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Photo Essay: A Boat Journey on Lake Kivu

May 6, 2020

There’s something about traveling by boat that inherently equals adventure. I don’t know if it’s the wind in my hair, the bright sunshine...

Alyssa Crittenden, Anthropologist, & Bill Benenson, Filmmaker

Zoe Balaconis

April 4, 2020

Interviews

Hadza: Last of the First is a riveting look at a 300-strong tribe of hunter-gatherers living in the Great Rift Valley that anthropologists are...

Airmail from Benin: It’s Not The Journey.…

Guest Contributor

March 21, 2020

Essays, Read

1 Comment

The cardinal rule of traveling in Benin is: never be in a hurry. Surrender to the journey and try to enjoy it as much as possible because fretting...

Airmail from Benin: Nonverbal Communication

Guest Contributor

February 23, 2020

Essays, Read

On my way to Takon from Cotonou last week a woman entered our taxi with two small children (1 and 3 years old perhaps) near Abomey-Calavi and headed...

Airmail from Benin: Rain & An Impulsive Decision

Misadventures

January 19, 2021

Essays, Read

Lately I have been dreaming of rain. In these dry months, that nevertheless somehow manage to feel humid, my eyes blur as I stare into the...

Berbera, Somaliland

Guest Contributor

January 10, 2021

Behold

Context Deserted beach in Berbera, Somaliland The Photographer Contributed by Bhumi Purohit "I spend most of my time working with 150,000...

Masai Mara, Kenya

Guest Contributor

December 31, 2020

Behold

Context Image I. Yawn Image II.Family Image III.Lions enjoying a wildebeeste hunt Image IV. Masai Mara, Kenya The Photographer Bhumi Purohit...

Kisii + Manga + Kendu Bay + Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Guest Contributor

December 26, 2020

Behold

Context Image I. Wildebeeste at Lake Naivasha, Kenya Image II. Kite in Kisii, Kenya Image III. Sunset in Manga, Kenya Image IV. Kendu Bay,...

Blue Nile Falls + Laka Tana, Ethiopia

Guest Contributor

December 15, 2020

Behold

Context Image I. Blue Nile Falls, Ethiopia Image II. Bathing in Beauty, Laka Tana, Ethiopia The Photographer Bhumi Purohit says, "I spend most...

Bong, Liberia

Guest Contributor

December 5, 2020

Behold

Context Image I. On my mind. Image II. The path a Pathfinder was meant to find. The Photographer Contributed by Anna...

Margibi, Liberia

Guest Contributor

December 1, 2020

Behold

Context Into the Sun. The Photographer Contributed by Anna...

Monrovia, Liberia

Guest Contributor

November 29, 2020

Behold

Context Image I. Same Image II. Bluegrass band travels to Liberia. Expat Aidworker Redefines Career Path. The Photographer Contributed by...

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Photo Essay: A Boat Journey on Lake Kivu

Alyssa Crittenden, Anthropologist, & Bill Benenson, Filmmaker

Airmail from Benin: It’s Not The Journey.…

Airmail from Benin: Nonverbal Communication

Airmail from Benin: Rain & An Impulsive Decision

Berbera, Somaliland

Masai Mara, Kenya

Kisii + Manga + Kendu Bay + Lake Naivasha, Kenya

Blue Nile Falls + Laka Tana, Ethiopia

Bong, Liberia

Margibi, Liberia

Monrovia, Liberia

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