About this trip
Begin your South American adventure on Peru's coast during this pre-trip extension with Ann and Rob Simpson. Photograph pelagic birds including petrels, gulls, shearwaters, skuas, albatrosses, and more. Take boat trips from Lima and Paracas, and visit the Ballestas Islands and Paracas National Reserve.
Meet your leaders
Ann S
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Ann Simpson is a professor at her alma mater, Lord Fairfax Community College, specializing in biology, anatomy, and physiology. With her husband, Rob, she owns Simpson’s Nature Photography, organizes nature photography and natural history tours around the world and leads photography workshops in national parks for Canon. The duo have also published over 12 nature guides and a wildflower app for Farcountry Press and FalconGuides.
Rob Simpson
Rob Simpson, along with his wife and partner-in-crime Ann, is passionate about teaching and nature photography. He is a professor at Lord Fairfax Community College, where he instructs field biology courses in botany, zoology, mycology and ecology. He leads workshops and field studies that several students have claimed personally shaped their careers and lives; he considers mentoring youth as one of the most rewarding parts of his job and passion-driven lifestyle.