Julian Smith is an award-winning writer specializing in travel and science.

His writing and photography have appeared in Smithsonian, Outside, Wired, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, New Scientist, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, US News & World Report and USA Today.

His next book, Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure, will be published by Harper Perennial in December 2010.