This gritty urban night soccer scene comes to you from Ipanema Beach in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The iconic peak of Pedra de Gavea rises in the background and the city lights of Favela da Rocinha (South America’s largest shanty town/slum) climb impossibly up the side of the mountain. I camped out on [...]

Although the Copacabana is the most famous beach in Rio de Janeiro, a short drive away is the equally beautiful and less crowded Tijuca Beach. This moment captures the water, sands, city, and sky coming together, and a human figure walking along the line of convergence. I timed this shot carefully, but was still lucky [...]