SOLD OUT Titles: Pamela Chen -- Apollo and Bean

Apollo and Bean were a gift from my sister Brenda. We named them for space commanders from our favorite science-fiction stories. They proved to be bold explorers, of their own little universe, from day one. 

A new shower curtain, a little bird in the window, a chair or table moved one inch to the left: the inseparable brothers investigate every disturbance. When one discovers something, the other must see it for himself. Together, they transformed the confines of my apartment into an endless frontier. 

I uprooted myself three times to three cities within their first three years of life. True to their namesakes, they embraced the unknown better than I — and witnessing their adventures made me want to create. Apollo and Bean reconnected me to that simplest joy of photography again, over a decade after I first entered my newspaper’s darkroom.  

They are my companions, but I often observe them as one who stares into the wild: with curiosity and no way of ever knowing. My home is their wonderland, and they never share their secrets but through this looking glass. 

Pamela Chen is the Head of Creative, Community, at Instagram, and a former senior photo editor at National Geographic. You can follow the adventures of Apollo and Bean on Instagram @twomau. And you can follow Pam @chenpamela. 

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