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Photograph by Alexander Bentley
Alex, 14, who lives in Virginia, has a passion for both photography and snakes. He photographed this juvenile black snake while exploring his favorite creek. -
Photograph by Elisabeth Coons
Elisabeth, 14, used a tripod and her camera's timer to shoot this self-portrait with a background of icicles near her home in Kentucky. -
Photograph by Casey Densmore
Casey, 11, shot this photograph in Denali National Park, Alaska, on the trip that inspired his essay. -
Photograph by Adam DeSerio
Adam, 13, who will be 14 by the time the expedition begins, hiked for three hours to reach The Wave, a swirling rock formation in Arizona. -
Photograph by Grace Hubbard
Grace, 14, aimed her camera up into the branches of a pine tree during a winter walk home from school in Massachusetts. -
Photograph by Mara Klecker
Mara, 13, who will turn 14 before the expedition begins, used a two-way mirror to capture her self-portrait inside the Butterfly House in South Dakota where she is a volunteer. -
Photograph by Missy McDonough
Missy, 12, an aspiring photographer, used reflection to create her self-portrait on a Florida beach at sunset—complete with a royal tern sitting nearby.
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Photograph by Kat Musen
Kat, 11, who will be 12 by the expedition's departure date, considers the ocean a treasure. She shot this fellow beach explorer at sundown near her home in California. -
Photograph by Abbie Faye Olson
Abbie, 13, who will have her birthday during the expedition in Australia, captured this photo of a mule deer at dusk near her home in Idaho. -
Photograph by Savanna Reid
Savanna, 13, considers the lake two blocks from her home in Washington her favorite place for exploration and discovery. -
Photograph by Maya Rundio
Maya, 10, who will turn 11 before the expedition departs, enjoys hiking in the California redwoods, which she calls the matriarchs of the forest.
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Photograph by Zach Sherrod
Zach, 12, enjoys finding new perspectives from which to shoot photographs. To make his photo of an Oregon lake something out of the ordinary, he shot it from the perspective of a duck.
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Photograph by Michael Suhey
Michael, 13, found this golden orb spider hanging in a raspberry patch as he explored his family's farm in New York during the early morning hours.
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Photograph by Benjamin Wilken
Benjamin, 8, who turns 9 before leaving for Australia, created a museum at home in Pennsylvania. His museum is filled with artifacts he finds as he explores his world.
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Photograph by Veronica Wilson
Veronica, 12, keeps a journal about all the things she finds while exploring a special creek near home in Nebraska, where her imagination can make things seem magical.
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