Beach Balls - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

An early morning stroll on the beach in Rio provided a unique scene  - calm.  Rarely do you find the beaches in Rio de Janeiro empty, except in the early morning.  This beach ball vendor sat and waited patiently for customers to show up, enjoying some peace and quiet.

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Cable Car Queue

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil:  Sugar Loaf Mountain 2006

Before I started long term traveling around the world, I used to be like 80% of you out there – a working stiff.  I saved away for my week of vacation and tried to get as far away as I could from my job.  Back in 2006 this took me to Rio De Janeiro for a sailing trip with Gap Adventures.  I was just starting to get serious about photography at the time and I was planning my eventual career break and around the world travels.  This shot was from a cable car queue/boarding line on Sugar Loaf Mountain; one of the most popular tourist attractions in Rio.  Sugar Loaf is an icon in Rio, defining the well known Rio landscape.  I always loved to play with reflections in photography, as well as circles; in this shot I was able to incorporate both!

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