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The Indy Eye: Antarctica

The Indy Eye: Antarctica

Antarctica is the only uninhabited continent left on the planet. It’s also the coldest, windiest, driest, highest, and understandably, the most remote. Two photographers share their views from recent trips to the ‘end of the world’.

Posted in Photoessay, Travel, Travel2 Comments

The Indy Eye: December 2001 and 2011

The Indy Eye: December 2001 and 2011

The protests in December 2001 shook the system which responded with deadly repressive force. Patricio Murphy shares his photos from both 20th December 2001 and 2011.

Posted in Economic Crisis, Photoessay4 Comments

The Indy Eye: Presidential Inauguration

The Indy Eye: Presidential Inauguration

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was sworn in for a second term on Saturday 10th December 2011. Photographer Patricio Murphy shares his coverage of the day from Congreso to Plaza de Mayo.

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The Indy Eye: 2011 Artesenal Faire at La Rural

The Indy Eye: 2011 Artesenal Faire at La Rural

Over 500 artisans are selling their traditional (and some non-traditional) wares at La Rural expo through Dec 6-11. Photographer Beatrice Murch gives you a small sample of what to expect over the long holiday weekend.

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VIDEO: Masa Crítica Buenos Aires

VIDEO: Masa Crítica Buenos Aires

On the first Sunday of every month, thousands of cyclists take over the streets of Buenos Aires, carving an unplanned route through the busy city centre. Laura Mowat finds out what this movement is all about.

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The Indy Eye: Folkhop on the Trains

The Indy Eye: Folkhop on the Trains

Jessie Akin shows a day in the life of a folk-hop band who busk for money on the trains through the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

Posted in Photoessay, Underground BA0 Comments

VIDEO: Dog Grooming in Buenos Aires

VIDEO: Dog Grooming in Buenos Aires

In the fashion capital of Latin America, it isn’t just the people that are getting spruced up. Randall Ware visits Sebastian’s, a dog grooming parlour in Recoleta where pets go for a model makeover.

Posted in Fashion, TOP STORY, Video2 Comments

The Indy Eye: Qom Struggle, One Year On

Today marks one year since the brutal repression of the a peaceful roadblock by the indigenous Qom community in Formosa. Patricio Guillamón has spent a year following the case, and shares his images.

Posted in Human Rights, Photoessay, TOP STORY0 Comments

The Indy Eye: Tipas Porteñas

In Tipas Porteñas, photographer Beatrice Murch presents a side of Buenos Aires as iconic as Eva Perón or Jorge Luis Borges. They are canopies, they cut organic figures in the urban landscape, and at times exuberant dashes of colour, but they are ever present: the Tipa trees of Buenos Aires. On display at the Botanical Gardens in Palermo from Nov 21 – Dec 15.

Posted in Environment, Photoessay3 Comments

‘Soy Yo’: Gay Pride in Argentina

‘Soy Yo’: Gay Pride in Argentina

Twenty years after the first gay pride march in Buenos Aires, Alexandra N. Katz speaks to Leon Agustin Labraña about changing attitudes in Argentina and how he came to terms with his sexuality.

Posted in Society, TOP STORY, Video1 Comment

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