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Our 2020 Best Gifts for Travelers

November 27, 2020November 22, 2020 by Tom Bartel
jabra ear buds gift

Our suggestions of the best holiday gifts for the traveler in your life. Even if we’re not traveling at the moment, we can hope…and use these practical gifts.

Categories Packing Tips, Photo Tips, Travel, Travel Tips

Photographing the Taj Mahal

March 9, 2019March 7, 2019 by Tom Bartel
photographing taj mahal agra india

Photographing such an over-photographed site as the Taj Mahal takes research, preparation, time, imagination, and patience. And getting up early. And a bit of luck.

Categories Asia, India, Photo Tips, Photography, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Our Best Travel Camera Equipment

May 13, 2020December 17, 2017 by Tom Bartel

People often ask, “What is the best travel camera?” The easy answer is the best travel camera is the one you have with you. The honest answer is slightly complicated. Here is the travel camera equipment I have been using to illustrate Travel Past 50.

Categories Packing Tips, Photo Tips, Photography, Resources, Travel Tips

Tips for Capturing Great Wildlife Photography on an African Safari

March 16, 2020July 17, 2017 by Susan Portnoy
Photography Tips Africa Safari

Susan Portnoy’s spectacular photography and expert advice will inspire, whether you are shooting close to home or on safari.

Categories Africa, Nature and Wildlife, Photo Tips, South Africa

11 Tips to Make Your Travel Photos Better

February 16, 2017October 13, 2013 by Tom Bartel
sunset shirakawago japan

Note: February 16, 2017. This is a slight update to a post I did more than three years ago. I haven’t changed much other than re-editing a couple photos and … Read more

Categories Photo Tips, Photography, Travel Tips

10 Basic Tips to Make Your Travel Photos Better

November 28, 2017March 28, 2013 by Tom Bartel
hanoi girls

Note: February 16, 2017. This is a slight update to a post I did more than three years ago. I haven’t changed much other than re-editing a couple photos and … Read more

Categories Photo Tips, Photography Tags Paris

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