International People is more of an idea and an ongoing collection of photos than it is a single entry about my travels. My preferred travel style is to go alone and then connect with someone in that country to show me the sites and help me get familiar with the place. Get the Local Perspective, is a short post about …
Location Planning – Mar Saba Monastery
Not every location I set out to photograph will be a winner, and every day of travel photography won’t come up sunshine and rainbows. When the weather or circumstances don’t cooperate, there are other ways to make the most of travel photography days. My goals are to find interesting places, events, people and things to photograph, and then to be …
Developing the Travel Experience
Developing the experience of travel through photos isn’t all that difficult but it is something that has to be learned. I prefer to tell stories in photos and it’s just as easy to be lazy when composing a story with photos as when doing it with words. When I started sharing photos I had no plan other than to use …
Solo Travel – Lessons From my First Experience
I did my first solo travel in July 2011. It’s not uncommon for professional explorers, writers, photographers, or permanent nomads to do this, but it is uncommon for those taking precious vacation days away from their normal day job. I have a family that I like to be home with, and I don’t make a lifestyle as a permanent traveler. …
Photo Management – Import travel images into a Master Library
Photo management is a big deal. My photos don’t do me any good sitting on hard drives, so anything that makes it easier to organize, edit and publish them is something that makes me happy. On a recent trip to Cuba I created a library just for the trip, made my selections and did some general editing while I was …
Get the Local Perspective
Getting the local perspective can be hard, but sometimes it finds you. I was wandering around Hanoi on my own on the first day I arrived. Walking onto the grounds of the Presidential Palace I snapped a few photos. This was before my serious photography days so I had a small point and shoot with me and not my full …
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