Few buildings in the world are as recognizable as Rome’s Colosseum. Tens of thousands of people fill the ancient area during the day to get a glimpse of the past. When the sun goes down the doors are closed and the building rests as it has for almost 2,000 years, waiting for another day. After …
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One of my favorite campsites of all of the time we’ve spent Overlanding in Africa has to be Spitzkoppe in Namibia. Spitzkoppe is nicknamed the Matterhorn of the south, or ‘pointed dome’ translated from German. The highlight feature of Spitzkoppe is the rock formations that spring up high out of the earth. The crown jewel …
With the Thai New Year and the annual squirt gun festival coming up you may be asking yourself what is the best GoPro Mount for the Songkran festival? After experiencing the Songkran festival with my GoPro last year I learn what mounts for the GoPro are best for the Songkran festival. I have listed the …
The colors of the Holi festival or a color run are beautiful, and to truly capture them, you’re going to want a good camera. As beautiful as the powered dye may be, it can be deadly to your camera. The fine, brightly colored dye can wreak havoc on your gear. In this post, I will …
I have been lucky enough to get in front of some pretty amazing wildlife during my travels, including a 43-day African safari and a trip out to the Galapagos Islands. I have summed up my experiences into five short tips that will help you get the best pictures of wildlife—ordered in terms of importance, with …
Thanks to Jeremy from living the dream RTW for picking us as the winner of round 90 of Photo Travel Roulette. The theme was ‘Our Grand Adventure’, and the winning picture was from our camper van trip through New Zealand. This is still one of my favorites from New Zealand with our bright colored camper …
On the first year of our round the world trip I tried 3 different bags until I found the best travel camera bag for a DSLR camera: Lowepro Event Messenger 100. As travel photography has become a bigger and bigger part of our blog and travels, it’s critical to always have my DSLR camera with …
The stars under the African sky are absolutely amazing, you just can’t see the night sky like this at home. In many places, you will find yourself surrounded with almost no light pollution, and billions of stars. Getting away from the lights is the first step to taking great night sky photos in Africa, but …
Video Post featuring the beautiful main temple of Angkor Wat at Sunrise. I used time-lapse photography to capture the golden sun over Angkor Wat sunrise.
Fiji is beautiful… The photos don’t lie! However, to get Fiji to look like it does to your eye in photos takes a few tips. My main objective when photographing Fiji is to make the water really pop. I wanted to see all the beautiful blues in the water come out just as it does …