Adventure Seekers

Paul Kirchner mainly shoots still life in his studio, but he often spends a lot of time outside on assignment in vineyards. He explained: "I have worked for the oldest wineries in California to the newest, mainly in the Napa, Sonoma, Russian River Valleys and the Central Coast region. From wineries that put out a few thousand cases per year to ones that produce millions of cases per year..."

Megan Gist Carter loves horses. And horses love her. The high-energy Oklahoma resident and ardent fan of RailRiders participates in an equestrian endurance activity known as “long riding.” Never heard of it? You aren’t alone. So saddle up and read on…

There’s no denying that the world is a crowded place, with the global population hovering around seven billion, but don’t tell that to British explorer Ripley Davenport, who recently trekked 1,000 miles across the barren, eastern steppes of Mongolia and the Gobi desert.