behind the lens 

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<p>"The weather had been rainy all summer in Sydney and when weather.com was suddenly was reporting a beautiful weekend, I decided to fly down for two nights and give it my best shot. Sure enough, it was the most beautiful weather and it seemed that all of Sydney came out for my shoot. I loved the way the Aussies spaced themselves on the&nbsp;beach&nbsp;&mdash; almost perfectly."</p>

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<p>"This was one of the first images I photographed during my Australia shoot. We came over a bluff and a group of surfers had gathered for a lesson of sorts in Maroubra Bay. My favorite part of this image is the colors of all of the surf boards against the translucent water of the bay."</p>

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<p>"I came across these two paddle boarders along the famous man-made Palm Island in the center of Dubai. The emerald water was the perfect backdrop to capture the moment &mdash;&nbsp;something about this image is very calming to me."</p>

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<p>"Wow, I cannot say enough amazing things about Cape Town, South Africa. The city took me by surprise in every single way &mdash;&nbsp;especially the beautiful&nbsp;beaches&nbsp;sprawling along the coast. I hope to return to South Africa many times in my life."</p>