Stories

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There’s a story behind every image: the wait, the bird, the place and the people protecting it.

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

June 2022 Finca La Esmeralda, near Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia

I photographed this Yellow-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) at Finca La Esmeralda, near Santander de Quilichao in Cauca, Colombia. …
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Female White-vented Plumeleteer

September 2021 near Coello, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this female White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) near Coello, in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. Females lack the male’s blue breast. …
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Lesser Violetear

September 2021 Reserva Forestal El Palmar, Cañón del Combeima, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus) at the Reserva Forestal El Palmar, near Villa Restrepo in the Cañón del Combeima above Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. …
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Meet the photographer

Adam Rainoff

I’m a photographer based in California, near Los Angeles. I travel to remote corners of the world to photograph birds in the wild, then donate the images to local conservation partners so they can grow ecotourism and keep those places wild. I also teach photography in remote communities, so others can carry this work forward.

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My prints ship anywhere in the world, and you can license any photo for your own project. Every print or license helps fund my next trip into the field and the images I donate to local conservation partners.

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