International travel is Shara K. Johnson's passion, to learn about the people and landscapes that make up this grand planet. She shares many of her experiences on her travel blog. There you can read more about the disappearing villages in the Loess Plateau region through several essays she wrote about a traditional village she studied in Shaanxi Province, China. Her travel photography has been featured in galleries and juried exhibitions along the Front Range of Colorado and in several online journals. You can view more of her work at her photography website. [Photography & Art]