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Mark Levitin

Storyteller / Traveller / Local Expert

Mark Levitin is an award-winning travel photographer and writer. Mark has been nomadic since the age of 18, which was before digital technologies had arrived in most of Asia, so he started off as an analogue nomad, then upgraded to a digital version. Mark’s preferred region of the world is South and SouthEast Asia. The driving force behind all his wandering is an insatiable curiosity: for anything, any knowledge, generally speaking, but first and foremost, for the diversity of human cultures. See some of Mark’s works on Instagram.

Stories from Mark Levitin

Everyday Magic, Arts and Crafts, and Abundant Nature in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

A mystical place where spirituality is part of everyday life and untamed beauty is everywhere.

Photo Essay: The Magic of Java’s Mount Merapi and Everyday Volcanism in Yogyakarta

Locals’ relaxed attitude is partly due to their laid-back Indonesian nature, partly to the mystical pact between the ruling sultan's dynasty and Merapi's powerful spirit.

Meet Nima Sherpa, the Wild Honey Entrepreneur Responding to Modern Pressures

Can the dangerous art of Himalayan honey hunting become another tourist attraction? And how does it affect the bees?