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Nature & Wildlife
Reinier Munguia
The Essence of the Tropical Rainforest

While in the rainforest, your eyes will wander off over and over as your senses are being triggered by the sounds of unknown animals, the flashy colors of some bird and the smell of ripe fruits.  At times, one instinct is to ask “what is that?” while my suggestion is to “shoot it first, ask

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Photography
Reinier Munguia
North Shore Birding Festival

Thank you for joining my workshop at the North Shore Biding Festival. Below I will be going over some of the items we covered in the program for your reference. Exposure Basics One of the most important aspects of successful nature photography is understand how your gear works and performs under different situations. Metering in

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Uncategorized
Reinier Munguia
Loving Nature To Death

This journey has taken me to some of the most amazing places in the world. From hotspots of biodiversity in the Amazon and Central America, to the ever-changing Galapagos and the megafauna of Africa, each has provided me with multiple opportunities to understand life and the importance of each individual and its impact on the ecosystems they live in. That includes animals like us, humans.

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Nature & Wildlife
Reinier Munguia
Leaf Cutter Ants: The First Farmers

Rainforests are among the most biodiverse places on Earth.
Millions of years of evolution in these regions have resulted in some of the
most amazing organisms ever known to man. Being able to survive in a harsh
environment dominated by high temperatures and high humidity is a requirement

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Nature & Wildlife
Reinier Munguia
Documenting Ophaga pumilio in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

I have a true passion for amphibians, those creatures with moist skin and sticky toes that many people fear or dislike. They are jumpy and at times hard to find, yet that’s nothing more than a challenging proposition to a frog fan like me. This time the trip took me for the second time in

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