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Collecting Visual Artifacts

The Image Expedition began in 1990 with a pilot project in the highlands of Ecuador. During that project we travelled for one month throughout a country known for its geographical and ethnic diversity. From our experience with indigenous populations in the Amazon basin to Andean mountain villages, we understood that the ways of life in these communities were changing forever.

Each year The Image Expedition has taken on new projects in different areas of the world. Since 1990, The Image Expedition has travelled to Asia to photograph in rural areas of China and in countries like Yemen, Cambodia and Burma where few Westerners travel. It is our goal to seek out and document life without imposition and with respect. This is why our projects usually take place over several months or years and are usually confined to one geographic area of the world. To observe and listen takes time.

For example, in 1996 we spent two months travelling just in the country of Indonesia. We began in Bali and travelled overland through Java and then on to the island of Sumatra. On this project we also travelled to Kalimatan and Sulawesi.

We returned determined to document and display these "visual artifacts" for this generation and generations to come.

The Birth of Coffee

During the past two years we have focused on a project entitled, The Birth of Coffee. For this project we have travelled over a quarter of a million miles, to ten different countries documenting coffee from the seed to the cup. We wanted the average coffee drinker to understand the lives of the people who work hard everyday to bring a cup of coffee to the table. Please see our Birth of Coffee web site at www.birthofcoffee.com for more information.

Documenting Yellowstone

We have just received approval for our next project from the United States Department of th Interior and the National Park Service. Our next project will begin during the summer of 2000. A Documenting Yellowstone project plan and web site is currently under development.

We invite you to communicate with us about the places you have been and the things you have seen that you feel need to be documented and preserved. Please call us at 512 585-0011.