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About Derek Cheng

Derek Cheng is a journalist and photographer whose work has appeared in publications in several countries, including the US, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the UK. Since he discovered climbing about ten years ago, he has worked as little as possible so he can travel widely, chasing rock faces in all corners of the world - from stalactite-blessed limestone in China, to the alpine granite of the Bugaboos and the Sierra Nevada, to quartzite giants in Morocco. His work can be viewed at dirtbagdispatches.com

Dust Angels – A first-timer heads to Burning Man

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Derek Cheng

(A censored version of this story appeared as the cover story of the Travel section, New Zealand Herald, December 1, 2015) First-timer Derek Cheng heads to Burning Man in the Nevada desert in search of fun and dancing, and discovers … Continue reading →

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