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Robert Michael Poole has written for a wide variety of magazines, newspaper and new media sources such as: AP, BBC, CNN, MTV, Interview, the Wall Street Journal, and global inflight travel magazines.

Robert Michael Poole has written for a wide variety of magazines, newspaper and new media sources such as: AP, CNN, MTV, Interview, the Wall Street Journal, and global inflight travel magazines. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Culture+Travel and Head of Asia at Blouin Artinfo.


Where RMP is going NEXT...

2020 November / Maldives

Back to paradise to shoot with Maldives Tourism & More

Selected Articles:

What it’s like to live on the most remote island on Earth

by Robert Michael Poole

In a world that is increasingly interconnected, where remote corners have been explored and exploited, this year I found myself yearning for a place that defies the conventions of modern travel, somewhere authentic and, quite literally, far away from it all. So I set out on a journey to the remotest island on Earth.

Travel Assouline 2023 May

The Ocean Club

by Robert Michael Poole

Delighted to see my work used throughout the new book “The Ocean Club” published by Assouline and written by James Reginato of Vanity Fair.

The Ocean Club in The Bahamas is one of the globe’s most storied and iconic hotels, and the location of two James Bond movies. Now its story is told through photos including many taken over two shoots by myself in a new book published by Assouline.

Travel Daily Telegraph 2021 February

Fancy a Grown-Up Getaway?

by Robert Michael Poole

With the children at home until at least March and cabin fever setting in, The Sunday Telegraph reveals the world's finest adults-only escapes for when we can travel again. Go on - you deserve it!

Of course, we all love children. Especially on holiday. Their happy, sun-tanned faces, Their excited squeals. Their wide-eyed wonder. But… maybe after weeks and weeks of lockdown, the hours and hours of home schooling and the general claustrophobia, we could all do with a break.
A week or two of absence might make our overstretched hearts grow a little fonder. If ever there was a year for an adults-only holiday, this is surely it.

Travel Vogue 2020 August

10 Reasons Why The Dominican Republic Should Be On Your Must-Visit List

by Robert Michael Poole

Long-haul journeys might not feel like a realistic expectation for 2020, but when it comes to planning our next getaways, one Vogue staffer tells what it meant for her to grow up in one of the Caribbean’s most beautiful destinations.

Reportage Daily Telegraph 2019 September

Business as usual in the Caribbean

by Robert Michael Poole

Step out of bed into a warm turquoise sea

I get wary when a beach in the Caribbean is described as having “pink” sand, yet here I am holding a handful of grains and shell fragments that are without a doubt roseate…

  • Photography

    Inspired by French-Vietnamese Director Tran Anh Hung’s masterpiece "The Vertical Ray of the Sun," my works have appeared across international media and are available upon request or assignment.

  • Photography

    Inspired by French-Vietnamese Director Tran Anh Hung’s masterpiece "The Vertical Ray of the Sun," my works have appeared across international media and are available upon request or assignment.

  • Photography

    Inspired by French-Vietnamese Director Tran Anh Hung’s masterpiece "The Vertical Ray of the Sun," my works have appeared across international media and are available upon request or assignment.

Photography

Inspired by French-Vietnamese Director Tran Anh Hung’s masterpiece "The Vertical Ray of the Sun," my works have appeared across international media and are available upon request or assignment.


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The Antarctic Peninsula 🐧

The area that makes up the Antarctic Peninsula, Scotia Arc, the South Georgia Islands and the South Sandwich Islands is one of the most productive parts of the Southern Ocean.

Stretching out over 1,500 kilometers towards the tip of South America, the Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic continent.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current provides a strong natural barrier, which results in these waters harboring a high percentage of diverse and endemic marine plants and animals.

An estimated 75% of the krill population surrounding Antarctica resides in this area, supporting large breeding populations of penguins, seals, and whales.

This region is of particular interest to scientists and conservationists because Antarctica is one of the fastest warming places on Earth, and glacier retreat on the continent is causing environmental shifts that could significantly affect coastal seafloor ecosystems.

With @swanhelleniccruises

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Welcome to Antarctica!

And so begins an epic 20-day expedition from Argentina to Antarctica, across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa, stopping on two of the most extraordinary islands in the world - South Georgia and Tristan da Cunha!

The first stop on this unique route, sailed just once a year by @swanhelleniccruises, is Portal Point, a narrow, rocky point on the northeast of the Reclus Peninsula off Graham Land, Antarctica.

It was named by British explorers as it formed part of the “gateway” for the route to the main Antarctic Plateau.

With @swanhelleniccruises

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When the Antarctic ice warms up for summer, thousands of icebergs break free from the sea ice, sculpted beautifully by the wind and ocean waves.

With @swanhelleniccruises and @bennberkeley

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Mocho-Choshuenco 🌋🇨🇱

Welcome to Mocho-Choshuenco, a glacier covered compound stratovolcano in the Andes of Los Ríos Region, Chile. Here at the top is a 4km wide caldera covered in snow and providing water to the lands below.

It looks over the wonderful @huilohuilo_reservabiologica, a private for profit natural reserve and ecotourism area in the lakes region of southern Chile.

Covering 100,000 hectares, Huilo Huilo preserves a Temperate Rainforests, a scarce eco-system that represents 0.9% of all the forests in the world.

There are 250 km (156 miles) of paths and trails throughout the reserve with hundreds of tree species, untouched beaches, river sources, springs and lagoons, bird refuges and native wildlife.
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Early morning clouds with Llaima volcano in the distance at Samadhi Eco Resort.

Founder in 2016 after 20 years of dreaming and planning by two life-long best friends the 123-acre spiritual oasis encompasses an enchanting world of natural beauty and authentic living in the south of Chile with 3 self-catering shipping container cabins and 6 repurposed cement tube rooms available for guests.  

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Volcan Mocho Choshuenco 🌋

Peaking through the clouds, this is the summit of the glacier covered stratovolcano of Mocho-Choshuenco in the Andes of Los Ríos, Chile.

It is made of the twin volcanoes Choshuenco in the northwest and the Mocho in the southeast.

Sadly, due to global warming, the ice cap has shrunk in area by over 40% of its 28.4 km2 (11.0 sq mi) since 1976.

The last reported eruption is supposed to have occurred on June 16, 1936 and you can now hike it to the peak by joining the team at @huilohuilo_reservabiologica who know the trails!

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Volcan Mocho Choshuenco Triple Falls

Discovering waterfalls while hiking is of course always a joy. Finding three on the same hike means the hike is something special.

That all 3 stand on top of one another… now that’s wow.

This combination comes from the glacier covered stratovolcano of Mocho-Choshuenco in the Andes of Los Ríos, Chile.

You can find it by joining the team at @huilohuilo_reservabiologica who know the trails!

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