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Tki pictres is ot s es s it m seem. Tki trvel pho- torph is eve more diclt. get fmilir ith some of the simple tricks tht ill help o to tke flos pics hile o the rod.

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Tki pictres is ot s es s

it m seem. Tki trvel pho-

torph is eve more diclt.

get fmilir ith some of the

simple tricks tht ill help o

to tke flos pics hile othe rod.

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PROFESSIONAL the ar o trvel Phoogrphy

februry , 2011

It’s that me of year again! The media is full of dversemets, selli s drem desosd eci dvetres to tempt s ito ook-i or et holid. So s or thohts tr totrvel, it’s ood me to reect o the stte of 

trvel – d of trvel photorph.

travel PHOtOgraPHy:

selling tHe dream

The lol ecoomic prolems, d theches i eche rte hve immediteeect o people’s trvel pls d m trvel

compies re i ervosl for the phoeto ri. will people ot tke their l holi-

d or ill the st ook lter? jr d 

Ferr re s crcil to the trvel idstrs Christms is to retilers so it’s oi to e tese period for m compies for the sec-od er ri.

bdets for ood trvel photorph hveee hit hrd i the lst fe ers. Mch of the

trvel idstr, someht srprisil, seesphotorph s lr despite the impor-tce of the ime i “selli the drem”. Co-pled ith the eplosio i diitl imer, dthe percepo tht oe c tke photo-rph, ol limited mer of forrd-thik-i compies o seem to vle the skills of the professiol trvel photorpher.

The trvel idstr is ll ot selli spir-os d depeds o ret imes to do this.

Icresil, it’s lso ot selli the eperi-ece of the torists themselves, rther ththe imes of locl life tht sed to e thestdrd. This tkes s from the edlessimes of poor people i fr o lds (hdo trvellers rrel photorph the elthor eve ‘relr’ people?) to shots of trveleperiece d the more coceptl imerhich is so importt i the orld of dvers-i. with the drem d the eperiece comes

the emoo. Cptre tht i ime d ohve ii shot.

It’s lol mrketplce d the itereths mde it es for someoe i, s, jpto sorce ime direct from stock eci Eld or Itl. The c lso esil d photorpher sed i deso, mk-i imes redil ville to iter-ol torist deso.

Some elieve tht i recessio holids

ecome more importt, d re oe of the

Father and daughter, Shine-Ider area, Mongolia.Photo: Kym Morris, Australia

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fe this hich e’re relctt to foreocompletel. If this is tre, d people ct

ck o other o-ecessities, the themrket for trvel photorphs ill still ethere. bt the’ll hve to e the riht trvelphotorphs, so photorphers ho shoottrvel eed to rethik ht d ho theshoot.

The iers of the 2010 Trvel Photorpherof the yer rds hve st ee oced.Over the ers these rds hve shocsedsome mrvellos d vried imer. The

hve lso mirrored, d somemes led, iter-es treds i trvel photorph. Of corsem photorphers re sll prodci thesme tpe of trvel imes tht ere fshio-le 10 ers o, t of more iterest re the

imes hich tke cotemporr or eversc pproch.

The 2010 iers iclde efl ditrii lck d hite imes, toetherith oos, virt d ei imeshich trsport the vieer riht ito the hertof the eperiece. Too oe trvel imes resimpl oservol, et the e iers of this trl iterol d presios rdre mch more elet d isihl otthe plces, the people d the eperieceshich the shre ith the vieer.

Trvel photorph is ver mch live dkicki t ot s it ’s ee coveoll per-ceived. It’s chi, d photorphers mstdpt to srvive. If the c, there re oppor-

ties. Especill s the torism idstrclmors d competes for or holid dollr,ero or pod, ith ood imer eecve to et s to sped. The forrd-thikicompies, ho p eo to the photo-rph hich the se to promote their prod -cts, re the most likel eeciries hilstthose ho ol t the imes the c etfor free, or for ver lile moe, ill dot-edl strle.

From the trvel cosmer’s perspecve,there is roi reliso tht holidtht is iepesive c hve its drcks,he this do’t o to pl or cts of goditervee. with this ill come illiess 

to p lile more to trvel ith compies

hich provide pece of mid. These smecosmers ill see trvel comp’s relc-tce to p for ood photorph s idi -ctor of comp’s tde to providi eer qlit of service to their pi cs-tomers.

To see ll the ii imes i TPOTy 2010visit .tpot.com.

By Chris Coe

Chris Coe is a travel photographer and organiser of thepresgious internaonal Travel Photographer of theYear awards.

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Temples and pagodas at sunset, Bagan, Myanmar. Photo: Christopher Marn, Canada

Mass ordinaon of 34,000 monks, Wat Phra Dham-makaya temple, Pathum Thani, Bangkok, Thailand Luke Duggleby , UK

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Photography in Nepal is fll of diverse riches,from the neri villes of Kthmd Vl-le, the colors of Hidism d the ilds of lold les i the soth of the cotr.bt the Himls re ht mkes nepl trliqe, ith or ithot the cmer.

There's e rod tht tkes trvellers itothe hih reches of the apr Res,oe of nepl's most sceic reios. Dirt trckis perhps more sitle epressio th'rod', d the ol vehicles tht c et pd do re Idi ilt 4wDs tht rle dshke s rocks d dst slip ot eeth thetres. The drivers re coos, o sith hip-hop Hidi msic lri d their hired ck ith d.

Trvel photorph demds o et o theete trck t ever opportit, d thtsomemes mes trdi comfort for dve-tre. It's mp ride i the 4wDs to rech

tos like Kei, t oce o've rrivedthe cmer is etertied ith so-cppedpeks, ot herdsme d the chrms of Tiet people. This is the loer ede of theupper Mst, here nepl meets Tiet.

ge to Kei reqires some creflpli d I tilor the tors ith slo tr-sio throh the ltde, ds to thethier ir d e i fe erl strts totch the srise. It's ic cold i the Spri

moris, the preferred me of er for clerskies d qiet villes. Oe of m hihlihtslo this ore hs ee tchi the rstliht o the peks of niliri d koi ere the ol people i to ho've oced.

Frther p the rod e rech Mkth, hol deso of immese siicce tothe Hids. Pilrims lk from norther Idist to dip their hed i the hol ters of thistemple. bddhists lso hve coeco here,d the hillsides rod the comple re l-ered ith prer s i ll direcos. Chortemke silhoees ist the sk d prers er i the id.

This is or hihest poit o the tor, d hiheoh to feel the eects of ltde sickess

if o did't tke it slol. go slo is oe of the core philosophies for m photorphicdvetres. Slo is ood, slo leds to eerphotos. whe o rsh ot tri to shooteverthi there is der of cptri oth-i. goi slo mes tki momet toreect o or ispiro, hvi chce tocoect ith locl people d clv oro epressio ith or photorph.

To me the cmer is like pit rsh, d i

the hds of dieret people it ill tell dier-

PHOtOgraPHy tOur

at tHe tOP Of tHe WOrld

g PEwen Bell’s Nepal Photography Tour is a16-day adventure taking place in February each year and costs $4300 per person with all meals and internal ights included. Visit www.ewenbell.com for details. Other inerariesinclude China, Bhutan, Thailand, Laos, Cambo-

dia and Australia.

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et stories. Ever ct of photorph is ctof epressio, d I tr to help or trvellersd eer s to epress themselves. Thisis h smll rops mer so mch, so I hvethe me to shre m me ith everoe hotrvels i m rop. Too m photorphersi oe plce is lso prolem, frihtei o the sect mer d cre compeoetee cmers.

M deio of smll rop is st 8. Smllis ood.

Shri to eeks ith rop of like-mided people, d shri m eperieced ides is oe of the most rerdi s totrvel. For to eeks ll e tlk ot is pho-

torph, de philosophies d discover-i e perspecves. Comi to rips ith thepoer of ide-le photorph, discoverie s to compose imes ith shllodepth of eld or st ii some codecehe pprochi strers re ll opporti-es to epd or cmer skills.

Mkth is or tri poit for the nepl

tor, d si ove the temples ith prers rod me I m midfl tht e eihedi ck to Kthmd from here o.It's ls lile sd he ores come to ed, sd to e closer to si oode toe frieds d sd to retr to the rel orldtht its for s t home. Trvel c e it-

ter-seet, d the eer the trvel the morerelctt e re for the ore to ed.

Forttel or momets ill live o i thephotos. Ever ime ill tke o e life se shre them olie, prit them i ooks orplish them i mzies. bei o photo-rph tor is eperiece tht lsts lifeme.

By Ewen Bell Ewen Bell is an award-winning photographer fromAustralia who leads photographic tours across Asia. Heis also a contributor to the travel media in Australia,and publishes a website with free advice for photogra-phers who enjoy travel.

hp://www.photographyfortravellers.com

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februry , 2011

When photographing people, there re somethis to p eo to:

general

Ko or cmer ell efore se oto importt trip – o m ot e le torepet it!

Ko the chrcteriscs of or lm – it“sees” this dieretl from o! bei leto predict those diereces helps prevetplest srprises.

Tr to choose the est liht for or sectd mke the est se of the liht o hve.

travel

bri eoh lm d eries (for the cm-

er d other items like eterl sh). Itm e diclt to oti or fvorite lm

o the rod d it m hve ee stored icor-rectl.

Mke list of items o t to ri itho ell efore trvelli d check tht ohve everthi ell efore levi.

O ihts, ever check i lm ith or mile.

before photorphi people, mke sre thtthe do ot oect. This is ot ol polite – itoe reslts i eer photos.

quick tiPs – HOW tO take

gOOd travel PHOtOs

Respect other cltres. Tr to led i smch s possile. we old’t like foreiphotorpher to itrde i or homes or dis-tr chrch service er ll...

Tr leri it of the le. Eve fephrses m o lo – i m cotries

people do ot epect foreiers to do so, tre plestl srprised s this shos tht orell tke iterest. b the : this mreslt i e cotcts, prices m drop do m e le to et the coset for pic -tre more esil.

Red p o or deso. use eforms, esrops etc. to et some rst-hdiformo d trvel ps. a ver ood of di some sceic spots ot meoed i

the mor ide ooks.

cOmPOsitiOn

Posio or sect otside the cetre,thik ot the “rle of thirds”.

Ler more ot the rles of composio.

Eperimet ith reki those rles.

Elimite ecessr cler. Check theckrod efore pressi the sher, espe-

cill for portrits.

get or horizo striht. yo ill see evesmll devios from striht lie.

not everthi hs to e shrp i pictre.Tr to cocetrte o the mi elemets redci depth of eld, especill if o hve iteres sect i the forerod (e..portrits)

For good reasons, wide-angle lenses are

oe sed for ldscpes. Hoever, this mkes

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it especill importt to look for somethiiteres i the forerod.

For portrits, tele leses sll re est. yo

m eed dieret lm to prodce trlski colors. Choosi dieret le chide or prooce phsicl chrcteriscs.

get close. The fce is the most importt prtof or sect. a portrit ill sll e mchmore impressive d persol s close-p.Shoi the hole od rrel is ecessr.

whe shoo t iht, se tripod d cle relese or the self mer. a shlihtc e ver hd for checki the setp d

chi lm etc. If o do ot hve tripodith o, tr to se elevted oect like ll isted.

whe i dot, rcket (tke severl shotsith dieret eposres), especill hesi slide lm hich is mch more foriv-i of ro eposres th prit mteril.

Tr to shoot mil i the mori d eve -i s the liht sll is eer for most s-ects.

I less perfect ether codios, o md sects tht look ctll more iterest-i th o s d. Ri, fo, the hrsh

liht of midd d overcst skies c cretever specil tmospheres tht ill lso lookmore “sl” s most photorphers stpt their cmers t this me...

equiPment

a tripod is ver sefl for lo-liht sitosd he si stro tele-photo les.

a sh c e more helpfl i rod dliht(s ll sh) th t iht. Rememer tht theiilt cmer sh ill hve re of ol fe meters.

whe si lters, ls tke lteredversio of the pictre s ell (ecept for uV ordliht lters).

a polrisi lter c elimite reecos orehce stro.

a etrl desit re lter coveri theriht prts of pictre c help redce co -trst.

a ood les is more importt th cmerith m fetres.

lOOking at yOur Pictures

If o ver epesive photo eqipmett the prit or imes o chep priter,o m ot e doi them sce. The lesof slide proector is s importt for the per-ceived ime qlit s is the les of or cm-er. The sme oes for prits, compter moi-tors d eve the cvs o se for slidesho.

By Laurenz Bobke

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Let’s spice things up a bit! not ever photoof o dri trip eeds to e tke hileholdi the cmer t rms leth ith vriosol momets i the pper riht corerof the scree. Here re some opos for spic-i this p lile.

extend yOur reacH

yo miht hve see them rod. The

o dieret mes t ll ccomplish the

sme tsk. The re those, ho do I descriethem…”rm eteders”. The telescopi polesith cmer mot, perfect for poit dshoot its, tht llo for eer composed

pictre. Plci the cmer frther fromor od llos more of the ckrod tosho p. Isted of or hed ei hlf of thescree d the Eiel Toer tki p 1/12th,

o c crete more f, eci composi-

o shoi more of the cit. The os is o 

do’t hve to check or teeth for food eithers the cmer is ot riht i frot of or fce.xshot d Qickpod re to of the more pop-lr rds.

set tHe camera dOWn

not ever shot hs to e held so close! It’sok to pt the cmer do (if o’re ot or-ried ot someoe sipi it) o st otthi. It oe helps to plce cot, so or somethi sqish der the cmer so oc reposio it s eeded. use the live viefetre o the LCD to mke sre everoe is ithe shot (s tll perso, I hve ee choppedo more th oce i these scerios). use theself mer, the’ve ee stdrd o most cm-

ers for decdes. neer cmers lso hve thepossiilit of si remote cotrol hichives o lmte cotrol if the crod o’reith ets rl.

be gOOfy, POse!

Hve f! well, tht is, if o’re hvi f.Chces re o t to memorilize orloco, d the fct tht o ere there,

ecse it’s somethi o eo. Sho tht!Pose. Sho o. gr strer d ri themito the shot (s lo s the’re friedl!).Live it p!

gr prop if somethi is er . athiill do. a i, do, previos vice-presidelcdidtes. athi to cse cofsio foror viei diece ck home. It’s dii-tl cmer er ll, if o do’t like the shotst delete it d shoot other. Speki of 

hich….

taking interesting

“i Was Here!” sHOts

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multiPle sHOts

Oe poplr pplico for the iPhoe isclled Photoooth. It orks like the clssic pho-toooths sll rod i m mlls, rcdesd crivls. Drop o cois i the slot, step

iside d Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof! For shotsi rpid sccessio. The iPhoe pp does thesme thi d c e lot of f.

ad most people do’t ko their relrdiitl cmer c do the sme! a mer of eer cmers hve this fetre ilt ito theto-mer se. Scroll throh the mes

d the cmer ill llo o to choose themer of photos o ish to tke o self-mer mode, somemes s m s te. Somecmers eve hve the opo to strt tkithe photo he the detect or fce is i thepictre, mki the md sprit from cmer to

pose thi of the pst. Check or ml, omiht hve this fetre d ot eve ko it!

climb On stuff

There’s illstrios trdio i rock dmoti climi of ei the rst perso p

pek. Or the rst perso to rock clim prc-lr rote to the top. I s pi throh thephotos of m fello rock climer, bill urski,tht he took o recet rodtrip d eto oce theme; t ever stte order sihe ot ol stopped for the photo, t he lso

decided to clim to the top. no, mid o, billis eperieced rock climer, so I old’tsest emp this deros sport lesso hve some tpe of coordio, or o’recrz like bill. bt copli this techiqe iththe fce recoio self mer mkes for somef photos of his “rst scets”. He hopes tohve ll 50 doe soo t I’m ot so sre thereis tll si for Hii. Do’t tell him tht.

“I s here!” does’t hve to e ori d

repeve. It c e livel d f, especill forthose ck home ho ill e pi throhor 400 imes of Rome he o retr.give them somethi to rememer!

By Peter West Carey 

Peter West Carey is a world traveler who loves sharinghis experiences and knowledge at photography work-shops, through photo presentaons and photo tours.

hp://www.digital-photography-school.com

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There are a few ways to see ll tht Mds-cr hs to oer. Ech method presets its oiqe eperieces s ell s chllees. Thecoveces o se to et rod depedstrol o or me costrits, or com-fort level i sl sitos, d the overllol of or trip to Mdscr.

traveling tHe cOuntry –tHe basics:

The chepest d most rsc to see Md-scr old ivolve hoppi o ti-rssed spedi hors o the rod sholder-to-sholder ith people, pis d chickes (dtrkes, dcks, etc). althoh o’d et somestories, meet some people (s ell s hve chrcter-ildi opportit), o ill hve hrd me e photos. These sh tisre o schedle tht does’t icldi stop -

pi for rd sceics. If o re seeki toeperiece Mdscr rther th st pho-torph it – d o spek Frech – this is orest opo. I look forrd to redi orrcle o trveli throh Mdscr o shoestri hile qietl mrveli t or self-relice.

If it is or rst me eplori developio, or if or Frech le skills reo-eistet, ided tor is prol or

est choice. Trsporto, ides, food, d

bOnjOur vaHza – PHOtOgraPHing

madagascar’s cOuntryside

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lodi ill ll e tke cre of hich leveso to focs o photorph – d ic spi-ders! a ided tor does me tht o’ll misssome opporties. yo re forced to ide someoe else’s metle d this c e pro-lemc if o’re the ol “serios” photor-

pher o the tor. b doi lile reserch dski poited qesos o c d ideservice tht is oth eile d illi to cterto or specic photorphic eeds.

Do o spek et Frech? Do o lh tthe thoht of rmed cle rstlers “shri”or rice for strip of ze plled from dirtckpck? If o’ve sered es the othertrvel opo presets itself. Hiri dedictedvehicle ith driver/ide is ecellet

to et o the ete pth. The eiilit o’lli i hvi vehicle ll to orself is hrdto et.

whe hiri vehicle decet for-heeldrive is mst. Mdscr’s rods tr to vstepses of red md dri the ri seso– lte novemer to Mrch – d o motof pshi ill set o free oce stck. Costsfor retl ith driver r $50 to $100 uSD d. yo’ll eed to p for diesel, hich c

e qite epesive, so mke sre o’ve oteoh moe efore levi the cit. Lrertos miht hve ks to eche moeif o r short hile o sfri. The rtes tthese estlishmets re less fvorle th ithe cpitl d o’ll eed to det oe toto hors for i i lie.

If o foro trveli ith tor for the free-dom of self-directed eploro o’ll eedto pl hed for ccommodo. M of 

the trvel ooks (Loel Plet, brdt Trvel

gides, etc.) hve sesos for lodisd c e ret help i di ccommod-o i pich. a mosqito et or trvel tetfor sleepi idoors is ecessit. Tke ormlri medicos. Cererl mlri occrsi Mdscr d e it is’t stor o’llet to shre ith frieds.

geerll or driver ill isist o sleepi ior er the cr. This is oe comp polic toprevet the of the vehicle hile other mes

it is st driver preferece. Rerdless of here

or driver sleeps ever, ever, leve thi ithe cr overiht. If o’ve overdevelopedsese of decec, most hotels ill hve driverrooms ville t redced rte.

develOPing a Plan:

no here comes the i qeso – “whtold o like to photorph?” Eoc i-mls? Rre oers? Sceic ldscpes of the

desert, riforest, d sd eches? Colo-

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il histor, pirte histor, or mi of afric

d Idoesi cltres? Do’t orr – Md-scr hs o covered.

I’m pl kid of . Eve if it is looselssemled list of tos or reios, I like tohve ide of here, he d ho. Divid -i Mdscr ito three rod res ithatrivo s or se ill help o plor photorphic tor. Mdscr is lreisld d if o decide to trvel cr o’lle t lest d from thi. Fli is

opo t c e epesive d relile,

oderfl comio he o re o

schedle.

tHe dry sOutHWest:

The sothest of Mdscr oers eocor, lemrs, oderfl ird tchi dthe shi cltre of Mdscr’s Sklvd Vezo people. The lre costl cit of Morodv is ood str plce for d-i the icoic imes from this reio. ner

o’ll d the “avee of the bos” d

“Les os more” – to lre ositertied i lovers’ emrce.

Mdscr’s sothest is home to theSklv d Vezo people. Trdioll theserops hve depeded o the se for their sr-vivl d t srise, villers tke their coes

d otriers ot tords trdiol shirods. Dri the hrsh liht of mid-d itmiht e est to focs or photorph othe detils of isld life. Locl sh mrkets,fmilies medi shi ets d the disc-ve d colorfl Vezo d Mhfl tomspreset some oderfl opporties. Lteri the d, plm trees ith lo hite sdeches reder clssic sset imes.

tHe east cOast:

with the Idi Oce lppi t its eches,the est cost of Mdscr is siictleer th the dr d spi forests of thesothest. alo ith this dierece ihmidit comes che i toporph. Thelo mederi rivers d lre ood plisre replced steep escrpmets d qickloi rivers. The est cost hs lre res of 

forest s m res re too steep to clvte.Stds of moo d plms re commo othe rod from atrivo to the cost.

a short drive est of T is almzotrSpecil Reserve d the nol Prk of ad-sie-Mtdi; lso ko s Periet to thee-pts. Lemrs, icldi the orld’s lrestlemr – the Idri, irds d reples presetphotorphic opporties here. while theide-ope spces of the sothest provided

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ctio d ive or imes sfficiet depthof field.

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ri – lots of ri.Mdscr is othi if ot chllei

photorphicll. Dri or me i Md-scr o’ll either e tri to keep or erfree from dst or dr. althoh zip-lock sill ork, prdi to dedicted protec-ve cover (Kt Elemets Cover or somethisimilr) ill ive o more piece-of-mid. Irelo to replci cmer od, sch cov-ers re relvel chep. Chi leses is

other mer d there is o foolproof sol-o. Crri etr od is ls recom-meded for lo trips. Eqip it ith or sec-od fvorite les to miimize les ches d

help redce dst spots. If o eed to sitchleses st rememer to tr or cmerod o rst – othi rcts dst like fllchred sesor.

tHe nOrtHern reacHesOf madagascar:

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of te” do’t fer, there re plet of ld-sed opporties. The Msol (Msh-hl) peisl o the orthest cost isMdscr’s lrest protected re. Lemrsd tropicl irds ihit the riforest fodo this lre ppedi of ld dli ot itothe Idi Oce. Dri the astrl witerhmpck hles visit the b of atoil to

reed d ive irth to o. ner is nosMe, oe of the est plces to d theoctrl ae ae–certil oe of the str-est looki mmmls o the plet.

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Photos: Author 

By Aleksei Saunders

Aer snts as a whale trainer, mechanical engineer,and sheries consultant Alex Saunders arrived at theDenver Zoo in the mid 90’s. Photography has been aconstant thread throughout Alex’s many careers; apassion he pursues along many paths and genres.

A display of his work from Madagascar can be foundon his conservaon websitehp://www.madagascarsh.org/gallery.html.

hp://www.travelphotographers.net