Geoffrey Hiller :: Documentary Photographer in Portland, Oregon

EARLY WORK (1972-1975): LATIN AMERICA / BRAZIL (1974-1975)

In the fall of 1974 I left for an overland trip to Latin America. My destination was Salvador, Bahia. I had met the Brazilian musicians Airto and Flora Purim in San Francisco, where I photographed them rehearsing at the Keystone Corner. After hearing their stories about their home country, I knew I had to see for myself. 

I survived the long ride on the 'tren de muerte' from Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Sao Paulo. After six weeks in Brazil I returned to California and saved up to return the following year. I didn't know it but my timing was fortuitous. The editorial market was diminishing in the US (Life and Look were disappearing) but it was in fact growing in Brazil. After freelancing in Rio for a few months, I landed a job with Manchette, the equivalent of Life magazine of Brazil. I went on to become a staff photographer with Revista Geografica (their National Geographic). 

  • Near Cuzco on the Altiplano, Peru
  • Near Cuzco on the Altiplano, Peru
  • Cali, Colombia/ Quito,Ecuador.
  • Cuenca, Ecuador/ Cuzco, Peru
  • Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Otavalo, Ecuador
  • Altiplano, Peru
  • Aguas Calientes, Peru
  • Santiago, Chile
  • Puno, Peru
  • Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil
  • Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil
  • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
  • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
  • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
  • Rio de Janiero, Brazil
  • Macumba Ceremony, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
  • Cachoeira, Bahia, Brazil
  • Rio de Janiero, Brazil
  • Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
  • LAO FRONTIER (2019)
  • VIETNAM (2019)
  • PORTLAND BIKE PROJECT- BBC (2021)
  • DAYBREAK IN MYANMAR BOOK (2014)
  • BUY DAYBREAK IN MYANMAR
  • 40THIRST-LAURELTHIRST PRINT FUNDRAISER
  • DAYS OF AWE: DAYS OF HEAVEN (2022)
  • MYANMAR BOOK REVIEW-THE ATLANTIC
  • VIETNAM IN MOTION (2016)
  • VIETNAM WINTER (2016)
    • HUE- IMPERIAL CITY
    • HANOI- REINVENTED CITY
    • HA GIANG- ETHNIC VILLAGES
    • HANOI- CITY IN TRANSITION
    • SAIGON- HO CHI MINH CITY
    • HANOI- OLD QUARTER
    • NINH BINH- RISING DRAGON
  • ART OF RECOVERY WORKSHOP (2018)
  • BUS 75:HIDDEN PORTLAND (2016)
  • HASSIDIC JEWS OF MONTREAL (2018)
  • PORTLAND NOCTURNE (2017)
  • UZBEKISTAN (2013)
  • LAHORE PAKISTAN (2013)
    • ELECTIONS
    • CITYSCAPE
    • COLLEGE OF ARTS
    • CHRISTIANS
    • @WORK
    • PORTRAITS
    • NEWSPAPER MEN
    • SCHOOLS
    • ISLAMABAD
  • CAMBODIA (2011)
    • HOUSING DEVELOPMENT-LAND
    • HOUSING DEVELOPMENT-WORKERS
    • HOUSING DEVELOPMENT-NEW WORLD
    • CHAM
    • PHNOM PENH
  • INDIA (2010)
    • MUMBAI
    • KOLKATA
    • OOTY: HILLSTATION
    • CHENNAI: DAY OF THE DEAD
    • TAMIL NADU
    • KERALA
    • MYSORE
    • BANGALORE: AFFLUENCE
  • BANGLADESH (2008-09)
    • CONTROLLED CHAOS
    • FACES
    • ISLAM
    • URBAN SPACE
    • THE RIVER
    • DIPTYCHS
    • SURVIVERS
    • DURGA PUJA
    • SIMPLE PLEASURES
  • JAPAN
    • JAPANESE DIPTYCHS (2007)
    • TSUKIJI FISH MARKET VIDEO (2007)
  • WEST AFRICA (2004/ 2005)
    • GHANA
    • TOGO
    • BENIN
  • VIETNAM JOURNAL (1995)
  • EASTERN EUROPE WINTER (1992)
  • HOMELESS IN SAN FRANCISCO (1988-1990)
  • HARLEM ON MY MIND (1985)
  • GUARDIAN ANGELS IN NEW YORK (1981)
  • EARLY WORK (1972-1975)
    • LATIN AMERICA / BRAZIL (1974-1975)
    • UNITED STATES / EUROPE (1970- 1973)
  • BIO
  • BOOK, EXHIBITS, EVENTS
  • VERVE PHOTO
  • BUS 75: HIDDEN PORTLAND BLOG
  • INSIDE PAKISTAN BLOG
  • BANGLADESH BLOG

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