Awasi Through Our Team’s Eyes
This year, we launched the Awasi Photo Contest, inviting team members from across our lodges to photograph the natural surroundings they experience every day.
From a puma resting on a snow-covered rock in Patagonia to birds sweeping across the falls at Iguazú, the photographs reveal places our teams have come to know closely. There are herds of vicuñas moving beneath the vast skies of Atacama, the green depths of the Atlantic Forest in Santa Catarina, and Mendoza’s vineyards against the Andes.
These are landscapes our teams live and work within each day. They see them through changing seasons and weather, notice the arrival of wildlife and shifts in the light, and often encounter moments that exist only briefly. The contest was an invitation to record some of them.
We invite you to capture the natural beauty surrounding Awasi. From landscapes and wildlife to native flora and dramatic skies, show us the magic of the region through your eyes!
Once all submissions were received, a judging panel selected the winning photographs. The panel was made up of Awasi’s CCO, Marketing Director and HR Manager, together with professional photographer Fabiano Al Makul, who took part in the Awasi Artist Immersion program.
Grand Prize Winner
Awasi Patagonia | Ricardo Candria Mandriaz
Runner-Up
Awasi Iguazú | Victoria Aroztegui
The people behind the camera know these landscapes well. Their photographs are a glimpse of what still catches their eye.
Winning photograph, captured by Awasi Patagonia guide Ricardo Candria Mandriaz
Runner-up photograph by Awasi Iguazú guide Victoria Aroztegui
Andean owls, photographed at Awasi Mendoza by Florencia Basaldella
Vicuña at Awasi Atacama, photographed by Daniel Aravena
The coast of Awasi Santa Catarina, photographed by Marcilio Venancio
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