Everyone always loves a good sunset, and I have always loved the idea of porches. Porches are by definition, open spaces that are incredibly welcoming and allow you to relax while enjoying the view with great company. While hanging out … Continue reading Porches and Sunsets at the Duke Marine Lab
by Shannon Swanson Captain Clark jumps of her boat Swell in Costa Rica, ready for a surf. Initially I loved using photography to show people interacting with nature and how fluid the two could be. This was my first image … Continue reading Surfing in Costa Rica
While waiting for an appointment in Charlestown, I was able to catch the morning sunrise on Boston Harbor. The whole city was soaked in orange, so I stayed a few extra minutes to snap a photo, even though it was … Continue reading Boston Harbor at Sunrise
A few friends and I rented a convertible through Relay Rides and took a short drive south of San Francisco to Half Moon Bay, a small shore town and surfer’s paradise. Highly recommended as a day trip and easy escape … Continue reading A Convertible to Half Moon Bay
Rarely can you get this close to a bird of prey. As much as these youngsters look like adult Osprey, it seemed they had not yet fledged, and sat in a huge stick nest constructed by their parents, waiting for … Continue reading The Osprey of First Landing State Park
by Shannon Swanson One of my first love affairs with the ocean was through surfing, both on a board and behind a camera. Here my friend Jim, a much better surfer than myself, throws an air on a small day … Continue reading Surfing in Carlsbad, California
Fall has arrived, with jokes about pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween candy. Within the concrete jungle of New York City, the farms from the surrounding areas put up their stands and sell the fruits and vegetables they work so hard … Continue reading Colorful Markets in New York City
by Marika Cowan. Riding the Q train to or from Manhattan on the weekends, I often encounter small bands of breakdancing buskers while crossing over the Manhattan bridge. They usually travel in small groups of three or four, and announce … Continue reading Break Dancers on the Q Train
by Wout Salenbien There is no better past-time activity then to spend your whole day by the river, picking out fossils. Breaking up rocks by hand, sieving them to wash out the fine fraction and picking out fossil after fossil from … Continue reading Finding Fossils on the Amazon
They say it’s important to “stop and smell the roses” and I couldn’t agree more. It’s far too easy to go about our busy days and take for granted the little things all around us, such this little bumble bee … Continue reading Friendly Neighbors
Not the typical Brazilian beach landscape, Canyon Itaimbezinho is located in the Serra Catarinense, a mountain range located between the southern Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Even though the skies were a little bit cloudy, we … Continue reading Brazil’s Canyon Itaimbezinho
by Wout Salenbien As part of my PhD research at Duke University, I examine the link between biodiversity and the geosphere through the fossil records. This means I get to travel along the Amazon river during my field season to look … Continue reading Sunrise on the Rio Palotoa
One World, Two Feet 