Stories

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

Blue-naped Chlorophonia

February 2021 Minca, Magdalena, Colombia

I photographed this Blue-naped Chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) in the Vista Nieve area above Minca, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia, at about 1,535 meters. …
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Female Crowned Woodnymph

February 2021 Minca, Magdalena, Colombia

I photographed this Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) in the Cincinati area above Minca, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia. …
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Female Coppery Emerald

February 2021 Minca, Magdalena, Colombia

I photographed this female Coppery Emerald (Chlorostilbon russatus) in the Cincinati area above Minca, in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia. Females are coppery green above with smoky gray underparts. …
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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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