Uncover The Photos That Spark Joy (And Will Sell) For You
So I’ve started tidying my life with the Marie Kondo method. Have you heard of it? It’s all the rage now that she has a show on Netflix. But it’s her book—The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up--(published first in 2014) that I like the most. The idea is simple: Fill...
The Importance Of Investing Time To Improve Your Photography Skills
I like to say that you should never invest more money into your photography gear than you do into the skills it takes to use the gear. That means if you want to buy a new $1,000 camera, you should spend $1,000 on classes to improve your photography skills with your...
Using The Power Of Habit To Take Amazing Travel Images
I noticed something at the tail end of last year that kind of threw me… Imagine this: It’s Christmas day, my dad is here with his wife, and my kids are unwrapping presents on the floor. My grandmother calls to wish us a merry day. My dad puts her on speakerphone, so...
Tapping Into Your Local Knowledge Will Add Strength To Your Story
Not that long ago, my editor assigned me a travel story on Middlebury, Vermont—an upscale, outdoorsy community in the central part of the state that in recent years has quietly become a foodie's destination. However, just as I began my research, I met with a...
Why Editors Love It When You Write Local Travel Stories
My bags are packed for Morocco, and I have a plane ticket to Spain and Portugal, too. I’m headed to seven countries over the next three months, after spending several months last year living in Vietnam and traveling to Thailand and Cambodia. But despite all of this...