The dangers of getting lost for your photography

We are starting something new here, a Featured Photographer video series where we talk with famous photographers. Our first installment is a piece by travel photographer Asher Svidensky, who has been published by National Geographic, BBC, Oxford and several others. Asher travels the world looking for stories. According to Asher, the only way to really get […]

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Tips for planning, packing and preparing for a landscape travel photography shoot

Landscape photography, especially when you’re having to travel any kind of distance, requires some planning.  You need to make sure that you pack what you need, but not so much that you can’t manage carrying it with you all day. In this video from British landscape photographer Thomas Heaton, we’re given some advice and suggestions on […]

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This is the world’s smallest and most portable photo office

I sometimes worry that I’m moving from being a photographer into simply being a collector of photography equipment.  You just accumulate so much stuff over the years.  A good deal on a camera here, a lens there, or you bid on a complete outfit on eBay because the final price is worth the one item […]

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How my solo adventure through The Dolomites benefitted my photography

My name is Chris König, a 23 years old self-taught photographer, based in The Netherlands. This story is about my one week adventure in the Italian Dolomites, in which I tried to challenge myself, not only on a photography level, but on a personal level as well. I crawled through 2 meters deep snow, I […]

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Travel Portraits – How to Take People Pictures Like the Pros

You’re hitting the road and your camera is at the top of the old checklist. Your goal is to make photographs that will be memorable and bring back the feelings of being there. So how can you do that? Of course you’ll need a good photo of the Eiffel Tower or Taj Mahal. But photos […]

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Is Travel Photography the latest victim in the Photoshop manipulation saga?

We’ve covered the “evils of Photoshop” as it pertains to human subjects a number of times, but the use of some photography and Photoshop techniques in travel photography are starting to cause concerns to grow that tourists will become disappointed upon arriving at their destination. Social Media’s constant pressure for “Shares” and “Likes” is only fuelling this […]

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A Simple Guide to Make You a Better Smartphone Photographer

If you love photography and enjoy taking photos with your smartphone, you are in good company. The appearance of smartphones with increased photographic capabilities on the market, has given birth to a new kind of photographer: the “smartphone” photographer. Smartphone photographic performances are so good, that they are responsible for

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A Simple Guide to Make You a Better Smartphone Photographer

If you love photography and enjoy taking photos with your smartphone, you are in good company. The appearance of smartphones with increased photographic capabilities on the market, has given birth to a new kind of photographer: the “smartphone” photographer. Smartphone photographic performances are so good, that they are responsible for

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