Topic
Costa Rica
Stories, galleries, and images exploring costa rica.
Visual Stories
Conservation
The Baird's Tapir: The Guardian of the Cloud Forest
High in the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica, one of the planet's most ancient creatures walks softly through the mist. The Baird's tapir — shy, solitary, and endangered — is the cloud forest's most devoted gardener.
Wildlife
The Fear and the Wonder
The forest at night is not a place most people choose to go. It is dark, disorienting, and full of things that make sounds you cannot identify. But if you stay long enough, and quiet enough, the fear gives way to wonder.
Wildlife
Hummingbirds of Costa Rica
To photograph something that moves at 80 wingbeats per second, you have to become completely still. A story about speed, stillness, and what you see when you stop moving.
Wildlife
Owls of Costa Rica
A years-long quest to find and photograph all 14 species of owls in Costa Rica. From the common Barn Owl in church towers to the near-impossible highland species that live above the clouds.
Wildlife
Resplendent Quetzal and the Forest
If ever there existed an ultimate symbol of the beauty embodied by birds, the Resplendent Quetzal would certainly qualify. A photographic journey through the cloud forests of Costa Rica in search of the bird that inspired gods.
Conservation
Lights Out: The Crucial Role of Dark Beaches in Sea Turtle Survival
A visual story about the nesting habits and life cycle of sea turtles, the impact of light pollution on their survival, and the conservationists fighting to keep the beaches dark.