Beards, Bribery, and Ballot Boxes
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2y ago
Elections in the highlands of Papua New Guinea involve traditional costume, machine guns, ancestral belief, copious amounts of marijuana, and some of the most palpably optimistic and overtly corrupt political shenanigans on the planet. With the 2017 national elections looming, I reflect on the volatile voting of 2012 ..read more
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In Search of Whales
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2y ago
Far out in the Pacific Ocean, my dream to dive with magnificent humpback whales finally comes true. Yet while we are out there, a darker side of the ocean is revealed. It is one that makes life on our planet seem all the more precious and full of beauty ..read more
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Amazed
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2y ago
For more than two decades, through the lens of my camera, I have sought out the hope and beauty woven into the fabric of all life and all peoples, from forest to ocean. In the face of the myriad unrecognized plights and urgent truths of our shared human and planetary condition, these shimmering threads promise change ..read more
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Journey Through the Sahara
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2y ago
For 700km, day and night, we slithered through the vast uninhabited Sahara desert, sleeping on top of Mauritania’s infamous iron ore train. Heading for the coast, we hoped to find a place of forgotten shipwrecks and unknown surf ..read more
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The Last Hunter Gatherers
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2y ago
Hunting only with bows, arrows, and their ingenuity, what marked my time with the Hadza was how remarkably happy they seemed. In their language, there is no word for “worry” and by following their ancestral ways, the Hadza truly live in the moment ..read more
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Warm Waters
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2y ago
Global warming and climate change pose an existential threat to the low-lying nations of the Pacific. Sea level rise, coastal erosion, and super typhoons are already proving scientists’ predictions that they may disappear beneath the waves within decades ..read more
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The Gris-gris Wrestlers of Senegal
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2y ago
As evening falls in a packed stadium, heat still radiating from the ground, I am witness to how traditional Senegalese wrestling — with its mystical “gris-gris” rituals, intense drumming, and trance-like dance — has evolved into a high profile, superstar sport ..read more
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Life and Stress at the Ice Edge
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2y ago
Emperor penguins can propel themselves out of Antartica’s icy waters in astonishing leaps that defy gravity. Following my own close encounter with the penguins’ main predator, leopard seals, I entered Antarctica’s freezing waters to observe how they can achieve this remarkable feat, escaping predation ..read more
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In Search of Warriors
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2y ago
A story told by my grandfather sparked a fascination. Far to the east lies a land, wild and vast, inhabited by the legendary warriors who rescued my grandfather. Mongolia. For fifteen years, I’ve returned to this country, seeking to understand the raw beauty and tenacity that shapes those who call it home ..read more
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Women at the End of the Land
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2y ago
For centuries, the nomadic Nenets reindeer herders of the Siberian arctic have migrated across one of the most challenging environments on Earth. Today, the permafrost is melting, posing significant threat to their unique way of life. This is the intimate story of Lena, a young Nenets mother, and her journey to birth ..read more
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