GoNOMAD Travel Senior Writer Wins SATW Photo Awards
Donnie Sexton is one of our most traveled Senior Travel Writers. She recently returned from the Society of American Travel Writers annual convention in Bogota, Colombia.
She won three awards for the images below, in SATW‘s 2023 Bill Muster Photo Awards
Gold for people portrait (Datoga tribal portrait) Silver (for action/adventure) horses
Merit Award for People General (Maasai dancing)
Congratulations Donnie, on a great job and an ongoing consistent great talent that you show us in every one of your stories.
See all of the winners of the Bill Muster Photo Awards from the SATW Annual Meeting in Bogota, Colombia in September 2022.
Read more of Donnie Sexton’s Travel Stories and her incredible travel photos on GoNOMAD:
- AFRICA
- CULTURES & FESTIVALS
- DESTINATIONS
- MIDDLE EAST
- MONTANA
- PHOTO GALLERIES
- TANZANIA
- THAILAND
- TURKEY
- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- UNITED STATES
- WISCONSIN
- WYOMING
Max is the editor and publisher of GoNOMAD Travel, where he has been telling stories from the road for more than two decades. He got his start at a small weekly, then a daily and sold advertising for a daily paper for many years.
Since 2000, he has reported from dozens of countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas, focusing on the kind of immersive, first‑hand travel that reveals how people really live. Max’s work blends on‑the‑ground reporting with practical, traveler‑tested advice. He has interviewed chefs, bus drivers, innkeepers, and everyday locals and explored destinations ranging from small New England towns to remote corners of Greenland and South America. His writing has appeared in regional newspapers, national outlets, and across the GoNOMAD network.
In addition to his editorial work, Max hosts the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast. He is also a columnist for the Greenfield Recorder, where he writes about travel, community, and life in Western Massachusetts.
Max lives in South Deerfield, Massachusetts and still travels frequently. Visit his blog at MaxHartshorne.com
Since 2000, he has reported from dozens of countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas, focusing on the kind of immersive, first‑hand travel that reveals how people really live. Max’s work blends on‑the‑ground reporting with practical, traveler‑tested advice. He has interviewed chefs, bus drivers, innkeepers, and everyday locals and explored destinations ranging from small New England towns to remote corners of Greenland and South America. His writing has appeared in regional newspapers, national outlets, and across the GoNOMAD network.
In addition to his editorial work, Max hosts the GoNOMAD Travel Podcast. He is also a columnist for the Greenfield Recorder, where he writes about travel, community, and life in Western Massachusetts.
Max lives in South Deerfield, Massachusetts and still travels frequently. Visit his blog at MaxHartshorne.com
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