Far/Back | Travel Stories by VJ Singh

Adventurer, Storyteller, Photographer, Experience Catcher, Intrepid + Hedonistic.

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Views from my window during an Arctic snowstorm. . . . #polarbear #hudsonbay #leicasl2 #polarbearsofinstagram #sharecangeo #natgeotravel #natgeowild @explorecanada #madewithlightroom #theleicalook #leicaclub #LeicaCameraUSA #Leica #leicaakademieusa #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #untoldstories #visualambassadors #yourshotphotographer #somewheremagazine #instatravel #thelensbible #natgeoyourshot #mylpguide #lpmi #nyttravel #traveldeeper #tlpicks (at Seal River Heritage Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkmCfGcyeta/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Someone described #Churchill as “the warmest coldest tundra town”. It is a friendly, curious town. It also claims to have 300 days of northern lights. Basically, if you happen to be in Churchill on a clear night, prepare to wake up, dress up in layers (quickly), and be enthralled. Last Sunday night, when most had turned back in after what looked like an “average” aurora display, we waited and were rewarded with lovely green ribbons and curtains. We also ran up the tower and inserted ourselves into the second photo .. as did Jupiter! #auroraborealis #northernlights (at Seal River Heritage Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQ-Yugu_Dk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Fire and Ice. Photographing the #NorthernLights is an adventure .. you never know what shapes and intensity the lights will take and you need tremendous perseverance to wait in the icy cold arctic night. I was at the Seal River Lodge this past week and saw the “dancing dragons across the sky” on two consecutive nights, sharpened my process with #leicasl2, and fed my soul abundantly in the process. #auroraborealis #northernlightsphotos @churchillwildsafaris (at Seal River Heritage Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkPQ9Z-JGcm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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When the sky danced last Saturday/Sunday - the #northernlights as seen from the Seal River Lodge. Worth every minute of lost sleep. #auroraborealis #northernlightsphotography @churchillwildsafaris (at Seal River Heritage Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkPNksSPxbM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A spectacular band of #Huli clansmen in singsing (festival) attire. Their wigs take 18 months to weave from their own hair - a rite of passage for young men in the tribe. #tradition #tribes #culture #PapuaNewGuinea #leicasl #bilas (at Papua New Guinea)

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At #stykkishólmur, it’s a warm, sunny summer’s night. #stillwaters #iceland #snaefellsness @guidetoiceland @icelandair @iceland.explore (at Stykkishólmur)

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Road trip to #Djupavik in the #Westfjords. Found an abandoned cottage between Bíldudalur and Þingeyri. And I wondered if it knew any good #stories. #iceland @iceland.explore @icelandair @guidetoiceland (at Westfjords)

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Scene from a fairy tale. Once upon a time, in a land far, far away ... A little church in the #Snæfellsnes Peninsula, my favorite part of #Iceland. @guidetoiceland @iceland.explore @icelandair (at Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland)

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Found in an alley in #Sydney. Forgotten Songs is an installation of suspended #birdcages - a visual treat in itself - accompanied by the songs of fifty birds once heard in central Sydney, before they were gradually forced out by European settlement. The bird calls change as day shifts to night. #artinstallation #socreative #angelplacebirdcages (at Sydney, Australia)

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This is Kata-Tjuta, the lesser known sibling of #Uluru, at sunset yesterday, after a stormy afternoon. In the aboriginal #Pitjantjatjara language, it means ‘many heads’ - indeed, there are 36 domes if them. Collectively, says my guide, they look like Homer Simpson lying down on his back. #KataTjuta #UnsungHero #TheOlgas #NTAustralia #SeeAustralia #RedCentreNT (at Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park)

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At 7P, just a few minutes before sunset, #Uluru is at its stunning best. #changingcolorsofuluru #visitaustralia #sunset #northernterritory (at Uluru / Ayers Rock)

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#Uluru at 6:15. A deep, deep orange. #ChangingColorsofUluru #Visitaustralia #northernterritory #sunset (at Uluru / Ayers Rock)

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50 shades of red. This iconic monolith changes color impressively, almost by the minute, in the hours before sunset. This is #Uluru at 5:30 pm. #sunset #visitaustralia #northernterritory (at Uluru / Ayers Rock)

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This is the setting sun, behind me, that makes #Uluru shine fiery-red. #sunset #layersofcolor (at Uluru / Ayers Rock)

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Even in summer, it's an icy 4-hour ride to Eqi, the calving glacier. Shards of ice regularly fall in, creating little tidal waves and grey sludge. This is the "view" of the audience between calving actions. #EqiGlacier #greenland #leicasl #greenlandpioneer #instatraveling #travelstories (at Ilulissat)

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#Iceberg sculptures in #Ilulissat. I don't remember seeing this yesterday, I tell the boat captain, is this a new work of art? He laughs, and tells me that everyday is a bit different. #icefjord #arctic #midnightsun #greenland @ilovegreenland @visit.greenland #leicasl @leicacamerausa #travelstories #greenlandpioneer (at Ilulissat)

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That is me listening to the song of an #iceberg. Imagine the sound of ice popping in a glass of water, then multiply that by a thousand. #leicasl #ilulissat #greenland #instatraveling #nationalgeographicyourshot #greenlandpioneer @ilovegreenland (at Ilulissat)