Stories

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

Purple Gallinule

June 2017 La Florida, Cundinamarca, Colombia

I photographed this Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) at La Florida near Bogotá, Colombia on June 29, 2017. Its long toes spread its weight so it can walk across floating plants. …
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Spot-flanked Gallinule

June 2017 La Florida, Cundinamarca, Colombia

This is a Spot-flanked Gallinule (Porphyriops melanops) that I photographed at La Florida near Bogotá, Colombia on June 29, 2017. …
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Female Vermilion Flycatcher

June 2017 La Florida, Cundinamarca, Colombia

On June 29, 2017, I photographed this female Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) at La Florida near Bogotá, Colombia. It is a tyrant flycatcher, a member of the family Tyrannidae. …
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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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