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Shipboard Photography: Carrying, Stabilizing, and Protecting your Gear

By Chris Linder & filed under All Articles, Equipment & Gear, Tips & Techniques Articles, Travel Photography Articles.

More and more photographers are taking to the sea to visit island destinations like Svalbard, Greenland, and the Galapagos. Antarctic tourism, for example, has surged in recent years, with over 44,000 people visiting the frozen continent in the 2016-2017 summer season—and almost all of them by ship. Ships provide access to remote landscapes and a stunning array of marine species including polar bears, sea otters, penguins, and seabirds.

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How to Prepare for a Photography Trip: Europe Edition

By CB Friedland & filed under All Articles, Tips & Techniques Articles, Travel Photography Articles.

One of the best parts of traveling is the photos you come home with. The quantity and quality of the photos is directly related to the amount of preparatory work that you perform before ever leaving on your adventure. There is nothing worse than visiting a once-in-a-lifetime location, and coming away with less than impressive…

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Things to Consider When Traveling Internationally for Photography

By Ian Plant & filed under All Articles, Ian Plant, Tips & Techniques Articles, Travel Photography Articles.

This is the second part of a two-part article on traveling for photography. In Part One, I offered a few tips to ensure a better experience while flying with photo gear. Here, in Part Two, I offer tips related specifically to international photo travel. Before traveling overseas, ensure yourself a smoother experience by reading this…

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Tips for Airline Travel with Photography Equipment

By Ian Plant & filed under All Articles, Ian Plant, Tips & Techniques Articles, Travel Photography Articles.

I’m writing this while sitting at the Budweiser Brew House in the Miami International Airport, killing some time before boarding an overnight flight to South America. This is the less glamorous side of the nature photography profession—I know you think it’s all champagne wishes and caviar dreams, but it’s also lots of idle waiting and…

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