Rio Tinto is a heavily polluted river with heavy metals in the province of Huelva in Andalusia Spain. For millennia, gold, silver, iron, copper and other metals have been dug along the river. Around 5,000 years ago, Iberians and Tartessians (the legendary inhabitants of the city of Tartessos) started doing this. They were followed by Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Moors. After lying dormant for a while in the Middle Ages, the Spanish reopened the mines in 1724. Now the red-yellow river is a walhalla for photographers. The metals create colours in the water and stones that you are unlikely to find anywhere else. Despite the polluted river, it also flows through beautiful scenery.
Since 2007 I live in the interior of the Spanish Andalusia and take pictures of the beautiful cities, villages and beautiful landscapes. Gradually I have built up a bond with the locals and have visited the major cities of Malaga, Cordoba and Granada so many times that I.. Read more…