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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

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Charles T. Kamps, Craig K. Collins

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Teatime History

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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Beyond the Scoreboard

Why Maradona is the Patron Saint of Naples

How his ongoing veneration still matters in Southern Italy

Sep 7, 2024

A mural of soccer great Diego Maradona on an alleyway wall near Piazzetta Nilo in the Old Town section of Naples.

Sep 7, 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

July 2025

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52 Week Photography Project

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Manzanar: A Grim Reminder of Human Roundups Gone Wrong

This desolate internment camp in California’s Eastern Sierra stands as a warning to all freedom-loving Americans

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Manzanar: A Grim Reminder of Human Roundups Gone Wrong

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Going Solo: How to Get Lost and Found in a Vast, Lonely Wilderness

I am alone at 1 a.m. atop the Eureka Sand Dunes and enveloped in silence.

Jul 1

Going Solo: How to Get Lost and Found in a Vast, Lonely Wilderness

Jul 1

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Globetrotters

Sometimes You Get the Bear …

… And Sometimes the Bear Gets You

Jun 17

Sometimes You Get the Bear …

Jun 17

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Return of the Osprey

After a decades-long absence, these magnificent raptors once again grace the skies above the California coast

Jun 12

Return of the Osprey

Jun 12

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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