by Steven Higgs | Jan 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dan Combs had a way with words. While I met him in the mid 70s as Jim Combs’ “little brother Danny,” I had no idea who he was when I read a letter to the editor he wrote in 1985. No environmentalist, Dan was not a fan of the group Citizens Concerned About PCBs, which...
by Steven Higgs | Jan 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
As our boatsman swung wide right and throttled his motor down at the San Martín de Amacayacu landing, a quote from the renowned anthropologist, ethnobotanist, and expert on all things Colombian Amazon Wade Davis echoed in my mind: “For me, the journey we’re...
by Steven Higgs | Jan 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Amazon River, Colombian-Peruvian Border, June 2024 Rio Amacayacu, Colombian Amazon, June 2024 San Martin de Amacayacu, Colombian Amazon, June 2024 San Martin de Amacayacu, Colombian Amazon, June 2024 Ticuna Indian Maloca, San Martin de Amacayacu, Colombian Amazon,...
by Steven Higgs | Dec 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
In retrospect, it seems obvious that 21 months spent poring over my professional past for two major retrospective projects would end at the beginning, with a story package about nature photographer Bill Thomas. As detailed in this four-part series, Bill is the one...
by Steven Higgs | Nov 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
I have a trove of memories from the times I spent with Hilario Martinez in Colombia, the most vivid among them his reaction when I relayed news reports in 1975 that said some Americans were eating dog food. We were in a Chinese restaurant in Bogotá, and the image so...
by Steven Higgs | Nov 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’ve played the author game enough times to recognize the life cycle of ink on paper in the Digital Age. And, barring a lightning bolt, I’m certain that the coffee table book Andy Mahler and the Hoosier National: The Folk Hero and the Forest He Loves, will be a...
