A blenny in a brain coral, Bonaire

We are such stuff as dreams are made on.   

-William Shakespeare

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Si Dios Quiere

Most people in the rural areas here don’t have air conditioning or televisions or even electricity necessarily, yet there is an energy and an air of contentment I have seen nowhere else in the world, certainly not in my own country. There are dark sides of course. There are always dark sides. To all of…

A creature of flight

They were no longer wild creatures with their own endeavors toward life. They were curios and props for a culture of beings often too obsessed with being seen to see for themselves what is right in front of them. A wild bird mutilated. A creature of flight, flightless.

Under Rocks and over sand

On Bonaire’s western shore, Maggie May floats upon aquamarine glass over what is known as the Bonaire House Reef. It’s a coral reef that extends the length of the town of Kralendijk, the main city center of the island. Though this reef has been more impacted by human development and enterprise than many other areas…

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My Work

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BORDERLANDS

A 15-year documentary project on the US-Mexico Borderlands and the impact of border wall construction.

ANACOSTIA

A 10-year documentary project on the Anacostia River watershed in the Washington DC metro region.

ABOUT

Find out more about my work as a conservation writer and photographer.

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AY MARIPOSA FILM

A feature film about three characters living in the shadow of the border wall on the US-Mexico border.

STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

You can license my images for use through the International League of Conservation Photographers, or send me an email at kris_schly@yahoo.com.

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