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Melissa Kuhnell

Melissa Kuhnell

Although based in Washington DC, Melissa Kuhnell spends most of her life on the road, seeking new adventures around the world. She has travelled through Europe, North and South America, and Southeast Asia. She particularly loves photographing landscapes and catching glimpses of daily life in various cultures.

Mossy forest trails in Fiordland National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-612

Lake Pukaki with Aoraki (Mount Cook) in the distance, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-611

Lake Pukaki with Aoraki (Mount Cook) in the distance, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-609

The valley of a sunken river at Cave Stream Scenic Reserve on Highway 73, Canterbury Region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-610

The Pancake Rocks, an unusual formation of limestone layered like sedimentary rock and eroded by water and wind, Punakaiki, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-608

The amazing glacial blue water at Hokitika Gorge, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-607

Dune Lake near Haast, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-606

On the west coast of the South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-604

Pororari River, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-605

Kayakers on Pororari River, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-603

A nursing seal pup and sleeping mom, part of the seal colony at Tauranga Bay off Cape Foulwind, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-602

Several kea, a large alpine parrot, chewing on car in Arthur's Pass, Canterbury Region, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-601

The tui, a beautiful mockingbird-like songbird, at Tiritiri Matangi island sanctuary, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-599

The tui, a beautiful mockingbird-like songbird, at Tiritiri Matangi island sanctuary, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-600

The tui, a beautiful mockingbird-like songbird, at Tiritiri Matangi island sanctuary, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-598

Stitchbirds, extinct on the mainland in the 1880s, but survived on predator-free islands and being reintroduced in sanctuaries like Tiritiri Matangi, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-597

Sulfurous vents in the geothermal area of Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-595

A bellbird, one of New Zealand's most melodious native songbirds, on Tiritiri Matangi sanctuary island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-596

A turquoise pool next to the Te Puia geysers, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-594

Mineral deposits from geothermal steam vents at Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-593

Carving of a figure in a flax cloak next to a flax plant at Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-591

Geyser and steam vents at Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-592

Natural pool of boiling water, geothermal area, Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-590

Tuteata doorway, located at the start of Tītokorangi Drive near the Redwoods Visitor Centre, carved by Grant Hamarama Smith Marunui, Kawana Waititi, and Haami Te Aho, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-589

Mossy, ferny forest at the Franz Josef Glacier Walk, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-587

Champagne Pool, geothermal area, Te Puia, Gisborne District, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-588

Blue River, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-586

Highway 8 through the Lindis Valley, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-585

View of Aoraki (Mount Cook) from the Hooker Valley Trail in Aoraki (Mount Cook) National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-584

Swinging bridge and mountain views on the Hooker Valley Trail in Aoraki (Mount Cook) National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific - 1242-583