Michael Benanav

Michael Benanav is an author In addition to his books, Michael writes and/or shoots for The New York Times, Lonely Planet, The Christian Science Monitor Magazine, Geographical, Afar, CNN.com, Wend and Hand/Eye among others. His photographic work has been selected to appear in the National Geographic book, Rarely Seen: Images of the Extraordinary and he's a freelance photographer known for immersing in foreign cultures and bringing compelling stories and images back from distant places. When not in some remote nook of the planet, Michael can often be found hiking in the hills behind his home in northern New Mexico. I spoke with him about his latest book, Himalaya Bound: One Family's Quest to Save Their Animals & an Ancient Way of Life.