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“Travel Journals” – Field Stories.
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“Echoes from the Wild” – Personal Reflections.
“Travel Journals” – Field Stories.
Echoes from the Wild: In the Quiet of the Reeds
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 5/7/25 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 5/7/25

Echoes from the Wild: In the Quiet of the Reeds

The elusive Shoebill... I wanted to meet him in the wild—not in captivity. In the stillness of a quiet swamp, we met eyes. No barrier. No flinch. Just presence. This is how I hoped to see him… and how I’ll always remember it.

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Echoes from the Wild: When the Wild Looks Back
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 4/21/25 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 4/21/25

Echoes from the Wild: When the Wild Looks Back

A quiet moment from the Masai Mara that reminded me what it means to truly be seen.

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Echoes From the Wild: The Weight of Survival
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 4/15/25 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 4/15/25

Echoes From the Wild: The Weight of Survival

A cheetah mother hunts alone beneath the open skies of the Masai Mara—this letter follows her journey, written for those who may one day walk where she once ran.

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Echoes From the Wild: The Impenetrable Forest
Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 4/10/25 Echoes From the Wild, Photo Essays Lona Downs 4/10/25

Echoes From the Wild: The Impenetrable Forest

In the heart of the Impenetrable Forest, a silent gaze bridged the realms of human and wild.

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I honestly almost stepped on this Rock Ptarmigan while walking through the tundra outback of Wrangell–St. Elias. Perfectly blended into the landscape, I didn’t even see him (or her) until the last second. Such a beautiful bird, just quiet
Taking it back to Africa, this time in black-and-white.
Images from 2023, where the landscapes and wildlife felt endless.
#Africa #AfricanWildlife #BlackAndWhitePhotography 

#WildlifePhotography #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #SafariPhotog
Alaska’s epic wildlife never runs out of ways to leave me in awe. From the steady gaze of an eagle, to the sudden breach of a whale, to the unstoppable force of a bear charging through the water — every encounter is a reminder of how powe

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