Jonny Byrne.
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Travel photography / Five continents / 31 national parks

The world is bigger than the itinerary

Photography from five continents and 31 national parks. Salt flats, volcanoes, jungle rivers, night buses, and a lot of early starts.

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The ethos

A life driven by curiosity, defined by experience, and remembered through moments.

90+ destination galleries/ 500+ stock licenses sold/ 31 of 63 US national parks/ Featured by the tourism boards of Bolivia and Peru
Salar de Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia
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North America

18 destinations / Coast, desert, Hawaii
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South America

14 destinations / The heart of the archive
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Asia

14 destinations / Pilgrim trails and neon
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Central America

4 destinations / Ruins and waterfalls
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Oceania

5 destinations / Red center, wild coasts
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Europe

1 destination / Pyrenees high country
01Arches
02Banff
03Black Canyon
04Bryce Canyon
05Canyonlands
06Capitol Reef
07Death Valley
08Glacier
09Grand Canyon
10Grand Teton
11Joshua Tree
12Lassen Volcanic
13North Cascades
14Olympic
15Redwood
16Rocky Mountain
17Sequoia
18Yellowstone
19Yosemite
20Zion
The 2018 Blog

Halfies Go to South America

Four months, two backpacks, one blog. In 2018 Sarah and I traveled South America and I wrote it all down on the original jonnybyrne.com. The blog was deleted by accident, recovered through the Internet Archive, and is republished here with its original dates. Read all 22 posts.

The Greatest Machu Picchu Blog Ever: The Salkantay Trek
July 31, 2018

The Greatest Machu Picchu Blog Ever: The Salkantay Trek

ALRIGHT FAM, WE ARE FINALLY CATCHING UP ON BLOG POSTS, WHICH MEANS THAT MACHU PICCHU IS UP NEXT! SO POST COLCA CANYON TREK (READ ABOUT IT…

Salty AF in Bolivia: Uyuni Salt Flats and the Chile Border
September 22, 2018

Salty AF in Bolivia: Uyuni Salt Flats and the Chile Border

Alright Halfie Nation! We are just pumping out blogs left and right to finish up the series of Halfies go to South America! So with three…

The Amazon, or How We Stole a Poncho from a Barcelonian Drug Lord
July 6, 2018

The Amazon, or How We Stole a Poncho from a Barcelonian Drug Lord

Hola Halfie Nation, We are currently (well now we are sitting in our hostel in Arequipa, but we finally have good enough WiFi to get this…

Huacachina, Peru’s Desert Oasis
July 12, 2018

Huacachina, Peru’s Desert Oasis

How’s it going Halfie Nation! Jonny here! Hope you didn’t miss me too much. Your favorite Halfies only have about an hour and a half left…

How We Almost Illegally Snuck Into Peru
June 11, 2018

How We Almost Illegally Snuck Into Peru

After finishing up in Banos, Sarah and I decided that we were ready to head off to Peru!  With some research we agreed upon our first…

Navigating Mitad Del Mundo
June 10, 2018

Navigating Mitad Del Mundo

Alright folks, your favorite halfies are back in action after a week of hiking, biking, and traversing the bus system all throughout…

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Projects & commissions

Graduation. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Events. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Brand Work. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Animals & Pets. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Animals & Pets

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Engagements. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Athletics. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Portrait. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Lifestyle. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Other Projects. Photograph by Jonathan Byrne.
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Fine art prints

Museum grade prints of any frame on this site, produced by a pro lab and shipped to your door. Checkout lands in the next phase, once the print partner is picked.

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Licensing

Editorial and commercial licenses for tourism boards, publishers, and brands. The Bolivia and Peru sets already have a track record with national tourism boards.

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Stock

More than 500 licenses sold through stock agencies. The stock portfolio keeps selling no matter what happens to any single subscription.

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About
"The camera is the excuse. The trip is the point."

Jonathan Byrne is a travel and wildlife photographer based in South Florida. He documents nature, culture, and everyday life in the places most itineraries skip, from Bolivian salt flats to Japanese pilgrim trails.

His work has been featured by the national tourism boards of Bolivia and Peru, and his stock portfolio has sold more than 500 licenses worldwide. He has visited 31 of the 63 US national parks.

Off the trail, he is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician and an ultrarunner. Both reward the same habits as photography: preparation, patience, and staying calm when the conditions are not cooperating. The camera comes everywhere. The tripod comes when it earns its weight.

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