Michael Magers is a documentary photographer and journalist based in New York City. He is a frequent collaborator with the highly acclaimed team at Roads & Kingdoms and served as the lead photographer on their award-winning books, "Rice Noodle Fish”and "Grape Olive Pig” (as well as contributing to the 3rd book in the series "Pasta Pane Vino") published by Harper Collins/Anthony Bourdain. His images are exhibited both internationally and in the U.S. and have appeared in a wide range of digital and print publications including Time, Smithsonian, Outside, The California Sunday Magazine, CNN’s Explore Parts Unknown, Saveur, New York Times - T Magazine (Instagram Takeover), Grantland, The Guardian.com, and L’oeil de la Photographie.