EXPEDITION ONE
CENTRAL AMERICA
Chapter 1: Mexico
Chapter 2: Panama
Chapter 3: Costa Rica
Chapter 4: Nicaragua
Chapter 5: El Salvador
Chapter 6: Belize
Chapter 7: Honduras
Chapter 8: Guatemala
MEXICO
Chapter 1: The Adventure Begins
Join me as I venture to Mexico, the first country on my quest to photograph one person from every country in the world.
PANAMA
Chapter 2: Trapped in the Capital
After arriving in Panama City I was planning to visit the San Blas Islands to photograph one of the indigenous Guna people. Due to a rise in Covid-19 cases, the government of Panama shut down access to the country’s beaches and I was forced to find someone to photograph in the capital city instead.
COSTA RICA
Chapter 3: An Airbnb Angel
I arrived in the remote Boruca Territory of the Puntarenas Province with the hope that a local culture center would help me find someone to photograph. It wasn’t until I arrived that I realized the center had been closed for almost a year. After exhausting all other options, I sent a desperate plea to a local Airbnb host.
NICARAGUA
Chapter 4: Roadtrip to Laguna de Apoyo
I was fortunate enough to team up with an organization who helped arrange everything for the portrait in Nicaragua. We shared a beautiful drive to our lakeside photo location, only to be disrupted by aggressive waterfront weather.
EL SALVADOR
Chapter 5: Hiking to Devil’s Gate
During a steep hike to Puerta del Diablo (Devil’s Gate), I learned about the importance of the land to the indigenous community surrounding the region.
BELIZE
Chapter 6: Driving Miss Myrna
While in Belize, I had the honor of befriending one of the country’s most revered cultural icons. Requesting that we travel to her hometown of Gales Point to take the portrait, I rented a jeep in Belize City and we embarked on one of the most memorable roadtrips of my life.
HONDURAS
Chapter 7: Into the Islands
While most visitors to the island of Roatán either arrive by cruise ship or stick to the white sand beaches of the West End, I ventured an hour east to the Garifuna village of Punta Gorda. It was here where I learned about their culture’s African roots and how the British slave trade brought them to the small seaside village that would become the island’s first permanent settlement.
GUATEMALA
Chapter 8: A Fateful Volcanic Eruption
After five months, my Central American adventure was coming to an end. I was losing steam and having a hard time finding someone to photograph in Guatemala. I eventually decided to leave without taking the portrait, until a volcanic eruption grounded my plane and provided one last chance to make it happen.