIZ CHACHAPOYAS TINGOR BAMBA COCA HUAYCO LA COCA COCACHIMBA GOCTA

Leaving Tarapoto

21 November 2010 PEDRO RUIZ—We had hoped to be in the mountain city of Chachapoyas this evening but it was not to be. Despite the late night in Tarapoto we got up early, paid our bill and got a moto-taxi to the bus station before 0900. Unfortunately the bus for Pedro Ruiz—a way-station town where […]

Tarapoto: on the Edge of the Amazon

19 February 2010 TARAPOTO—The screen on the back of the shows a plane tracing a line, shows our progress from Lima towards the Amazonian city of Tarapoto. It is, necessarily, much more modern and less Romantic than a DC3 or a Fokker Tri-Motor but doesn’t change the essential fact that we are flying over the […]

Tara & Tim’s Engagement Session

WOOSTER–I got a call one day from my friend, the talented photographer Jack Jones, wondering if I would like him to recommend my services as a portraitist to a friend of his looking for a wedding photographer. Mr. Jones is certainly qualified, in my opinion, but he has been concentrating on an outstanding, long-term, photo-essay […]

Mike DeWine Ice Cream Social

COLUMBUS–Every year, for over 30 years, former US Senator Mike De Wine (R-OH) has held an ice cream social on his property in Western Ohio. My girlfriend Kristina has been before and had invitations to this year’s event. It was a beautiful day as we set out driving West. Of course, with the weather as […]

Portfolio: Eight Photo Essays in Six Countries

COLUMBUS, OHIO–Just out, a new book of Andrew Tonn’s photography, a soft-cover portfolio containing the best of eight photo-essays shot in six countries. Available for $37.95 at this link: http://www.blurb.com/books/1382755

Photos from ScanFest

COLUMBUS–I have set up a quiet office down here in the great Buckeye State’s capitol city, far away from the dust and noise of the construction zone atop which I have been living in Wooster. I have been traveling to an working in Central America, doing documentary and media work for several humanitarian relief organizations […]

Photo of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison

I was recently in Washington D.C. covering the Women Airforce Service Pilot (W.A.S.P.) event where female aviators from WWII were finally honored for their service with the Congressional Gold Medal. Senator Hutchison (R) Texas was instrumental in getting the legislation passed in order to honor the women. This photo was published on her website: http://andrewtonnphoto.com/hutchison.htm

Walking Around D.C.

Photo Published

This photo of a Mandean Arab baptism I took in Lund, Sweden was recently bought by Minority Rights International.http://www.minorityrights.org/8132/reports/uncertain-refuge-dangerous-return-iraqs-uprooted-minorities.html