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Behind the Photo: You Never Say "No" to NOLA
I’ve been to New Orleans six times, including five times in the past seven years – that’s approximately every 18 months. Trips in winter,...
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Mar 1, 20222 min read
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Adventure Peru!
Adventure Peru is a collaborative, multimedia experience. By integrating video, photos, text and an interactive map, visitors get a...
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
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Behind the Photo - Christmas in Kenya
In 2017, my mom and I spent Christmas in Kenya. We were in Africa on Friendly Planet’s The Best of Kenya and Tanzania. Traveling over...
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Dec 22, 20212 min read
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Behind the Photo - It's Never Too Late
My mom grew up in the 1960s, the third of 12 kids, and the only girl. Growing up travel was uncommon. There were some family road trips...
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Dec 1, 20212 min read
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Behind the Photo | Sensory Overload in Fez
Overlooking the leather tannery in Fez's Medina.
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Nov 17, 20212 min read
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BEHIND THE PHOTO: Costa Rican Ben
I went to Costa Rica in 2007 in the pre-Facebook era before social media-spurred travel envy. Why does this matter? It might not. I...
nicolereigelman
Oct 28, 20213 min read
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Behind the Photo – A Grateful Approach to a Global Pandemic
I’ll start by saying that I am lucky to have largely been spared from hardship related to the pandemic: no loss of a loved one or of a...
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Sep 29, 20215 min read
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Behind the Photo – Back to School, Swaziland
I’ve been in a lot of schools. Attending several as a student and visiting dozens in the past 10 years for my work. Not all schools are...
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Sep 8, 20212 min read
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BEHIND THE PHOTO- The Intoxicating Middle East
I drafted this piece as a deployed airman in 2017. At the time it was penned and when it published by an small online media outlet in the...
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Aug 11, 20213 min read
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BEHIND THE PHOTO - Street Celebration in Hanoi
The United States has a complicated history with Vietnam. A history that I am admittedly poorly versed in; and heading into a four-day...
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Jul 15, 20212 min read
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BEHIND THE PHOTO – The Intersection of Inspiration and Intimidation
And how one hike can be both. Peruvian Andes. April 2019. This was our first up close view of the Andes on the second day of our trip to...
nicolereigelman
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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