Photos from Theogony editors Griffin Harris and Sam Wingfield’s trip to the Sucusari River basin in the Peruvian Amazon, where they worked with George Mason University and a local indigenous tribe. Their essay detailing the trip is published on Theogony here. All photos by Brian Griffiths.
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A man plants rice on a seasonal island in the Napo River.
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A starry night as seen from the Sucusari River.
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Victornio Rios Torres, Maijuna hunter, paddles a dugout canoe on the Sucusari River.
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A Maijuna child plays in the mud.
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A bonfire on a seasonal island on the Napo River.
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Torres talks about the medicinal use of jungle plants.
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A monkey peeks out from a banana bunch.
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An Amazonian sunset.
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Telmo Sangama, Maijuna grower.
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Sebastian Ochoa, leader of the Maijuna, speaks to George Mason students.