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

Sparkling Violetear

July 2018 Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

I made this photo of a Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) at the Recinto del Pensamiento in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. …
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Lesser Violetear

July 2018 Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

I made this photo of a Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus) at the Recinto del Pensamiento in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. …
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Andean Emerald

July 2018 Recinto del Pensamiento, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

I photographed this Andean Emerald (Uranomitra franciae) at the Recinto del Pensamiento in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. The Andean Emerald forages by trap-lining, visiting a circuit of nectar sources. …
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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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