Living The Dream: Become A Travel Writer

Living The Dream: Become A Travel Writer

I arrived in Oswego, New York, around noon yesterday. A friendly representative of the tourism bureau flashed her mega-watt smile as she greeted me. We spent the next six hours visiting four historic museums, finishing Day One with dinner and a chilled glass of wine,...

A Successful Travel Writer Must Keep On Showing Up

My sisters and I were sitting on the edge of the town pool, after a swim meet. It usually played like this: my younger sister would hold up a first-place ribbon. She was a fish in water and almost always won, anytime she entered a race. The grin on her face was...
It’s Fun To Take And Sell Stock Photos

It’s Fun To Take And Sell Stock Photos

When you start to take and sell stock photos, it’s fun to think about who might be interested in your image and why. What will they use it for? It’s cool trying to imagine where a single shot might end up. I have an old, weathered porch where I live. Its...

My first FAM trip as a travel writer

My room overlooks two pools and a vast expanse of ocean. There’s a box of chocolates on my pillow at night. I sleep like a baby. I walk along the beach, watch the warm colors of sunrise, capturing images with my camera. Every meal is over-the-top; from fresh...

How to break into stock photography agencies… fast

All told, I have nearly 7,000 images for sale in several stock photography agencies. That’s 7,000 images since I started out less than two years ago. I’m especially excited because I just passed 2,000 images on one site alone — a goal I’d set for this year and...

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