Stories

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

Apolinar’s Wren

February 2021 El Desaguadero, Lago de Tota, Boyacá, Colombia

I photographed this Apolinar’s Wren (Cistothorus apolinari) at El Desaguadero on Lago de Tota, near Aquitania, Boyacá, Colombia, at about 3,020 meters. …
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Juvenile Purple Gallinule

February 2021 Boyapesca, Lago de Tota, Boyacá, Colombia

I photographed this juvenile Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) at Boyapesca on Lago de Tota, near Aquitania, Boyacá, Colombia, at about 3,020 meters. …
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Blue-winged Teal

February 2021 El Desaguadero, Lago de Tota, Boyacá, Colombia

I photographed this Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) at El Desaguadero on Lago de Tota, near Aquitania, Boyacá, Colombia, at about 3,015 meters. It is one of the smaller dabbling ducks. …
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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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