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How You Can Enjoy Unique Travel Experiences More Often

How You Can Enjoy Unique Travel Experiences More Often

Jordan took a little piece of my heart last week. If you’ve been a reader for a long time, you know that Tanzania ranks at the very top of my list of places to see. But Jordan—and the way I saw it last week through humanitarian photographer Joe Sindorf’s eyes—might...

Why You Should Be Planning To Take A Trip This Weekend

Why You Should Be Planning To Take A Trip This Weekend

Sitting in the back of a 4-wheel-drive pickup, making our way through the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan where Moses once led 300,000 Israelites out of Egypt, it was hard to stop reflecting on what I might be doing at home in this moment if I were not here. Would I be...

Adding Blur To Your Photos (Great For Moving Water)

Adding Blur To Your Photos (Great For Moving Water)

As I showed in my article yesterday, implying the passage of time in a photograph by blurring it can make the image unique and help it tell a story. Yesterday’s photo was a group of cyclists streaking by on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. For moving objects, like cars,...

Blurring A Photo For Dramatic Effect (And More Sales)

Blurring A Photo For Dramatic Effect (And More Sales)

“Oops!” “Darn it!” “Missed another one.” These are some of the things I was saying to myself as I was trying to get a decent shot of fast-moving traffic in downtown Hanoi. I was fascinated by the variety of vehicles streaking past me, from conventional cars to motor...

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