Documentary Landscapes Life Photos June 29, 2022

Seven Minutes

SEVEN MINUTES I was living in a hospital in Kananga in Kasai Central Province in 2012, shortly before the start of ASSP. My church hired me to renovate the hospital, but the funding was sparse. My room was a barren, concrete box with no electricity and no running water. Hopefully I would be able to fix that during the renovations. I hadn’t been there long when one night, around two in the…

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By Crystal Stafford

HDR Photos Travel May 14, 2019

Panama: Islands in a Dream

I never really wanted to go to Panama. Well, I want to go EVERYWHERE. But Panama was definitely not at the top of my list. Not…

Photos April 26, 2019

Droning on about it.

I know, I keep talking about my drone. But I love these photos. I love this fresh perspective on a landscape I have known my entire…

Photos December 16, 2018

Ipanema from Above

Ipanema beach from the top of the Sofitel Hotel. Magic 350/365, Ipanema, Brazil…

Photos December 15, 2018

Pink and Blue Sunsets

Is there anything better? I think not. This is the last of the photos from my magical time atop Sugar Loaf in Rio de Janeiro. Magic…

Photos December 10, 2018

Arpoador Sunset

The Arpoador borders Ipanema and Copacabana beaches and is an epic spot to enjoy a sunset. And a caipirinha. Magic 344/365, Arpoador Sunset, Rio…

Photos December 8, 2018

Favela Favorita

Sprawling favelas climb the hillsides of Rio. Magic 342/365, Favela Favorita, Rio…

Photos December 5, 2018

Another Aerial of Ipanema

I was so excited to photograph Christ the Redeemer from a helicopter, but it is the other photos that I really love, the ones I didn’t…

Photos December 2, 2018

The Last Jesus Photo

This is the last of my Christ the Redeemer attempts, at least from above. We are doing the famous hike up this evening. So I guess…

Photos November 28, 2018

Dasan the Redeemer

Dasan poses, bored, on top of his father’s head on Ipanema Beach in Rio. Magic 332/365, Dasan the Redeemer, Ipanema Beach, Rio…