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Cyclist, foodie, band member, vintage furniture lover and product designer. Doing at the nexus of simplicity and sustainability to craft meaningful ideas that endure. I sometimes make random things with friends.

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  • Photo by @shonephoto (Robbie Shone) // #sponsored by @Nature_Valley // The Chandelier Ballroom in Lechuguilla (cave) is an underground chamber that is as iconic and well known to cave explorers around the world as the Royal Albert Hall is to the world’s leading musicians, composers and artists. There is nowhere else in the world that explorers have discovered quite like it! With its giant 6m (20ft) long glittering gypsum chandelier formations hanging down from the ceiling, it feels like you are exploring a cave on another planet. For millions of years, the cave has been sealed off from human and animal interaction. The cave is so beautiful and so important to science that access is strictly controlled in order to keep the cave in as pristine condition as possible. It is a real time machine, taking us back to a world that was very different to the one we live in today. // Join @Nature_Valley in supporting the national parks by hiking your local trails. Track your miles with the MapMyHike app for a chance to win prizes, like a national park trip! #NatureValleyHikeAMillion
  • Photo by Ronald Cohn // Koko the gorilla, an ambassador for her species famous for learning sign language, has died at the age of 46. Over the years, she graced our cover twice—in 1978 and 1985–capturing the hearts of millions and inspiring gorilla conservation efforts around the world. We don’t know of any other individual animal who has appeared twice on our cover.
  • Photo by @michaelmelford (Michael Melford) // #sponsored by @Nature_Valley // #NatureValleyHikeAMillion // Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California. This image shot while on assignment for NG magazine is the lowest point in the USA at – 282 ft. below sea level. I wanted to capture patterns formed by the evaporation of the minerals on the basin floor. I’m looking west here at sunset toward Telescope peak (3368m) and the Panamint range. Death Valley is the largest national park in the nation. This image ran as a two-page spread in the magazine. // Join @Nature_Valley in supporting the National Parks by hiking your local trails. Track your miles with the MapMyHike app for a chance to win prizes, like a national park trip!
  • Photo by @argonautphoto (Aaron Huey) //#sponsored by @Nature_Valley //#NatureValleyHikeAMillion // A member of a climbing expedition makes his way across the upper Ruth Glacier past jeweled pools in the snow below Denali, the highest peak in North America, Denali National Park, Alaska. Even on cloudy days the blue ice of the 2000 ft thick glacier glows! // Join @Nature_Valley in supporting the national parks by hiking your local trails. Track your miles with the MapMyHike app for a chance to win prizes, like a national park trip!
  • photo by @TasneemAlsultan "Amo, what's all this fuss around? All of a sudden I hear clicks and running" The old man leaning against the wall asked us. I took a few more pictures of him, whilst his grandson hugged and kissed him. "I'm with a group of Syrian children walking around the block to find stories to tell. We're using photography right now" I held the camera high enough for him to see, but he showed no sign of recognition. "And you expect this is going to help with anything? Teaching the children photography? It's a waste of time!" He says half serious with a hint of laughter, perhaps mocking my excited reply. "Each person here, has witnessed enough to write a book. These stories need to be told for us to be able to help or change. Amo [uncle], we've not had much freedom of expression for many years, but art is a great outlet, don't you agree?" It took him a while to think for a reply to my question. Finally, he smiles and says: "Please pray for my eye surgery tomorrow. I've not seen the light for the last few years. If I come back with my sight, you can all take pictures of my handsome face!" #refugees #syria #jordan
  • Photo by @paleyphoto (Matthieu Paley). They had been hiding in the coastal bush for days, waiting for good weather. That evening, the handlers told the refugees they could try to make it to the other side, there would be little wind, it won’t be too dangerous. From this hidden cove, it was just a 30 minutes boat ride. They had been on the road for weeks. On the horizon, Chios island, Greece = Europe, the final goal. It was a very chaotic scene, the waves pushing the boat and the group of thirty-something refugees (mostly Afghans and Syrians) holding their few belongings wrapped in plastic bags waiting anxiously to get from the rock into the inflatable zodiac. Most of them did not know how to swim, they had never been on the ocean before. You can see more images from this day on my IG Story on @paleyphoto (next 24 hours) #istandbyrefugees #turkey #refugees #worldrefugeeday
  • Photo by @chien_chi_chang October, 2017. At the Hakimpara refugee camps, Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.Rohingya wait in line to receive their family meal and cooking ration coupons. Since late-August, 2017, 600,000 Rohingya have fled across the border of Myanmar to Bangladesh following a violent confrontation in Rakhine state that quickly escalated into what the United Nations has called a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” Many have escaped burning villages by foot, walking for twelve to fourteen days before arriving in Bangladesh. The Rohingya have long faced violent oppression in Myanmar, which stripped them of citizenship 1982 and frequently makes them a target of racist, incendiary propaganda. Most of the refugees have settled in makeshift camps situated around the small border city of Cox’s Bazar. Relief agencies and the United Nations have been operating in the area but despite their efforts, have been unable to accommodate the large numbers of people in need of food and lodging. As the Myanmar and Bangladeshi governments discuss solutions to the crises, the fate of the Rohingya remains uncertain. #MagnumPhotos #RohingyaRefugee #cccontheroad
  • Photo by @markosian | It was night when Hanan and her family boarded the boat. "I was scared,” Hanan, who is 15, and grew up in Iraq, told me. "All I saw was water.” Hanan had never seen an ocean before -- and now was one of 50 other refugees whom crammed together onto a rubber boat. As it pushed out to sea and the waves started to rise, water started to rush in. "I didn't know how to swim," Hanan said. "I thought we would drown.” A year later, now in Germany, Hanan stands at the edge of a pool, getting ready to jump in the water for the first time. She is amongst a handful of other refugees learning to swim as a way of overcoming their fear of water and the journey they made.
  • Photo by: @martinschoeller . Image 1 Patricia, 2016 In the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, Patricia, 22, was raped and left to die in the bush. A woman found her, cared for her and sent Patricia to safety in Nairobi, Kenya. Patricia came to the U.S. alone in October 2015, with no knowledge of the fate of her family. Having been given the opportunity for a future of safety and hope, Patricia intends to build a life that honors those who have not been as fortunate. She hopes to become a voice for women who continue to suffer, as well as those who have died. . Image 2 Bhimal, 2016 In 1992, Bhimal, 42, and his wife Nila, 38, fled ethnic cleansing in Bhutan. Their son, 14, was born while the couple sought refuge in Nepal. After arriving in New York in 2015, Bhimal quickly secured a full-time job. Bhimal, who learned English in Nepal, practices English with Nila every night, building on the knowledge she has gained through language classes. Their son is enrolled in a local high school and quickly adapting to American culture. . Image 3 Soha, 2016 In 2013, Soha and her family left Homs, Syria to escape the Syrian civil war. After two years in Jordan, Soha, her husband and their two children were resettled in New Jersey. Not long after their arrival, Soha’s seven-year-old autistic son began to speak again after remaining silent for much of the time since their flight from Homs. On @worldrefugeeday, remember humans should help humans. Photo exhibited as part of “REFUGEE” at the @annbergspace in partnership with the @unhcr @usun in 2016. For more work, follow me @martinschoeller and @martinschoellerstudio | #martinschoeller #refugee #unhcr #usun #worldrefugeeday #withrefugees #sharedhumanity
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