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Pie Aerts Portraits the Solitary Puesteros of Patagonia

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Pie Aerts Portraits the Solitary Puesteros of Patagonia

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Pie Aerts photographs Chile's puesteros, solitary horsemen living deep in Patagonia, in a portrait series published by The Guardian. The work goes beyond landscape romance, pulling out stories of isolation, alcoholism, and a heritage with few practitioners left.

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