Which pole?
Ha ha!! Which pole? North or south?
Shorts
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Apple news feed
We just found out our digital feature for National Geographic has shown up in an Apple news feed this weekend! Here’s a taste from the mobile version. Come and read the full feature with 20+ fantastic Eric Guth photos and writing by me.
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Ice, ocean, petrel
Inspired by @jasperdoest ‘s beautiful post today, may you find a little piece of paradise this weekend. Photo by Eric Guth in Antarctica. Ice, ocean, petrel. It’s been a good week!!
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Reading to write
I’m writing these days, which means reading too. From Wade Davis: “… the myriad of cultures of the world are not failed attempts at modernity, let alone failed attempts to be us. They are unique expressions of the human imagination and heart, unique answers to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human…
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Listening
What qualities make someone a good listener? Please send me your ideas on this!! Listening has been the focus of my work for the last three years, but what makes for great listening? With Vikvun, in Russia, we had no shared language, yet I felt I could understand him quite well. Photo by Eric Guth
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Home at the bottom of the world
Down at the bottom of the world, we would never survive without her. A home away from home in Antarctic waters. Photo Eric Guth
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Happy Monday
“We will fall completely in love with the Earth,” says Thich Nhat Hanh. “When we are in love with someone or something, there is no separation between ourselves and the person or thing that we love. We do whatever we can for them and this brings us great joy and nourishment. That is the relationship…
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Happy birthday, National Geographic
Today, National Geographic turns 130; as a National Geographic Explorer I’m proud to celebrate! The National Geographic Society funded my work in Russia’s Far East this past fall, and I had the privilege of interviewing dozens of people to learn about modern Arctic culture in one of the north’s least known regions. For many of…
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Stormy seas
Oomph. Photo by Eric Guth
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Time to be a snowbird
It’s time to be a snowbird. Find your flock and fly in formation. It might be stormy out there but oh so beautiful. You can cross the rough water together … these beauties are soaring the Drake Passage. Photo by Eric Guth Togetherness is my theme this week after an inspiring visit with @chickandowldesign and @clairetansey. (Plus some time…
