To work with elderly anywhere is tricky, since many do not like themselves being old and refuse to take a picture. Of  course, once we get to know them better, often this shyness disappears and we work with them to make beautiful portraits after all. This was not the case with Don Pepe, he invited us to his home as soon as he saw us working in the streets of Samaipata. There we saw a beautiful, old house, with a courtyard, where he used to live with his 7 brothers and sisters, and after with his wife and children. Now he is 82 years old and lives in his house alone.

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