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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: @renaeffendiphoto // Captured #withGalaxy S9+ produced with @samsungmobileusa using Pro Mode f 2.4 (full view) ISO 25 // Swipe Left: The historic Uchisar Castle looms over the otherworldly Pigeon Valley which connects the castle to the town of Goreme in Cappadocia, Turkey. Many cave dwellings carved out of the surrounding rock formations were painted white in order to attract pigeons, many flocks of which have nestled in the perforated hills. Local farmers are said to collect the pigeon droppings to use as fertilizer for the vineyards in the area. Resembling a giant anthill from the outside, the Uchisar Castle is a formidable part of the landscape, while inside it contains numerous enclosures all connected with inner tunnels and passages.
  • Photo By @BrianSkerry Spinner dolphins socializing in the early morning off Hawaii. Spinners are one of the most social of dolphin species, rarely seen alone and typically found in larger pods. They forage at night offshore in deep water, then come into shallow bays in the morning to socialize and rest. The Hawaiian spinners have a beautiful tri-coloration. These animals are considerably smaller in size compared to species like bottlenose. For more images and stories about ocean wildlife follow @BrianSkerry #dolphins #hawaii #animalminds #smartanimals #marinemammals
  • Photo by @Joelsartore | Did you know that tigers have distinct stripes unique to each individual, just like our human fingerprints? This is Raphael, an endangered bengal tiger cub, just eight-weeks-old when he was photographed at the @algulfcoastzoo. Raphael is spunky and inquisitive— he enjoys playing rough and is also very loving. After about an eight-month stay at the zoo, Raphael went back to the breeding program at the Marcan Tiger Preserve-- a facility dedicated to the preservation and protection of the critically endangered Bengal tiger. To see more photos of Raphael follow @Joelsartore. #bengaltiger #tigercub #endangeredspecies #PhotoArk
  • Photo by: @tasneemalsultan // Weddings in the Arab region are many, obviously. But to share and publish is a big deal. As Arabs, we tend to view the special day as an intimate and private one. You would never show up to a wedding uninvited. And photography, whether you are conservative, wearing hijab or not, is viewed as something that many couples want to only print and show to close friends and family. Hence, although I have shot countless weddings in the region, I rarely have couples that allow me to showcase some of their wedding images. I get overexcited with the few images that I beg and plead and finally get to share.
  • Photo by @stephenwilkes. This gentle and wise elephant with her calf in Tanzania. To see more photos from my travels near and far, visit me @stephenwilkes. #DayToNight #StephenWilkes #elephant #BabyElephant #Tanzania #Africa
  • Photo by @shonephoto // The last three weeks I have been accompanying a climate research expedition in the Arctic. The aim was to visit the Wegener Halvø peninsula of East Greenland where we had received a tip off that there were caves to be found. Our aim was to expand the vision of the Greenland Caves Project (@greenland_caves), to find these caves, explore them and collect samples for palaeoclimate research. As part of the project we wished to try and reduce our environmental and climate impact; we teamed up with the Top to Top Global Climate expedition and sailed from Iceland to Greenland and back. It was an amazing experience with breathtaking views the whole time (not that I was always able to appreciate them when being sick off the back of the boat). Here is one image from this amazing emotional and physical journey of a giant iceberg in the mouth of Scoresby Sound. I’ll be sharing more images over the next weeks.
  • Photo by @martinschoeller | Religion: Theravada Buddhism Bhante Heenbunne Kondanna: “I live in a temple on Staten Island. We have a big Sri Lankan community there so most of them are Buddhist. Very basically, Buddhism, if I explain it, is not to do evil. Do good, purify your mind. Not to do anything wrong, which is hard. So you need a definition for that. Whatever’s harmful to you and to the other person is not good. Whatever is beneficial to you and to the other person is good. Either good or bad go into the category of Karma. So you stay on the good side, the positive side. How do you do that? By practicing meditation, refining your mind. You know, our minds, we have so much luggage in there. Be aware of it. 'I can show you the path but you have to walk the path', that’s what the Buddha said. When you practice meditation, you can see yourself. Greed, hatred and ignorance are the three root causes of all these crazy things that we do. Free yourself, find your own peace. That’s the central message that Buddha gave. There are a lot of things that we are doing habitually and so what he was encouraging is don’t live habitually, live mindfully. When you are mindfully living, you are concentrated about other people. Life is like a bubble of water…like a dew drop which is hanging on the tip of a leaf. Any time it’s fragile, any time it can drop off. So therefore, uncertainty is always there so don’t leave any room for regret, do nice things. Do things that you can be happy [about] so that you are always prepared. What Buddha said was ‘may all beings be well and happy.’ That’s all. You can practice it. Practice it like a mother who has only one child. She will be risking her life to save her only child. So we must have that quality within us. Use that same kind of love to all beings.”
  • Photo by @jimmy_chin @alexhonnold may have climbed El Cap without any gear or a rope...but we more than made up for his lack of gear on the production side. @oceangoingmonkey and @cheynelempe sorting through 3000ft of line and a bit of gear during the production of the feature documentary #FREESOLO. (Releasing in theaters this fall.) Let’s just say we got really good at hauling and coiling ropes after chasing Alex for two years on and off the wall. Huge shout out to such an incredible and committed crew that stuck by Alex and the project through thick and thin. This job was not for the faint of heart... @mikeylikesrocks @clairpopkin @cheyne_lempe @oceangoingmonkey @samuelcrossley @jimhurst @publishthequest @mochinyc. To see the trailer visit www.freesolofilm.com. Shot on assignment for @natgeo.
  • Photograph by Michael Yamashita @yamashitaphoto - The rains may have stopped for a while in Kerala, India, but after the worst monsoon in 95 years, with hundreds killed and thousands more stranded or crammed into relief camps, the real horrors of the flood are only beginning to be felt. Viral disease, snake bites, contaminated water, along with ruined infrastructure and lost homes, schools, businesses, and hospitals are among the tragic after-effects of this historic disaster. The geography of the region, beloved by tourists – and photographers -- for its beaches and tranquil backwaters (nearly 500 miles of lakes, rivers, inlets and canals), intensified the devastating effects of the torrential rains. Thirty-four out of 42 dams are full and have to be opened to avoid bursting, releasing even more water to the rain-soaked region. I’ve spent a lot of time shooting in Kerala and have great memories, such as the dip nets pictured here in Cochin. To help, my friends tell me the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund is collecting donations to help victims of the flooding.
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