Portfolio: Indigenous Photographer
Moises Ñihua Ahua Caiga
Kawea
Birds of the Ecuadorian Amazon of Yasuní National Park. In my Waodani language, they are called Kawea.
Amazonian Playground
At the bottom of the Amazon rainforest, a few people from the community of Bameno enjoy bathing in the Cononaco River.
Vital River
My nieces and nephews enjoy bathing in the stream near the community of Ganketapade. We have consumed the river water daily for many decades with my family.
Family Time
My cousin Oyowa as he pilots a motor canoe and enjoys being together with his family and seeing landscapes, rivers, birds in the forest.
Camouflage
Beautiful birds are eating the palm leaves next to my house in Ganketapade.
First Steps
River turtles live on the banks of the Tiputini River. While I was bathing in the river, I found these baby turtles.
Defending the Land
This is my custom and culture as Waodani, with the typical dress that my ancestors wore in Yasuní National Park. The crowns and eye outlines that they have painted red represent war and the fight for human rights and rights of Nature.
A Mother’s Love
Traveling by bus, a Waodani mother is very worried about the child’s health, so she is going to the doctor of the oil company Repsol.
Curaré
Curaré vines, which are to make poison, are useful for preparing arrows for the traditional blowgun that Waodani hunters use to kill birds and monkeys in the jungle of Ecuadorian Amazon.
A Clash of Traditions
Many years ago, my Waodani tribe used a boat cut from a tree, like this one on the right bank. On the other side is a natural boat. Currently, they use one from the jungle and another from the western world. The view is incredible along the Tiputini River.