Conservation photographer Thomas Peschak documents the Amazon like never before | CNN

This photographer spent 396 days in the Amazon

By Ellen Rittiner, CNN

Updated 4:40 PM EDT, Mon September 15, 2025

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This photographer spent 396 days in the Amazon

National Geographic photographer and explorer Thomas Peschak gives a behind-the-scenes peek at an epic journey documenting one of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, the Amazon River Basin.

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