by Lori Allen | Dec 16, 2018
There’s an expression in the Bedouin culture that means you are 2/3 your uncle. A mother’s brother plays an important role in raising the kids. They say they can identify which family a child belongs to by the way they act more than the way they look. The child may... 
by Lori Allen | Dec 15, 2018
Jordan took a little piece of my heart last week. If you’ve been a reader for a long time, you know that Tanzania ranks at the very top of my list of places to see. But Jordan—and the way I saw it last week through humanitarian photographer Joe Sindorf’s eyes—might... 
by Lori Allen | Dec 14, 2018
Sitting in the back of a 4-wheel-drive pickup, making our way through the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan where Moses once led 300,000 Israelites out of Egypt, it was hard to stop reflecting on what I might be doing at home in this moment if I were not here. Would I be... by Lori Allen | Dec 10, 2018
Shridhar Chillal, the Guinness World Record holder for world’s longest fingernails, cut them off this year. His thumbnail alone was over six feet long. At 82, he had been growing the nails on his left hand for over 60 years. Now you can see them on display at Ripley’s... by Lori Allen | Nov 19, 2018
If you’ve been browsing through potential photography gifts for the photographer in your life (even if that photographer is YOU), here are our favorite photo tools and toys for every budget. $10-$30 Budget Camera and lens wraps: Wrap up your camera and lenses...