I love markets. Not to buy, no, but to gaze at the local products, smell the unknown, find the unusual, photograph the contrasts and ask questions to local sellers. Otavalo was my realm, for one day.

J’adore les marchés. Non pas pour acheter, non, mais pour contempler les produits locaux, humer l’inconnu, trouver l’original, photographier les contrastes and poser des questions aux marchands locaux. Otavalo fut mon royaume, le temps d’une journée.

Working at Otavalo mercado de artesania

Otavalo woman buying beads to make jewelry

Guacamayo (bird) beads

Ecuadorian turquoise jacket and straw panama

Watercolor paintings

Jenna and hammocks

"Someone who likes me very much brought me this shirt from Ecuador."

Jenna looking for the perfect poncho