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PORTRAITS //

Eyes on the Prize

Eyes on the Prize

Bolivian mountain guide Alex Tinta points to our next goal from the summit of Huayna Potosi [19,974’ (6088 m)] in April 2015. We killed time in -12C before the last push to give the sun time to rise, and shortly thereafter enjoyed the first fruits of the light after leaving camp last and arriving to the top first.

Gracious for Osa Peninsula

Gracious for Osa Peninsula

“I am thankful with life for bringing me here to the Osa Peninsula to live. It was for a very special reason, when my daughter died. I came here to get to know the Osa peninsula to recuperate during my time of mourning, to be close with nature.” Shot on assignment with Look for the Good Project in Corcovado National Park near Carate, Costa Rica in January 2015.

Kyrgyz Way of Life in the Pamirs

Kyrgyz Way of Life in the Pamirs

Passing through the high altitude valleys of eastern Tajikistan, an afternoon offering of shir choi milk tea is accompanied by tales of prior generations growing grapes in a locale that is now characterized by arid desert. Despite the geographic isolation, satellite dishes and solar panels atop the nomad huts allow for nightly news near Murghab, Tajikistan in August 2013.”

Brothers Tinta on Illimani

Brothers Tinta on Illimani

Mountain guide, Alex Tinta, and guide-in-training/brother Francisco pause for a moment on the first stages of the ascent to Illi- mani’s summit [21,122’ (6,438 m)] outside La Paz, Bolivia in April 2015. The climb would be cut short by dangerous snow conditions, as the weak layers of autumn snowfall caused raging avalanches all around our ridge of safety.

Looking for the Good in Iceland

Looking for the Good in Iceland

Ms. Emma Matthews shares her story in the middle of the Blue Lagoon, near Keflavik, Iceland.

A Warm Welcome to Ireland

A Warm Welcome to Ireland

What could be better than meeting an Irish lad on your first day in the country and joining in for some revelry on the side of the Liffey? These two actresses and their filmmaker brightened my life in Dublin, Ireland in May 2015 following our interviews for the Look for the Good Project.

Simple But True

Simple But True

Pedro, a porter on Illimani, outside La Paz, Bolivia, is grateful for women.

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