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In our coronavirus-wracked world, trav-

eling to the grocery store can feel like an

odyssey. Traveling internationally can feel

like a distant dream.

Of course, the loss of our collective abil-

ity to travel pales in comparison to the

many other existential crises posed by this

pandemic. But there’s no denying that, for

many of us, our inability to venture out —

beyond the borders of our homes, our

states, our countries — has made the past

several months all the more challenging.

So, back in March, as travel restrictions

began to lock people in place all around the

world, we editors on the Travel desk

launched a new visual series to help read-

ers cope. We called it The World Through a

Lens. The idea was to showcase some of

our planet’s most beautiful and intriguing

places, and to introduce readers to aspects

of global culture that, in these months of

stasis, might otherwise have remained

hidden from our view.

Our goal with this series is slightly dif-

ferent than that of our typical Travel fare.

Instead of inspiring travel among our

readers or describing the travels of our

contributors, we’re aiming to approximate

elements of travel itself — to provide a

kind of virtual travel substitute that

soothes, transports and distracts.

But escapism isn’t the only objective. At

its best, travel can transform us: It can

awaken us to the restorative power of

nature; it can broaden our ability to under-

stand and appreciate dissimilar cultures; it

can help us become more empathetic to

people whose lives fall outside the scope of

our day-to-day routines. These, too, are

things we hope the series can provide,

especially at a time when such transforma-

tions aren’t available to many of us via

direct experience.

To achieve all that, we’ve tried to create

immersive visual experiences; every story

in the series is driven by images. (Instead

of assigning photographers to shoot new

work, we are relying on photojournalists

with previously shot, and unpublished,

portfolios.) We’ve also tried to create a

more intuitive and symbiotic relationship

between images and text.

In this week’s installment, we carry you

to rural Patagonia to observe some of the

region’s remote schoolhouses. As with our

other destinations, we hope you enjoy —

and are transformed by — the virtual

journey.

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Caleb Kenna, who specializes in aerial photography, took this drone photo in Goshen, Vt.

CALEB KENNA

Letting Their Cameras Transport You

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effect: “President Roosevelt signed today a bill to curb traffic in the narcotic, marihuana,

through heavy taxes on transactions.” That excise tax was eventually ruled unconstitu-

tional in the 1969 Supreme Court case Leary v. United States, though marijuana was

banned under the Controlled Substances Act the following year. Today, adult possession

of marijuana for recreational use is legal in 11 states and the District of Columbia.

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