Photographed for The Atlantic in 8 cities over a week and a half.
Yucca Valley, CA
Rogers Wildlife (Hutchins, TX)
Holifield Science Learning Center (Plano, TX)
McMaster University (Hamilton, ON)
Pelican Harbor Seabird Station (Miami, FL)
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (Sarasota, FL)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Story written by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Ed Yong, whose words made my heart beat faster than any cardio I’ve ever done.
A heartfelt thank you to all the people and organizations that helped us capture these portraits. My never-ending gratitude to Christine Walsh (Senior Photo Editor, The Atlantic) for trusting me with this assignment and putting in so much legwork to bring it all together. Luise Stauss (Photo Director, The Atlantic) and Paul Spella (Senior Art Director, The Atlantic), I’m deeply humbled to work with you.
Eric Christensen, a million times thank you for doing all that needs doing and for doing it with humor and grace. I’m lucky to have you working by my side.