Category: Technology

Somewhere between the third leech bite and the fourth river crossing, I realized my GoPro was having a better time in the Amazon than I was. I mean, sure, I’ve gotten used to the idea of adventure travel being a euphemism for “how much can you endure before you break,” but my trusty little action […]

I remember the first time I took a drone for a spin. There’s nothing quite like the heart-stopping moment when you realize that the expensive gadget you just launched into the sky is now a rogue element, heading straight for a tree at full speed. It’s a rite of passage for many beginners—a crash course, […]

I once schlepped a brick of a camera across half the globe, convinced it was my ticket to photographic mastery. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t. The thing weighed more than my backpack and drew more attention than a tourist in a fanny pack. At every checkpoint, I had to explain that no, I wasn’t documenting state […]