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    Rare Air Episode 31

    February 24, 2019 - By 

    In 2018, a trip to The Big Island, Hawaii, introduced us and our kids to some spectacular scenery. Looking out across the island’s barren lava fields makes one rethink life itself, and its living flora and creatures automatically stretch our imaginations in exciting new directions, too. It all points the way to something more than the eye can see. In this and the next few episodes of Rare Air, the footage you’ll see presents the Kolekole Stream, home to the world famous ‘o’opu ‘alamo’o species of goby fish. Episode 31 is set at Akaka Falls, above which the ‘o’opu begins…

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    Rare Air Episode 30

    December 31, 2018 - By 

    Closing my eyes, I breathe deep, and the breeze honors me from every direction, even showering me with some of the leaves that have done their time aloft and now begin a transition back to dust. The present is so hard to latch onto completely... it seems so transitory and elusive. But after all, what we have is the now.

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    Rare Air Episode 28

    September 1, 2018 - By 

    During the summer, most hours of the day, the sounds of others at play abound... but at 7:40 a.m., it's just me and the insects, birds and fish. It's second nature to imagine the history of this magical place.

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    Rare Air Episode 25

    February 28, 2018 - By 

    In August, 2016, our first trip to Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, represented an incredibly deep well of lavish scenery that had been captured with my original documentary project Rare Air in mind. All but two of the episodes that I’ve published since then have been based on that year’s footage. As it winds up, Episode 25 features the last cinematography captured in that wondrous location on that trip. I hope you’ll be happy to hear that there is more to come from our favorite Caribbean retreat. With what I photographed last year, there are probably at least another seven…

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    Rare Air Episode 24

    December 25, 2017 - By 

    Much to our good fortune, we are embarking on yet another new year when our blessings are too numerous to count. Our kids continue to blow our minds as they embrace life in their unique ways and show us true strength and originality, and our loved ones and friends are also persevering and inspiring, far and wide. Looking toward our future adventures, we are excitedly aware of vast treasures to come… and yet, today, these and other fantastic experiences from the past are what fuel my dreams. Roger’s journal, June 13, 2016: The hike to Ram Head, Saint John