Princesa Inca

The nostalgia

2010-01-08T08:32:00.000-08:00

When things change and almost everything is gone the only feeling that remains is nostalgia and decided attitude to protect what is left even with life. In this session our Inca Princess protects her culture, her past, her people, her wounded brother or father with her body, with her life. But at the same time she knows that everything gone is gone... and will never come back again.

Munay warmikuna - Beautiful women

2010-01-08T08:12:00.000-08:00

Original Photography

Morfi Jiménez Mercado
Hasselblad Masters Award 2008
visit : www.morfijimenez.com

Credits

Princesses :

Katherine Urquizo - Indira Ortiz de Orue - Maria Mejía

Photography :

Morfi Jiménez Mercado

Concept and General production :

Einar Jimenez Troncoso

Custom design :

Iñakapalla Chavez - Braddy Romero

Scouting :

Iñakapalla Chavez - Einar Jimenez Troncoso

Light Assitance :

Gustavo Vivanco

The time tunnel

2010-01-08T07:57:00.000-08:00

After the spaniards conquered the Inca Empire, incan women were forgotten and sent to a second priority in colonial society (between 1535- 1821). Slowly, like comming out from the tunnel of time, they have been recovering their identity and real value in modern peruvian and world society.

Photographs : Einar Jiménez Troncoso

Credits

Princesses :

Indira Ortiz de Orue - Katherine Urquizo - Carolay Valdivia - María Mejía (old woman)

Photography and general production :

Einar Jimenez Troncoso

Custom design :

Iñakapalla Chavez - Braddy Romero

Historic research :

Iñakapalla Chavez - Einar Jimenez Troncoso

Casting :

Einar Jiménez Troncoso - Patricia Aranda - Iñakapalla Chavez

Acknowledgements

- Location : Temple of the Sun Qoricancha

- Santo Domingo Church : Padres Dominicos and Mr. Frank Lynch

- Jewelry and pottery : Valderrama Escalante Family

First Story of the Queens

2010-01-07T19:08:00.001-08:00

Based upon the Chronicles of Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

Original Photography : Einar Jiménez Troncoso

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, a 16th Century Peruvian chronicler, made drawings depicting Incan nobles and commoners engaged in everyday activities at the request of the Viceroyalty of Francisco de Toledo. In this first shoot, Einar has recreated Guaman Poma's drawing number 120 titled "The First Story of the Inca Queens" depicting the daily life of three sisters, three Inca nobles.

Credits

Princesses :

Indira Ortiz de Orue - Katherine Urquizo - Carolay Valdivia - María Mejía (old woman)

Photography and general production :

Einar Jimenez Troncoso

Custom design :

Iñakapalla Chavez - Braddy Romero

Historic research :

Iñakapalla Chavez - Einar Jimenez Troncoso

Casting :

Einar Jiménez Troncoso - Patricia Aranda - Iñakapalla Chavez

Acknowledgements

- Location : Temple of the Sun Qoricancha
- Santo Domingo Church : Padres Dominicos and Mr. Frank Lynch

- Jewelry and pottery : Valderrama Escalante Family

Terms and Conditions

2010-01-07T18:51:00.000-08:00

All images and videos produced in cooperation with the Inca Princess production team must be published on our website in accordance with the following conditions:

Publication Terms and conditions :

Each photographer is free to sell, rent or share his or her photographs with anyone at anytime without the prior permission of the Inca Princess team. Each photographer is responsible for the use of his photographs is not bound by the Inca Princess team or its trademarks.
The photographer must provide our team with a CD containing a selection of the photos produced at the shoot with a minimum total of 2000 pixels. IncaPrincess.org will not sell this material without the prior permission of the specific photographer.
On our webpage each image will have a thumbnail of 200x200 pixels.
Each image will be able to be enlarged to at least 800x800 pixels when clicked.
Each image will be digitally stamped with the www.IncaPrincess.org URL.

Production Terms and conditions :

The material must have South American Andean women as the central characters.
The photo shoot or production can be held anywhere in the world, and in any setting, with the prior consent of the IncaPrincess.org team.
Production will be made in close consultation with the IncaPrincess.org team.
The photographer is free to seek outside funding or pay their own production costs.

If you have any questions feel free to email us at :

The concept

2010-01-07T17:09:00.000-08:00

Women are seen as being synonymous with beauty in most cultures around the world. During the days of the Inca Empire not only were noble women beautiful but they also played a proactive role in society. Contemporary South America has an increasingly important role in world affairs and Latin women are enjoying an even more prolific presence.

The Inca Princess Photo Project is a chance for professional photographers to produce some spectacular open theme material celebrating the beauty and unique nature of South American women. Although women will be the central subjects, the photographer can choose any techniques and/or settings and themes, including those listed below :

Historical recreations or re-enactments
Indoor shoots or landscapes
Nude art, body painting, erotica
Fashion and advertising

If you are a professional photographer and want to produce a photo session at IncaPrincess.org, feel free to email us

In the 15th and 16th Centuries the cultural and economic development of the Inca Empire reached its peak. When the Spaniards first arrived they found that local high ranking women were not only extremely beautiful and distinguished but also wielded religious and political power. Peruvian historian Dr. Maria Rostworowski wrote:

”Inca noble women took extreme care with their personal appearance, grooming and dress. Many of these women would have very long straight hair the length of their backs and this extra attention to detail in appearance and dress would distinguish them from commoners. Noble women would be carried on litters by male servants and Fransisco Pizarro, who led the Spanish conquest, was particularly struck by their beauty”.

The objective of the Inca Princess Photo Project is to redefine Andean women and produce images that convey a sense of identity, beauty and dignity, as true of today‘s South American women as of the ancient Incan nobles.