I paddled into Mosquito Bay on a moonless October night, and the water around my kayak exploded into liquid starlight. Twenty years photographing bioluminescent bays across the Caribbean had prepared me for a faint glow, maybe some sparkles if I got lucky. What I witnessed in Vieques that evening—700,000 dinoflagellates per gallon creating the brightest … Lire plus
I stumbled onto Medellín’s Metrocable during morning rush hour, wedged between a grandmother clutching grocery bags and a construction worker heading to the valley below. The 8-passenger gondola lurched upward, and suddenly I wasn’t just riding public transit—I was witnessing Colombia’s proudest urban revolution unfold beneath my feet at 30 cents per trip. What started … Lire plus
I stand in pre-dawn darkness at Balloon Fiesta Park, watching 500 hot air balloons inflate across 78 acres of high desert terrain. The silence breaks at 5:47 AM when the first propane burners roar to life, and within 90 minutes, the entire New Mexico sky transforms into a floating canvas of color that exists nowhere … Lire plus
I first stepped onto these terraced slopes at 5:47 AM on an October morning, and the silence stopped me mid-breath. The $2 entrance fee felt almost absurd for what unfolded before me—amphitheater walls of emerald green dropping in perfect steps toward the valley floor, each tier catching the first golden light like a mirror reflecting … Lire plus
After two decades exploring over 900 tidal islands across five continents, I thought I’d witnessed every permutation of sand, sea, and tide. Then I sailed 32 kilometers east from Manama into the Persian Gulf’s turquoise expanse, watching a white sandbank materialize from nothing. Jarada Island appears for roughly six hours during low tide, transforms into … Lire plus
I spent two decades photographing luxury winter resorts across North America, from Aspen’s $600 suites to Whistler’s champagne lodges. At 55, exhausted by overpriced mediocrity and Instagram crowds, I researched obscure Canadian winter destinations. One January search query changed everything: “Lake Simcoe ice roads.” Three weeks later, I drove my SUV across 2 feet of … Lire plus
The ferry to Fastnet Rock pulls away from Baltimore harbour at dawn, €80 lighter in your wallet. Three hours of Atlantic swells lie ahead for a distant glimpse of Ireland’s most famous lighthouse. Meanwhile, fifteen minutes south of Goleen village, a narrow coastal road leads to Rock Island Point where an 1843 lighthouse stands guard … Lire plus
After two decades documenting underwater museums across the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Pacific—from Grenada’s pioneering sculptures to the Canary Islands’ Atlantic installations—I thought I’d seen every possible fusion of art and ocean. Then in 2019, during a marine conservation research trip to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, I discovered something that fundamentally changed how I understand the relationship … Lire plus
Standing at 442 meters above the Arabian Desert, sunset paints the skyline in copper and gold while the vast sand stretches endlessly below. This isn’t a rendering of Manhattan in 2050—it’s Dubai today, where the Burj Khalifa pierces the sky at 828 meters, nearly three times the height of New York’s Empire State Building. The … Lire plus
I pulled into the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm parking lot on May 2nd, 2022, expecting fields of vibrant color. Instead, I found green stems and scattered petals—I’d missed the bloom entirely. A third-generation farmer named Ross Iverson noticed my disappointment and walked over. “You came three weeks too late,” he said kindly. “Tulips don’t follow … Lire plus