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No photos: The times when it is best to put the camera down
David Whitley debates whether sometimes we should put the camera down and just enjoy the moment without playing photographer. In any major tourist destination, you’ll end up running what I call the photography gauntlet.
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Why tourist boards need to sort out their image libraries
Manual registration approval for image libraries is counter-productive – please stop it. Over the last couple of weeks, I have been putting together seemingly endless web galleries. You know, those infernal articles that require
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Why I’m not going to source pictures for you
The process of adding photos Whilst redesigning this site, by far the least appealing part of the job has been going through old posts, adding pictures. To the uninitiated, this may seem like a
Read More »Christmas presents for travellers
76 Christmas (or birthday) gifts for travel-lovers If you’re anything like me, you’re generally hopeless when it comes to buying presents. But my wife has a harder task. She’ll often find something perfect a
Read More »The Joy of Childish Photos
I don’t pretend to be much of a photographer, but I am a big fan of utterly childish photos. Let’s face it, leaning back and pretending the Leaning Tower of Pisa is your penis
Read More »13 Things I Never Travel Without
The more I travel, the more I develop a specialist travel kit that only comes with me on the road. As time passes, the higher I value ruthless efficiency when it comes to packing
Read More »Good writing and good photography: An unnatural mix
Writers and photographers are increasingly expected to be multi-skilled. But are the two crafts compatible? Photo obsessives For the last three weeks or so, I have been on the road. And from Vancouver
Read More »Learning when to put the camera down
The buffalo I have a clear picture of the buffalo. It had the faintest trace of a limp as it barrelled across the road in its ungainly solo stampede. It had made plodding progress
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