Stories

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

Sword-billed Hummingbird

October 2020 Reserva Natural El Palmar, near Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) at the Reserva Natural El Palmar, near Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, in October 2020. …
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Blue-winged Mountain Tanager

October 2020 Reserva Natural El Palmar, near Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Blue-winged Mountain Tanager (Anisognathus somptuosus) at the Reserva Natural El Palmar, near Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, in October 2020. …
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Rusty Flowerpiercer

October 2020 Reserva Natural El Palmar, near Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

I photographed this Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) at the Reserva Natural El Palmar, near Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia, in October 2020. …
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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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