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One of the most natural sculptures I photographed for the book was the woodcutter.  Only God knows whether he happens to look like anyone in Noah’s family, but I like to think of him as Japheth.  Balloons work well for making a ripped balloon person, and I had spent enough time making large balloon people […]

Did you know a volcano can be invisible from 18.6 miles away?  The haze at that distance can make it disappear.  Even worse, the atmosphere around an active volcano can make it awfully popular with the clouds.  That is to say, I was excited about photographing balloon monkeys in Ecuador, but by the third day […]