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A tribute to award-winning photographer Blaine Harington II who pointed his lens at everything from the Carnivals in Rio to the wildlife and tribes people of Africa.
Many of the extraordinary subjects photographer Blaine Harrington III photographed over 45 years he also experienced. He ran with the bulla in Pamplona, Spain, jumped off the highest bungee jump in the world in Queenstown, New Zealand; plunged into the icy water with the Polar Bear Club on New Year's Day in Boulder, Colorado, scuba dove on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and off Cozumel in Mexico.
During the production of this magazine, award-winning photographer Blaine Harrington tragically passed away while working in Cape Town, South Africa. SALAMANDER wanted to continue with this story and highlight his spectacular work, which repeatedly won him Travel Photographer of the Year. Blaine pointed his lens at everything from the Carnivals in Venice and Rio to the wildlife and tribespeople of Africa. Here is what he said about some of his incredible images.
OMO VALLE / ETHIOPIA
These four boys from the Bena tribe were shot in the Omo Valle, in southern Ethiopia. The Omo Valle tribes all use body paint to adorn themselves with patterns. This was one of 20 images that won the SATW Travel Photographer of the Year prize in 2022, said Harrington
"I've photographed everything from icebreakers in arctic Finland to Turkish baths in Istanbul to stock exchanges in Singapore and Hong Kong to tango dancing in Buenos Aires," said Harrington. "My goal for life: go everywhere, meet everyone, try everything."
A five-time winner of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Travel Photographer of the Year (he won the silver prize four times and the bronze prize two times) as well as many other prestigious international travel photography competitions, Harrington worked on assignment for most major news, business and travel magazines. With over 45 years in the business (including working in Amsterdam, New York, Paris and Zurich), Harrington had expert knowledge of Europe, as well as most regions in the world.
VENICE/ITALY
"Taken during the Venice Carnival, I was drawn to this woman's beautiful costume and love the line created with the green on the dress (with the black background). Shooting it with gondolas behind makes the photo instantly recognizable as Venice. I have photographed a number of carnivals and festivals around the world over many years, and they are included in my self-published photo coffee table book: Festivus Maximus: The biggest and most beautiful of the World's Top Festivals and Carnivals," he said.
MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK/UGANDA
"Photographed in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, I wanted to combine the giraffes with the huge thunderhead cloud behind, to give the scene scale," he said.
COYOTE BUTTES / UTAH-ARIZONA BORDER
"The state of Utah features every kind and color of rock Imaginable. This formation, called The Wave, is one of the most famous. Very remote and hard to find, the number of hikers who can enter it are regulated daily because of its fragile environment. It is much smaller than you might imagine. The formation, Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, is located on the Utah/Arizona border, Here, a hiker gets an up close look," said Harrington.
To see more images, visit www.blaineharrington.com.
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