Last week’s trip to Washington, DC was not a pleasure trip. It was five days crammed full of meetings. I raced from metro to metro and walked from meeting to meeting any chance I could. Still, as I typically do, I carried my camera everywhere, snapping shots when something good came up. And yes, as [...]
My Shot of the Day – Sulphur Bog, Valles Caldera National Preserve , New Mexico, USA
Valles Caldera National Preserve This limited-edition print can be purchased here.
Location. Location. Location.
Location Location Location For me, there is nothing worse than wasting time going to or from the airport, standing in line to rent a car, changing planes, waiting for a taxi…if I can avoid these things (and I know I can’t always), I will. Because I prefer to know a place (be it urban or [...]
Are These Geoglyphs?
I wouldn’t be surprised. Much of the Americas are covered in geometric lines and giant imagery of animals. Often, these images can only be viewed from the air. Perhaps the most famous geoglyphs are those of the Nazca lines of southern Peru. Then there are the incredible Atacama geoglyphs located about 800 kilometers south of [...]
My Shot of the Day – Another Monsoon Sunrise, New Mexico
Another Sunrise Pictures from Around the World in Eighty Years. August 2010. Taos, New Mexico ##
My Shot of the Day – Cabezon Peak Wilderness Study Area, New Mexico, USA
You can’t miss it. Cabezon Peak is the largest of over fifty volcanic plugs in the Rio Puerco Valley of north-central New Mexico between the villages of San Ysidro and Cuba. Cabezon Peak is also the main – but not the only – attraction of the Cabezon Peak Wilderness Study Area. At 7,785 feet, Cabezon [...]
Fifteen Hundred Miles on Foot Looking at the Nature of Finland
“Notes for the Aurora Society” is the story of a 1500-mile walk through Finland. In the spring of 2003, I left from the southernmost point of Finland and criss-crossed the Finnish countryside interviewing Finns about their relationship to nature and exploring the land and the history that made modern Finland. Five months later I found myself on the on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. This work of travel literature is an attempt to blending a naturalist’s ecosystem knowledge with an anthropologist’s ability to elicit unique insight into the process of culture, this work of travel literature is the first book to look at the Finnish people through their connection to the natural world.
Jim O’Donnell
Archaeology, beer and food have motivated author and photographer Jim O’Donnell’s twenty-five years of travel to over forty countries on five continents - and are at least partially to blame for the five languages he is sure he can stumble through. Jim is the author of “Notes for the Aurora Society
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Twenty-One Beautiful Birds of Panama – Birdgasm!
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Spring Rainstorm Pictures – My Shot of the Day – April 1, 2013
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Seeking Some Sassy Ceviche at the Fish Market in Panama City
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Arabian Sea Sunset
