Doors of South America

Our collection of 300 best door pictures of South America has been a long work in progress, photographing historic doors across nine countries. What is the attraction of taking door pictures? It’s a combination of visual composition, symmetry, and symbolism. The wide variety of colors, contrasts, and styles by region makes for a dialogue on culture. Many of the doors come from the turn of the 19th century, some are older. The doors mark security in functionality, and behind many is hospitality. And yet the doors we picture are all closed, leaving us, the onlookers, left outside pondering its significance. This collection of South America door pictures provides an inventory of styles and designs that may be useful to future generations in understanding regional variations and what patterns are authentic to the continent.