THE NEAR BEYOND

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A conscious gathering place for stories (some from my life, some from my imagination), and glimpses of the world through my lens. I am a writer / photographer / surfer / climber / 15 years as a National Geograhic Photo Editor

About Matthew Propert

Storyteller, photographer, climber, surfer with 15 years as a photo-editor with National Geographic. I split my time between the US and Lviv, Ukraine.

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