Book - "El Precio de la Tierra" by Alessandro Cinque
Book - "El Precio de la Tierra" by Alessandro Cinque
My first monograph, El Precio de la Tierra, is the result of nearly a decade documenting how large-scale mining reshapes Indigenous territories across Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador. Blending documentary photography with elements of Magical Realism, the book reveals a shared story of resistance, dignity, and environmental injustice throughout the Andes.
Edited and with a foreword by Sarah Leen (Former Director of Photography National Geographic Magazine), and published by Santiago Escobar Jaramillo and Raya Editorial, it stands as a visual chronicle of resilience and neocolonialism in contemporary South America.
Texts by Sarah Leen, Nelly Luna, Marcelo Rochabrun and Vidal Merma.
First edition of 1,000 copies in English, Spanish, and Italian.
For nearly a decade, I followed the impact of mining across Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, and Ecuador—tracing the scars of extraction and the resilience of Indigenous communities defending their land. El Precio de la Tierra brings these interconnected stories together into a single narrative, revealing how the same extractive forces shape lives across the Andes.
This first monograph gathers years of fieldwork and more than 320,000 photographs, distilled into a curated selection of 206 images across approximately 266 pages. Published in a 19 × 26 cm (7.48 × 9.45 in) horizontal format, the book includes previously unpublished photographs and text contributions from Sarah Leen, Nelly Luna, Marcelo Rochabrun and Vidal Merma.
The book also includes a separate booklet at the end, featuring all captions translated into English, Spanish, and Italian for the 206 photographs presented.
Printed in Italy at EBS on high-quality 135gsm GardaPat Kiara, the book condenses thousands of miles, hundreds of journeys, and a decade of work into a poetic yet uncompromising testimony to environmental injustice, memory, and resistance.
