Marco Garro

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Location: Peru

Nationality: Peruvian

Biography: Marco Garro is a Peruvian photographer who began his career as a photojournalist in locals newspapers. He has a B.A degree in communication and received a scholarship to complete a master’s photography degree program in Perú. In 2009... MORE

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The Gold We Inherited, the Gold of Our Dreams

marco garro

Jul 3, 2020

Marco Garro is a Peruvian documentary photographer focusing on social and environmental issues in his native country. His project The Gold We Inherited, the Gold of Our Dreams, produced with the support of the Musée de Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, has been awarded the Ph Museum 2020 Photography Grant. The project was selected for a special feature on Witness as part of the prize.

The Gold We Inherited, the Gold of Our Dreams
Gold has fascinated humankind for millennia. Ancient civilizations across the world saw the powerful sun in its yellow glow and sought…