Torres del Paine, Chile

Torres del Paine, Chile

Guanaco on the Patagonian Steppe

9 min read · Americas

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Wind-carved grassland, herds moving against granite towers, and the puma tracks that mean you are not the only one watching.

Patagonia is a landscape that refuses to be photographed well — it is simply too big, and the wildlife too far. Still, we tried.

The steppe delivered a new scene every hour: guanaco herds grazing the golden grass, a condor riding the ridge lift, and fresh puma tracks pressed into the trail at dawn. The wind decided our days, so we learned to shoot fast, stay low, and keep the towers behind the animals.

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