Front/back cover images: Ryan Tuttle
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ur photographers are solitary in many ways, and their adventures are often only shared with one or two others. Despite the number of solitary subjects in Au Vol. 7, there are connections being made in every image, on every page. The moments captured reveal the triangular nature of outdoor photography: the connection between the subject, nature, and the photographer. When Rob Hammer captures a solo trail runner cutting across a lonely ridge, or Alasdair Turner photographs a young couple sharing a first canoe trip on an Alaskan lake on their wedding day, Aurora contributors connect us from our far away places to the beauty of man (and woman) exploring nature, and making connections of their own. It’s why Michael Wilson hiked the Appalachian Trail and took portraits of the people he met along the way, and why Craig Moore goes out to stand up paddle on Lake McDonald at sunrise. They take us where we’d like to go and introduce us to who we’d like to meet, and in that way, we are all connected.
CRAIG MOORE
SERGIO VILLALBA
JOHAN SWANEPOEL
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COKE WHITWORTH
DYLAN H. BROWN
MIKE BASHER
MINT IMAGES
GABE ROGEL
ROB HAMMER
BRANDON HUTTENLOCHER
ABNER KINGMAN
ROB HAMMER
SEAN NAUGLE
SEAN NAUGLE
SEAN DAVEY
JON PACIARONI
DANIELE MOLINERIS
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BRAD GOLDPAINT
GABE ROGEL
JAYMS RAMIREZ
ALEXANDRA C. RIBEIRO
ALASDAIR TURNER
WOODS WHEATCROFT
MICHAEL WILSON
ALASDAIR TURNER
ALASDAIR TURNER
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