In Search of the Exotic
Profile : Eric Lindberg
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hrough his photos and stories , Eric Lindberg — a travel and assignment photographer and writer who has traveled to familiar and remote corners of the world in search of the exotic , the exquisite and the offbeat — strives to convey the beauty and diversity of the world ’ s people , cultures and wild places on all seven continents . His award-winning photos and stories have been featured in magazines , books , calendars , newspapers , tourism websites and promotional travel publications nationwide and overseas .
Covering subjects ranging from foreign rail journeys and wilderness river expeditions to American road trips and urban cultural hot spots , Lindberg specializes in travel , editorial and destination photography .
Lindberg has been named Photographer of the Year three times by the Society of American Travel Writers , and he has been awarded one of the top three prizes in this prestigious competition for 10 of the last 13 years .
An accomplished writer as well as photographer , Lindberg has been widely published across North America . As with his photos , his stories go beneath the surface of a place , looking deeper into the soul of a culture , its people and the authentic travel experiences found in that destination . Here is what he has to say about some of his award-winning images .
ERIC LINDBERG
SRI LANKA PARAGON
During an assignment in Sri Lanka , I came across these two young Buddhist monk novices enjoying the morning ocean breezes along the Laccadive Sea .