Kiliii Yüyan (Part 2): “Let reality unfold before you”

January 3, 2020Arts, Environment, Life, Nature, Spirituality, Travel, WorldIndigeneity, Kayak Building, Photography, Survival SkillsMartin Bauman

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In photographer Kiliii Yüyan’s work, he has drawn on both wilderness survival skills and empathy — qualities he deems “critical” for the projects he embarks on in extreme environments and cultures outside his own. “Human cultures are the most complicated things to understand,” he says. “Human culture is so rich. There’s so much to it.” … Continue reading Kiliii Yüyan (Part 2): “Let reality unfold before you” →

Kiliii Yüyan (Part 1): “I never stayed put”

January 2, 2020Arts, Environment, Life, Nature, Travel, WorldIndigeneity, Kayak Building, Photography, Survival Skills, TravelMartin Bauman

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Storytelling has always been a part of Kiliii Yüyan’s life. As a young Chinese-American, his earliest stories came from his Nanai grandmother — stories of hunters riding orcas and roaming the seas. Today, a kayak builder, Nia Tero Storytelling Fellow, National Geographic photographer, and sought-after speaker, Yüyan explores the “human relationship to the natural world,” … Continue reading Kiliii Yüyan (Part 1): “I never stayed put” →