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Profile: Eric Lindberg

In Search of the Exotic

Two monks standing at the tide pool

Sri Lanka Paragon

During an assignment in Sri Lanka, I came across these two young Buddhist monk novices enjoying the morning ocean breezes along the Laccadives Sea.

Petra facade

Jordan

One of Jordan’s major tourist attraction is the ancient archaeological site of Petra. Arriving early, I was at the front of the entrance line and took this photo as the site opened and before the crowd of tourists behind me swarmed into the scene.

Lightning crashes on a rural town

Storm Chasing

Storm Chasing-On an extreme weather-chasing trip across the Midwest, I was fortunate to be close to this church in New Mexico as a powerful storm front blew in.

Vessel in NYC

NYC

Vessel in NYC rises 16 stories above Hudson Yards. With 154 stair flights, the total length of the stairs exceeds 1 mile. Access to those stairs is currently closed due to several suicides after it opened in 2019.

A Mayan dancer

Riviera Maya

I met this Mayan dancer after a folkloric performance along the Caribbean Yucatan coast of Mexico.

Stari Most in Bosnia

Bosnia

Stari Most (Old Bridge) in the historic town of Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, was first built in the 16th century, and rebuilt after being destroyed in 1993 from shelling by Croat forces during the Croat-Bosniak War.

A Masai warrior

Tanzania

A Maasai man strolls through his village near Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.

Yellow pumpkin sculpture

Naoshima Island, Japan

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s famous yellow pumpkin sculpture was reinstalled in 2022 after it was damaged during a typhoon. I went to the locaiton on a trip to Japan several times over three days because I saw the possibilities for a good photo. Due to the stormy conditions, I was rewarded with this wonderful light.

A woman walks with a fruit basket on her head

Colombia's Cartagena

Palenqueras are direct descendants of the first free African slaves in the New World. Today they are a common sight in Cartagena, Colombia, posing for tourists around the old city.

A spiritual sadhu profile image

People

This sadhu posed for me at sunrise on the ghats of the Ganges River in Varanasi, one of India's holiest cities.

The Oregon coast at night

Oregon Coast

Sometimes all the elements align perfectly. A cloudless sky, low tide at sunset, and a large waxing moon provided dramatic beach lighting at Bandon, Oregon.


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