LOCATION:
COSTA RICA
Ten days split between the jungle interior and the Pacific Coast on the Guanacaste Peninsula. The rainforest is dense enough that you never quite know what's hiding in it. Around one corner it's a waterfall pouring into water so blue it doesn't look real, and around the next it's a viper coiled on a leaf you'd never think to look twice at. Costa Rica is home to over half a million species, and even with eyes wide open, what you see is probably a fraction of what's actually there. Out on the coast, the water was warmer than anywhere I've surfed, and the sunsets made it impossible to come in.
TRIP DETAILS:
Rio Celeste waterfall flowing into turquoise blue pool surrounded by lush rainforest, Costa Rica waterfall photography by James Brasier
Motmot bird perched on a branch in the Costa Rica rainforest with colorful tail feathers, tropical wildlife photography by James Brasier
Swimmer beneath Llanos de Cortez waterfall surrounded by tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, adventure travel photography by James Brasier
Two howler monkeys on a diagonal branch in the rainforest canopy in Costa Rica, wildlife photography by James Brasier
Llanos de Cortez waterfall viewed from the water with tree branch framing and rainforest canopy above, Costa Rica landscape photography by James Brasier
Bright yellow eyelash viper coiled on a green banana leaf in the Costa Rica rainforest, wildlife photography by James Brasier
Surfer walking along the beach with jungle-covered headland in the background at Playa Guiones Costa Rica in black and white, surf photography by James Brasier
Person lying on a surfboard on the beach at Playa Guiones Costa Rica with warm film grain tones, surf lifestyle photography by James Brasier
Colorful surfboard leaning against driftwood on the beach at Playa Guiones Costa Rica, tropical surf photography by James Brasier
Surfer silhouetted against golden sunset walking into the waves at Playa Guiones Costa Rica, sunset surf photography by James Brasier