George Mavrakis turned an aquarium hobby into a globetrotting journey.

While many people spent last year idle, Sam Wick continued perfecting his physique and started to help others improve theirs.

James Romero didn’t have to grapple long with deciding whether to interview pro wrestlers and write books about them.

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A train rides through Croatia during a trip by Gifgas, an urban explorer based in Europe.

Jake Mysliwczyk seizes moments with a lens.

Tom Thornton travels the world — on a budget.

Mark Sotomayor started a business selling specialty tea blends and ended up helping fight deforestation in a Caribbean country.

An average day for David Frolich is traipsing through the jungle picking up poisonous snakes with his bare hands.

At a time when American media is dividing the country, Phoenix Legg is trying to unify it — one interview at a time.

Sanivle explores Europe’s past through urbex.

Joseph Brabin not only cares for his reptiles, he instructs other pet owners how to tend to their own as well.

Sam DerGregorian creates art with graceful and bounding movements.

Nicholas Acuna is shooting for the moon, literally. The 21-year-old college junior is working on a lunar rover that is slated to make history.

Jansen Horrocks was born to leap.

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Justice, a 2-year-old German Wirehaired Pointer with the K-9 unit of the Butler County Sheriff's Office, will perform drug detection and searches for missing people.