1.0Denver Wedding Photographers - Elevate Bloghttps://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GGFx3oyH6G"><a href="https://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blog/celebrating-carnival-bolivian-style/">Celebrating Carnival, Bolivian Style</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blog/celebrating-carnival-bolivian-style/embed/#?secret=GGFx3oyH6G" width="600" height="338" title="“Celebrating Carnival, Bolivian Style” — Denver Wedding Photographers - Elevate Blog" data-secret="GGFx3oyH6G" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://elevatephotography.com/devwp/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/12/DSC6388-960x639.jpg20001331I traveled to Bolivia in 2012 to visit my sister and her family, who were living in Cochabamba.  I timed my trip to be able to experience and photograph Boliva’s Carnival in the mountain village of Oruro.  I spent the first few days hanging out with my sister, brother-in-law and three nieces and exploring the city of Cochabamba.  I found Bolivia to be a very interesting place to photograph.  Many of the indigenous people don’t like having there picture taken, which can make it somewhat difficult to document and capture their culture.  I tried to make sure I always had permission from whomever I was photographing, but there was one situation in particular where I misunderstood.  It was the first time in my photography career I had someone upset with me for taking their picture.  I was much more careful on the rest of the trip! I traveled with my brother-in-law and a friend of his via bus through the Andes mountains up to the elevated village of Oruro.  It is a mining town that sits at over 12,000 feet.  It was hard just walking up the stairs to get to your room!  Bolivians celebrate Carnival with a mix of ...