Erik Hoffner

Writer | Photographer

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images of ICE FIshing

images of ICE FIshing

A new conversation I had with the founding organizer of Earth Day, Denis Hayes, who's accomplished many interesting things in the almost 50 years since he led the first observance of the world's largest secular holiday.

Interview here >

writing

Commentator's Curse

Commentator's Curse

Commentator's Curse: do you ever want to watch TV sports without the distracting pitter-patter of play-by-play from the broadcast booth? Can you imagine just hearing the thump of the ball, the barking of coaches & captains, the songs of the fans? My essay for Howler magazine makes the case for commentary-free coverage in soccer. View this and other writing projects, from a conversation with actress Alison Sudol to features for the Guardian and more, here:

Writing projects >

photography

Great gull island photo series

Great gull island photo series

View images created for a photo essay from Great Gull Island biological research station, plus news of exhibits, investigative reports, and ongoing projects like Hunter/Gatherer.

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Erik Hoffner

Contributing writer for Grist.org since 2006, my work has also appeared in Yale Environment 360, The Sun, National Geographic News Watch, Earth Island Journal, EcoWatch, and World Ark. Member of the Society of Environmental Journalists; exhibiting member at the Vermont Center for Photography.

On Twitter, @ErikHoffner

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On Instagram, @erikhoffner

In Newfoudland one can find bottled seal flippers for sale in stores like this fancy organic grocery in the capital town of St. John's. Jarred moose too. Seabirds like murres are hunted during winters for the pot, too: Added to fishing for crab, lobster, shrimp, and fish, the subsistence economy still strong here. #canada #nature #newfoundland #hunting #fishing #hunting_the_wild #wildfoods #seals #wildfood #sealsofinstagram #fish

In Newfoudland one can find bottled seal flippers for sale in stores like this fancy organic grocery in the capital town of St. John's. Jarred moose too. Seabirds like murres are hunted during winters for the pot, too: Added to fishing for crab, lobster, shrimp, and fish, the subsistence economy still strong here. #canada #nature #newfoundland #hunting #fishing #hunting_the_wild #wildfoods #seals #wildfood #sealsofinstagram #fish

Bird Rock in Newfoundland is the massive and raucous breeding grounds for 100,000 seabirds like gannets, razor bills, kittiwakes, murres, and more...mindblowing nature show at cliff's edge from just 30 feet away in some spots. We even spotted the season's first hatched chick according to a thrilled park interpreter. Another great spot in this gorgeous province. #birding #birds #newfoundland #nature #summer #canada

Bird Rock in Newfoundland is the massive and raucous breeding grounds for 100,000 seabirds like gannets, razor bills, kittiwakes, murres, and more...mindblowing nature show at cliff's edge from just 30 feet away in some spots. We even spotted the season's first hatched chick according to a thrilled park interpreter. Another great spot in this gorgeous province. #birding #birds #newfoundland #nature #summer #canada

Huge puffin colony near Bonavista, Newfoundland, great end to a short hike, clouds of them circling in the background. #summer #nature #newfoundland #bonavista #iceberg #birds #birding

Huge puffin colony near Bonavista, Newfoundland, great end to a short hike, clouds of them circling in the background. #summer #nature #newfoundland #bonavista #iceberg #birds #birding

First day of summer in Newfoundland means ...icebergs. Saw many of these and pods of whales plus a huge puffin colony during a single day of short hikes. Great place, "iceberg alley." #iceberg #bonavista #newfoundland #whales #nature #icebergs #summer #firstdayofsummer

First day of summer in Newfoundland means ...icebergs. Saw many of these and pods of whales plus a huge puffin colony during a single day of short hikes. Great place, "iceberg alley." #iceberg #bonavista #newfoundland #whales #nature #icebergs #summer #firstdayofsummer

Epic shiitake harvest this spring, some as big as Portobellos - growing them outdoors on oak logs produces mushrooms unlike what you see in the market, incredible in omelets & stir-fry, but with the big ones, marinated and on the grill is best. #mushrooms #fungi #localfood #foraging #mushroom #food #woodsy #mycology #myco #fungus

Epic shiitake harvest this spring, some as big as Portobellos - growing them outdoors on oak logs produces mushrooms unlike what you see in the market, incredible in omelets & stir-fry, but with the big ones, marinated and on the grill is best. #mushrooms #fungi #localfood #foraging #mushroom #food #woodsy #mycology #myco #fungus

Nature always finds a way. #nature #igersmass #igers413 #geology

Nature always finds a way. #nature #igersmass #igers413 #geology

A favorite summer place in Canada's Atlantic Provinces, can you guess where? Whose face do you see in this sea stack? #nature #naturephotography #geology #seastack #canada #beach #beaches #ocean #igersnewbrunswick #newbrunswick #igerscanada

A favorite summer place in Canada's Atlantic Provinces, can you guess where? Whose face do you see in this sea stack? #nature #naturephotography #geology #seastack #canada #beach #beaches #ocean #igersnewbrunswick #newbrunswick #igerscanada

In Newfoudland one can find bottled seal flippers for sale in stores like this fancy organic grocery in the capital town of St. John's. Jarred moose too. Seabirds like murres are hunted during winters for the pot, too: Added to fishing for crab, lobster, shrimp, and fish, the subsistence economy still strong here. #canada #nature #newfoundland #hunting #fishing #hunting_the_wild #wildfoods #seals #wildfood #sealsofinstagram #fish

Bird Rock in Newfoundland is the massive and raucous breeding grounds for 100,000 seabirds like gannets, razor bills, kittiwakes, murres, and more...mindblowing nature show at cliff's edge from just 30 feet away in some spots. We even spotted the season's first hatched chick according to a thrilled park interpreter. Another great spot in this gorgeous province. #birding #birds #newfoundland #nature #summer #canada

Huge puffin colony near Bonavista, Newfoundland, great end to a short hike, clouds of them circling in the background. #summer #nature #newfoundland #bonavista #iceberg #birds #birding

First day of summer in Newfoundland means ...icebergs. Saw many of these and pods of whales plus a huge puffin colony during a single day of short hikes. Great place, "iceberg alley." #iceberg #bonavista #newfoundland #whales #nature #icebergs #summer #firstdayofsummer

Epic shiitake harvest this spring, some as big as Portobellos - growing them outdoors on oak logs produces mushrooms unlike what you see in the market, incredible in omelets & stir-fry, but with the big ones, marinated and on the grill is best. #mushrooms #fungi #localfood #foraging #mushroom #food #woodsy #mycology #myco #fungus

Nature always finds a way. #nature #igersmass #igers413 #geology

A favorite summer place in Canada's Atlantic Provinces, can you guess where? Whose face do you see in this sea stack? #nature #naturephotography #geology #seastack #canada #beach #beaches #ocean #igersnewbrunswick #newbrunswick #igerscanada