Last November I had the opportunity to photograph la pura vida in a tiny corner of Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula for National Geographic Traveler magazine. In a rented 4×4 I bounced my way down potholed dirt roads to the tiny surfing villages of Santa Teresa and Mal Pais. There, nestled between the thick jungle and rocky coastline, I met local Costa Ricans, or Ticos, as well as folks from all over the globe that had come to this slice of paradise to soak up the surf, sun, and slow life.
Although summer isn’t quite over, the October 2015 issue of National Geographic Traveler is in subscriber’s mailboxes now and will shortly be on newsstands. For more photos, stay subscribed to this blog where I’ll be posting outtakes from the assignment. Read the article by Johanna Berkman in it’s entirely here.
La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.
La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.
La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.
La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.
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What an inspiration- this is exactly what I am aiming to do. For now I will live vicariously through your stories! Thank you for sharing!