Bad Weather, Builders On Site, Doors Closed: How To Deal With Common Travel Photography Challenges
There’s a sign at the beginning of a trail in Rocky Mountain National Park that reads: “The Mountains Don’t Care.” In other words, even if you love nature and its beauty, nature couldn’t care less about you—so be prepared for anything. The same applies to travel...
Photographing On Assignment: How To Exercise Your Creative Freedom
Over the past 14 years, I’ve worked on a number of assignments, ranging from a simple image of a cup of hot cocoa… to a magazine cover shot involving models, lights, and assistants… to a six-week assignment for a Frommer’s travel guide about Puerto Rico. During the...
Top 4 Habits Of Creative People That Can Help Your Photography Success
I’m fascinated by the creative process. I want to understand it so that I can be creative myself and share my knowledge with others. During our photography workshop at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, we talked a lot about photo composition—something that will...
5 Best Things About Being A Travel Photographer
In 2002, I was in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile over the Christmas holiday. Because of the park’s isolation, changeable weather, and rugged terrain, hotel options are limited and camping is often the only way to be in the right place at the right time—when...
Finding Success As A Fine-Art, Stock, and Travel Photographer
One recent weekend, my friend Luis, a painter, asked me what “success” meant to me as an artist. We were at a gallery opening watching complete strangers admire my photography as it hung on the wall. Being there certainly felt like success, as did the fact that it...