Photo by Diana Herring
Kit Herring has journeyed extensively throughout South America, Africa, and Asia and formerly worked as a writer for the National Film Board of Canada and as an international travel photographer.
He has published work through The Population Reference Bureau, the University of Florida, and the Costa Rican Tourist Board. The Sierra Club archives his slide show presentation, Humans and the Environment, on video and his work in South America has been featured in National Geographic Traveler and The New York Times.
A long-term visitor and sometime resident of Peru, he has worked with a number of NGOs in that country, including Selva Sur in Cusco, The Wildlife Conservation Society of the Bronx Zoo, and Tropical Nature, Inc. He has appeared frequently on Peruvian radio and television.
The American literary magazine, Words of Wisdom, published an excerpt from his first novel, “Goodbye to the Road” in March 2006. He received the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association Literary Award in 2008 for Adult Non-Fiction for an excerpt from his latest novel, “Descending the Cairo Side.” Currently he is represented by Regina Brooks at Serendipity Literary Agency of New York.
He lives in Seattle with his wife Diana and his youngest son, Shawn. His favorite hobby is observing the play of cosmic energies on Planet Earth.
I was wondering if Kit Herring is the son of Merritt Herring who is my first cousin. Thanks for the reply
Thanks for asking, Jill, but I doubt there is a connection.
Kit,
Very interesting blogs! I didn’t see where you mentioned WCT but no matter I wouldn;t want your readers to think you are making a commercial or diminish the pure spirit of adventure seen in your stories.
Peace and love.
Of local interest, the Alachua County Tourism Developement board voted on Friday to increase the bed tax by 2% to 5% to fund a 16 stadium baseball complex in cooperation with the Cooperstown Dreams Park where little league tournaments will be held. I ammended the motion to aprove by capping the investment at $7M. I am doing what I can to see our taxes well spent locally.
Hi Bob,
Good on you for keeping after the politicians. Meanwhile, on the right hand side of every post is a sidebar. Under the heading “Travel Agencies” World Class Travel appears with a link.
Thanks again for taking care of our school group trip to Peru last April.
hey kit, it’s been a long while. i love your old photos taken in Africa.
i hope you are doing well with your writings. all the best my friend.