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Travel Photography: Capturing Memories and Stories From Around the Globe

Travel photography has become one of the most popular passion careers in today’s date. It combines two of the most amazing things- traveling and photography.

Travel Photography, a passionate pursuit: For Those Who Want To Be Lost and Found! 


Travel photography has become one of the most popular passion careers in today’s date. It combines two of the most amazing things- traveling and photography. So, if this is a career you want to pursue, check out these few tips that can help- 

  • Research and Gather Your Information- One of the most important things that we need to do is first research and gather information about the places you want to travel to, the different tourist destinations over there, and how you can travel on a budget. 

  • Choose pieces of equipment you are comfortable with 

It is also important that you choose equipment that can be easily carried and also that you are comfortable working with travel. Photography is not easy if you have bulky equipment that you have to carry everywhere. It becomes extremely difficult if it is also a new piece of technology that you are not used to. Hence, it’s always better to take the equipment beforehand and get used to it before actually taking it on the field.  

  • Go for gradual spending 

One of the biggest mistakes that newbie travel photographers do is that they spend a lot of money on equipment all at once. Hence, it’s important that you do spend money, but you go for gradual spending. Make sure that you buy one piece of equipment after the other instead of buying altogether. For example, you can first begin with a basic camera and then get better lenses. 

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  • Capture culture 

Your photo should speak of the culture or the place that you’re visiting. It’s important that your photography stands out in such a way that it is captivating and people feel inspired when they see your photos.

  • Make your photos tell a story 

It is very easy to click a picture, however, if your picture tells a story and moves the audience, half of your work is done. Only when your pictures can tell a story will you see more comeback in terms of your audiences. 

  • Learn some Photoshop or photo editing software

Clicking pictures is just one part of the job, the second part is also learning Photoshop or photo editing software. This can really help enhance your end product and make your photos stand out. 

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  • Promote your brand 

While you are trying to build your brand, it’s also important to promote your brand so that you start getting noticed. Travel photography can be a highly lucrative and paid job if you do it right. Make sure that people know about you and you work, though it might take to get to that level of popularity. One of the ways in which you can do this is by networking more, creating a good online presence and trying to collaborate with other photographers, videographers, etc. A great way to crack this deal is to have partnerships with hospitality companies, hotels, or even travel agents.

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Harshita Bajaj

Harshita has a background in Psychology and Criminology and is currently pursuing her PhD in Criminology. She can be found reading crime thrillers (or any other book for that matter) or binge-watching shows on Netflix when she is not in hibernation.
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