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Using Eyes to Make Great Travel Photos

Using Eyes to Make Great Travel Photos

Want to make sure your travel photos have impact? Check out this excellent video by award-winning travel photographer Mitchell Kanashkevich. He goes beyond the the standard tips and in less than ten minutes describes how to add emotional weight and a sense of story to your images—all by paying attention to where the eyes are […]

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Travel Photography Tips with a Zoom Lens

Travel Photography Tips with a Zoom Lens

For photographers, one of the most exciting parts of an adventure is all of the pictures that are made along the way. Unfortunately, before every journey begins, travel photographers are forced to make the impossible choice of which gear to take along. In a perfect world, it would be possible to take it all and […]

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Timeless Travel Photography Tips

Timeless Travel Photography Tips

Have you always wondered why your travel photos from some of the most breathtaking places always end up looking average? If you routinely feel disappointed with your travel photos, you’re probably not doing it right. These tips from Mango Street could be what you need: These tips are inspired by the works of Chris Burkard. Burkard […]

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Travel Photography Ethics

Travel Photography Ethics

Last week while I was traveling with my group into Bangladesh, I received a link to an article from my friend, Thierry. The article was written by Amanda Machado and talks about the ethics of taking photos when traveling to developing countries. I read the article before heading outside and didn’t think much about it […]

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Interview with a Travel Photographer: Maren Krings

Interview with a Travel Photographer: Maren Krings

German photographer Maren Krings has been taking photos since she was 16-years-old. Now with offices in Germany and Austria, she says she sees photography as her passport to the world and to all the things that interest her. And just wait until you hear the lengths she’s gone to in order to get “the shot”! […]

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Travel Photography in the Real World

Travel Photography in the Real World

Many articles discuss the best practices for travel photography, and many of them, while providing worthwhile advice, tend not to take into account the fact that conditions are not always perfect for making photographs. The sky is not always blue, the crowds of tourists do not always clear a path for you, the light is […]

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100 Travel Lightroom Presets

100 Travel Lightroom Presets

The Travel Lighroom Presets collection from LoadedLandscapes includes 100 Lightroom presets designed to transform your photos with a single click in your photo editing workflow. These presets have been created especially for improving and optimizing travel photos, and with a collection of 100 presets at your disposal you will have a great variety of effects […]

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Go by Train! 12 Travel-Inspiring Photos

Go by Train! 12 Travel-Inspiring Photos

Train rides offer something special for travelers. Traveling by rail means you’re not in a hurry; you have enough time to go step by step, city by city. It seems that the days when the masses traveled by train have passed. Still, some students and young people looking for adventure choose this path. See what […]

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How to Take Amazing Travel Photography

How to Take Amazing Travel Photography

Travel photography is a career for some. Most people, though, just want to bring back nice photos to show their friends and family. No image will replace the moment of being there; that’s why people still travel instead of browsing Google Images! Choosing a Camera Professional or amateur, the first thing you need is a […]

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Life as a Traveling Landscape Photographer

Life as a Traveling Landscape Photographer

As with many photographers who travel the globe looking for adventure and the next amazing shot, here’s a guy who can’t be defined by one photographic style or genre. When not doing commercial travel and lifestyle shoots, German photographer Lars Schneider is exploring the world, shooting landscape photography that inspires and invigorates him. This past winter, […]

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