I’ve learned that memory is important.  Remember Emily for her sweet goofiness, for her talent on the court, for her loyal friendship.  Remember Matt as an intellectual, a spirited conversationalist, a hopeful world traveler.  Remember them all.

There is something incongruent about bringing 450 kg of gear and six people into the remote jungle of PNG, 6 hours boat ride from the nearest airport during a period of torrential rain and flooding to photograph two colorful male birds dancing on a branch.