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Deirdre Hamill and Mike Rynearson both reside in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hamill has been a professional photographer for more than twenty years. As a photojournalist, she has covered a wide variety of subjects, from major American sporting events to US border conflicts. In 1989, she took a three-month sabbatical to Eastern Europe and the USSR to record the collapse of Communism.

Mike Rynearson retired in 2008 from The Arizona Republic newspaper after working there for more than 25 years as a staff photographer, Community Photo Editor, Night Photo Editor and Deputy Director of Photography.

Both share a passion for traveling. Their odysseys have taken them all over the globe. With cameras in tow, they immerse themselves in the culture, traditions, history, architecture, and cuisine of the country. Wherever they go, they try to blend in with the locals and experience life there as they do, seeking out a candid crosscut of culture and a slice of life of the inhabitants.


	About the Authors Deirdre Hamill and Mike Rynearson both reside in Scottsdale, Arizona. Hamill has been a professional photographer for more than twenty years. As a photojournalist, she has covered a wide variety of subjects, from major American sporting events to US border conflicts. In 1989, she took a three-month sabbatical to Eastern Europe and the USSR to record the collapse of Communism. Mike Rynearson retired in 2008 from The Arizona Republic newspaper after working there for more than 25 years as a staff photographer, Community Photo Editor, Night Photo Editor and Deputy Director of Photography. Both share a passion for traveling. Their odysseys have taken them all over the globe. With cameras in tow, they immerse themselves in the culture, traditions, history, architecture, and cuisine of the country. Wherever they go, they try to blend in with the locals and experience life there as they do, seeking out a candid crosscut of culture and a slice of life of the inhabitants.
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