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Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

A pilot’s remarkable tale of survival after B-52s collide at 30,000 feet over a category 5 super typhoon during the outset of the Vietnam War.

2020

Charles T. Kamps, et al.

Charles T. Kamps, Craig K. Collins

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America’s Most-Photogenic Tree is Dead — D-E-A-D — Dead!

But that doesn’t stop the Internet from waxing poetic about how it is the oldest living thing on Earth

Aug 24

America’s Most-Photogenic Tree is Dead — D-E-A-D — Dead!

Aug 24

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I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

As “Europe’s Most Dangerous Volcano” awakens, Italians shrug

Sep 4, 2024

I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

Sep 4, 2024

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The Buddhist in Me

I hear the ancient Bristlecone Pines whisper: “All Things Must Pass”

Jul 12, 2024

The Sentinels in the Schulman Grove atop the White Mountains of California spindle skyward, appearing to intertwine with the Milky Way. These bristlecone pines were saplings together some 3,500 years ago. The tree on the right died about 500 years ago; the one on the left is still living. (Photo: ©Craig K. Collins)

Jul 12, 2024

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The Bread Men of Uzbekistan

Give us this day our daily bread … (and coffee, too)

Jun 5, 2024

A white van is stuffed with hundreds of loaves of fresh-baked bread.

Jun 5, 2024

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I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

How Social Media Has Transformed This Stunning Greek Isle

Sep 17, 2022

I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

Sep 17, 2022

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52 Week Photography Project

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52 Week Photography Project

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The Camino de Santiago is no Walk in the Park

As in Life, Pilgrims on the Way of St. James Must Endure Ups and Downs, Trials and Tribulations, Blisters and Bruises, Faith and Doubt

Oct 31

a person with walking sticks on a dirt path

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Pelican-palooza: Meet the Feathered Kamikazes of the S. California Coast

The California Brown Pelican roars back from brink of extinction

Oct 9

Pelican-palooza: Meet the Feathered Kamikazes of the S. California Coast

Oct 9

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Requiem for a Taco Shop: Gentrification Dooms One of America’s Oldest Mexican Restaurants

Also, when is a taco no longer a taco?

Oct 7

Requiem for a Taco Shop: Gentrification Dooms One of America’s Oldest Mexican Restaurants

Oct 7

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52 Week Photography Project

October 2025

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52 Week Photography Project

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Craig K. Collins

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Author, Photographer, Former Tech Executive. Purveyor of thoughtful, hand-crafted prose. Midair: http://amzn.to/3lGFROD Thunder: http://amzn.to/3oA5wt3

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