← ExploreDescription Francisco Coto captures a spontaneous moment during a family journey through mangroves. The passengers’ gazes converge on his camera, creating an intimate image that retains the feeling of a shared moment. Historical note Among the passengers is Federico Schutt de la Croix (in a white shirt), founder of the Curú estate in 1933 and a key figure in the history of the area. The photograph predates Curú’s official designation as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1983 by approximately two decades. The first privately established refuge of its kind in Costa Rica, Curú became a landmark in the country’s conservation history. People Federico Schutt de la Croix,
Claudia Mannix Institutions Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Curú Keywords small groupchildposedseatedstandinglooking / observingwaitingdrivingposing for portraithigh-angle viewclose-upsymmetryleading linesdeep depth of fieldcalmintimacy
The Crossing
Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Curúca. 1963Francisco Coto
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