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Around the World from the Editing Desk

Image of National Geographic's The Traveler's Atlas of the World book resting on a table

Last month, The Traveler’s Atlas of the World was published by National Geographic. For me, this is the moment where I get to open up a cardboard box and actually hold a physical book that I helped create. It’s been a year since I wrapped up my part in this project as photo editor. Now ,suddenly, all the photos I’ve seen flash on my screen while editing have made their way out of PDFs and onto paper. It is pretty magical. Not to mention, this book is a hefty beauty, coming in at a whopping 560 pages at 10.5″ x 14″ in size.

Of course, working on this book and traveling virtually around the world only added to my ever-growing list of places I’d like to visit. And that is exactly the point of making this atlas–to inspire people to travel through its beautiful imagery, clever illustrations (by Laurène Boglio), and helpful travel tips. So, if you’re needing a last-minute holiday gift, this travel tome might be the one. And you can say you know the photo editor! Bonus if you can find my photos scattered throughout.

Thank you to the team at Nat Geo for their amazing work: Allyson Johnson, Ashley Leath, Sanaa Akkach, and Katie Dance!

If you’d like to support my favorite bookstore in Oregon, buy the book here.

A few of my previously unpublished images were able to make their way onto the page, such as these scenes from Easter Island, Fez (Morocco), and Budapest. It helps to know the photo editor.

On Newsstands: 100 Places That Will Change Your Life

If you were in a book or grocery store lately, you may have seen the cover of this magazine inviting you to change your life. Indeed, this”book-a-zine” (bigger than a magazine, 600px 100 Placessmaller than a book), changed my life for quite a while last summer as I photo edited images for all of the amazing destinations held within its pages.

It had only been a couple of years since leaving my staff job at National Geographic Traveler as a photo editor and it felt great to work on 100 Places That Will Change Your Life. And, as always happens when working on these projects, my list of travel destinations has grown with priority now being given to a culinary trip to Oaxaca, a trail-restoring trek to Torres del Paine, and a trip to see turquoise waters in Croatia.

If you need a little travel inspiration and you missed this publication, you can order a copy via National Geographic here.

Man riding horses on Costa Rican beach.

On Newsstands: Costa Rica for National Geographic Traveler

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.

Costa Rica article in National Geographic Traveler

La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.

Costa Rica article in National Geographic Traveler

La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.

Costa Rica article in National Geographic Traveler

La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.

Costa Rica article in National Geographic Traveler

La Vida Local, photographed for National Geographic Traveler’s October 2015 issue.

People on the Paseo Maritimo in Marbella

On Newsstands: Marbella, Spain in Virtuoso Life

Despite spending most of January shivering in Paris (see photos here), I did get the chance to escape to a place where winter wasn’t as harsh. I hopped a plane to Spain to shoot a small piece for Virtuoso Life in Marbella. The Costa del Sol delivered on it’s signature sunshine while I photographed both the upscale glitz and Andalusian charm of this Mediterranean city.

My coverage is included in a feature story in the magazine that rounds up the 5 best beach towns. Read the entire digital article in the March/April 2015 issue here. And to see outtakes from the assignment, head on over to my travel blog.

Spread on Marbella Spain in Virtuoso Life