Enrique Hernández Ramírez watches as a festival visitor looks at his completed fish. His wood-carved fish are meant to show the many species of fish without endangering their habitat as is done with intensive fishing.
Photo by Amy Vaughters, Smithsonian Institution
Enrique Hernández Ramírez carves a new fish out of wood. His vast knowledge of fish allows him to carve various species that live in the Amazon.
Photo by Amy Vaughters, Smithsonian Institution
Enrique Hernández Ramírez adds the finishing touches to his fish. He stays true to nature and makes every one of them precise.
Photo by Walter Larrimore, Smithsonian Institution
Enrique Hernández specializes in carving balsa wood figures that represent the great diversity of fish found in the Amazonian Tropical Rainforest. He first learned this craft through an initiative that provided materials for teaching children about local traditional knowledge. He also creates these replicas as part of a support grant from the organization Tropenbos International.
