BGuthrie Photos: Sixth & I -- Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton ("Atlas Obscura") w/David Plotz

Sixth & I -- Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton ("Atlas Obscura") w/David Plotz:

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Description of Pictures: Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, and Ella Morton In Conversation with David Plotz
“Atlas Obscura may be the only thing that can still inspire me to leave my apartment.”
—Lena Dunham
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide To The World’s Hidden Wonders is the definitive guide to the most astonishing, curious, unusual, off-the-beaten path destinations and secret marvels across the globe.
From the founders of AtlasObscura.com, Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras, with co-author Ella Morton, this one-of-a-kind guide, complete with photographs, maps, and charts, shares over 700 of the most mysterious bucket-list wonders across all eight continents. Wonders include:
* A fire that’s been burning in the Turkmenistan desert for 40 years.
* Thousands of synchronized fireflies that inexplicably flash in unison in a cluster of mangrove trees outside Kuala Lumpur.
* The self-mummifying monks of Japan.
* The world’s only museum dedicated to displaying art made from human hair.
From the Glowworm Caves of New Zealand to the bioluminescent squid of Toyama Bay, each entry for the astonishing sites in Atlas Obscura includes location information and tips on when and how best to get there—and how much to bribe the guard to get you inside.
An immersive cabinet of curiosities that’s meant to inspire wonderlust as much as wanderlust by sharing places that could never be found without a tip from someone in the know, Atlas Obscura proves that the world is vast and there are marvelous treasures behind every corner—if you just know where to look.
Foer is the cofounder, chairman, and editor at large of AtlasObscura.com. He is the author of Moonwalking with Einstein and a forthcoming book about his travels with pygmies in the Congo.
Thuras is the cofounder and creative director of AtlasObscura.com. His pursuit of the unusual began as a teenager exploring abandoned buildings in the Midwest.
Morton has written for Slate, Condé Nast Traveler, and CNET. As the host of the travel show Rocketboom NYC, ...More...

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. ATLAS1_160929_033.JPG: Bert Foer and ???
2. ATLAS1_160929_051.JPG: Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, and Dylan Thuras
3. ATLAS1_160929_063.JPG: Esther Foer
4. ATLAS1_160929_081.JPG: ???, Ella Morton, David Plotz, Joshua Foer, and Dylan Thuras
5. ATLAS1_160929_120.JPG: First time attendees raise their hands
6. ATLAS1_160929_126.JPG: Bert Foer and ???
7. ATLAS1_160929_182.JPG: David Plotz
8. ATLAS1_160929_204.JPG: ??? and Ella Morton
9. ATLAS1_160929_209.JPG: Dylan Thuras
10. ATLAS1_160929_257.JPG: Ella Morton
11. ATLAS1_160929_264.JPG: Joshua Foer
12. ATLAS1_160929_316.JPG: Dylan Thuras
13. ATLAS1_160929_652.JPG: David Plotz
14. ATLAS2_160929_001.JPG: David Plotz, Dylan Thuras, Ella Morton, and Joshua Foer
15. ATLAS2_160929_020.JPG: Devin Symons is a local artist who draws famous folks and gives them the original of his drawing after he photographs a copy for himself. Here, Dylan Thuras is appreciating an image that Devin did of him.
16. ATLAS2_160929_083.JPG: Joshua Foer and daughter
17. ATLAS2_160929_093.JPG: Devin Symons sketching the speakers
18. ATLAS2_160929_098.JPG: Bert Foer and David Plotz
19. ATLAS2_160929_170.JPG: Devin Symons photographing his artwork before giving it to the speaker
20. ATLAS2_160929_202.JPG: Devin Symons sketching
21. ATLAS2_160929_212.JPG: Heather Moran, Jackie Leventhal, and Esther Foer looking at one of Devin Symons drawings
22. ATLAS2_160929_224.JPG: Devin Symons and David Plotz
23. ATLAS2_160929_240.JPG: Esther Foer, Joshue Foer, and Devon Symons
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- Foer, Joshua appears on:
  - 2011_DC_NBF_Foer_110925 Natl Book Festival 2011 -- Joshua Foer
  - 2011_DC_Foer_110313 Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Joshua Foer ("Moonwalking with Einstein")
- Plotz, David appears on:
  - 2016_DC_Simon_161103 Sixth & I -- Carly Simon ("Boys in the Trees") w/Hanna Rosin
  - 2015_DC_Parker_151123 Sixth & I -- Mary-Louise Parker ("Dear Mr. You") w/David Plotz
  - 2013_DC_Gladwell_131016 Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Malcolm Gladwell ("David and Goliath") w/David Plotz
  - 2012_DC_McGowan_121108 Natl Archives & USAFMC -- Panel -- 8th Annual McGowan Forum on Communications ("Communicating the Message")
  - 2012_DC_Rosin_120911 Sixth & I -- Hanna Rosin ("The End of Man") w/David Plotz
  - 2009_DC_So_Called_091217 Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC -- My So-Called Jewish Life (2009)
2016 photos: Equipment this year: I continued to use my Fuji XS-1 cameras but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000. Seven relatively short trips this year: two Civil War Trust conference (Gettysburg, PA and West Point, NY, with a side-trip to New York City), my 11th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including sites in Utah, Nevada, and California), a quick trip to Michigan for Uncle Wayne's funeral, two additional trips to New York City, and a Civil Rights site trip to Alabama during the November elections. Being in places where people died to preserve the rights of minority voters made the Trumputin election even more depressing. Number of photos taken this year: just over 610,000.
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