"Getting Lost in the Desert"

April 11, 2015 / Jared Ropelato

I was fortunate to have been asked by Discovery's digital network and Seeker Daily to provide a little backstory to one of my shots they happened to come across. The shot is called "My Friend Micah", and here's a nice little "behind the scenes" they put together about it!

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