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Great Lakes Freighter in Fog
A Great Lakes freighter moves along the North Shore of Minnesota. Its presence reduced to near silhouette in the early morning fog on Lake Superior. In the hush between water and sky, a low hum and trailing plume whisper of the power that moves steel and industry across these cold…
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Photographing Quilotoa, Ecuador
Quilotoa, Ecuador, a remote village high in the Andes mountains seen through three cameras, each offering a different way of capturing place, presence, and moment.
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Passage
FIELD NOTES: On cobblestone streets in the historic center of Quito, stands an ancient wooden door. And no matter what awaits beyond, you must reach for a hand to cross the threshold. It offers no invitation. Closed to the passive. Quietly indifferent for centuries. Yet it has been reached for…
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Waiting for a Table
FIELD NOTES: We pulled into the parking lot of a restaurant. An old brick building that used to be a train station, but now serves the best pizza in town. On the way to the door, I noticed them. Already in line. Not a word between them. No shifting of…
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The Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador sits at a lofty elevation of nearly 9400ft making it the highest capital anywhere in the world. The historic center is among the best-preserved in the Americas. In 1978 it became the first World Cultural Heritage Site declared by UNESCO. I visited Quito earlier this month. Check out…
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Photographing the Mindo Cloud Forest of Ecuador: Mist, Birds, and Waterfalls
A few hours northwest of Quito, on the wester slopes of the Andes, lies the Mindo Cloud Forest. Here, between 4,000 to 6,000ft above sea level, the forested mountains dissolve into the clouds in one of the most biologically rich ecosystems on earth. Join me as I hike the trails…
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Cotopaxi: Following Humboldt and Frederic Church into the Andes
The Stratovolcano Cotopaxi in Ecuador tops out at nearly 19,400ft in elevation. I spent a couple weeks in Ecuador recently and had the chance to photograph this iconic peak. Check out my images and article on one of the most famous volcanoes in the world.
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Robert Roy MacGregor
In 2012, I embarked on a road trip across the Scottish Highlands. I arrived in Edinburgh and departed from Inverness two weeks later. I had a rental car but no reservations anywhere, nor an itinerary. The main goals were to experience the lands of my ancestors and sample as many…
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Opposite Seasons on Lake Michigan
These two photos were taken from the Menomonee Marina. Menomonee sits along the western shore of Lake Michigan, looking east across Green Bay. One is from the dead of winter. The other at the height of summer. The contrast is interesting.
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“The Journey itself is my home.”
— Matsuo Bashō
