Like many people, when I first became interested in photography, I went out and bought a boxy DSLR and equipped it with a big-ass 28-300 lens. This setup worked well at first, as it allowed me to take photos of everything from landscapes to wildlife with […]
All posts tagged: travel photography
Hpa-An: The Coolest Place in Myanmar That You Don’t Know About
Hpa-An is oh-so-close to being the perfect travel destination.
The Art of Photographing Strangers
Street photography is difficult, maybe the most challenging and intimidating genre of photography.
How to Photograph Busy Tourist Sites, or Get The #$%^ Out of My WAY!
Unless you are a brutal dictator, a head of state, a mafia boss or you sneak in after hours, when visiting iconic places like the Taj Mahal or Great Wall of China or Machu Pichu, you will be sharing it with thousands of other tourists.
A Disturbing New Trend in Travel Photography
In Varanasi, in the year 2012, among the dead bodies floating down the Ganges, the corpses burning in the funeral pyres, amid the voracious touts and the Indians bathing in the polluted, trash-filled river, I noticed something disturbing and out of place: I saw a […]
5 Unconventional Tips for Better Street Photography
Almost everyday, I get emails from devoted readers asking how I get such great photos of people on the street when I travel. That is a lie. I never get such emails. But if I did, here are the tips that I would give anyone […]
Not All Sunsets Are Created Equal – A Sunset Rating System
One of the joys of nature and travel photography is watching sunsets in spectacular places.
Why Do People Behave So Stupidly Around Wild Animals?
Avoid horny, 800-pound girls. This is one personal rule that has always served me well in life. Evidently, some people don’t think like I do.
Why I love Autumn in Denali
Each year, sometime at the very end of August or the first of September, when the fall colors reach their absolute peak, I believe that Denali National Park is the most beautiful place on Earth that day. The other 364 days of the year I […]
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