About me
Sasha Lezhnev has a passion for travel and nature photography and traveled full-time for 2 years across the U.S. with his family. He recently founded Off the Beaten Travel, a hub for hidden gems of travel around the world.
He and his wife Megnote are now writing a book about how to live a travel life: Travel More, Spend Less.
On the shores of Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Sasha has spent 20+ years working on conflict resolution & good governance in sub-Saharan Africa, including founding the Grassroots Reconciliation Group to help former child soldiers rebuild their lives.
Sasha has used his documentary photography to help influence policymakers on forgotten crises with the Enough Project & The Sentry, including helping with the movie Blood Diamond & co-founding the movement on conflict minerals.
In Northern Uganda with the Grassroots Reconciliation Group
“The very basic core of man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon.” - Chris McCandless
In my photos, I want to help tell the stories of forgotten or overlooked places, people, and details that are full of life when you take a closer look. The image journeys.
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