MAGICAL MALTA By Michael Jurick What you are about to read and view is some of my most prized travel work. It is because I fell in love with Malta the day we landed and could not stop clicking the shutter everywhere we went. It is one of the most visually stunning countries that I have visited…
Attending Carnevale in Venice is something that every photographer should try to do. Photo Workshop Adventures is a great way to see this colorful festival.
DO GOATS GROW ON TREES? by Michael Chinnici Morocco is a magical, mystical and romantic country. Snake charmers, dessert camel rides, chaotic Medina’s and more, all make Morocco such a unique country to experience through photograph. While traveling through southwestern Morocco on a recent Photo Adventure, I came across one of the most unusual sights.…
BHUTAN – GETTING TO THE TIGER’S NEST by Ian Robert Knight High on the mountainside, not far from the small village of Paro, Bhutan, sits the sacred ‘Tiger’s Nest” temple. This Himalayan Buddhist temple has become the cultural icon of Bhutan. Tiger’s Nest is the popular name for the temple more properly known as…
BHUTAN – MONKS AND MONASTERIES By Ian Robert Knight Bhutan measures it’s own worth by how happy it’s citizens are. In a way, many countries do that, but not to the same extent that Bhutan does. For Bhutan, it’s an official policy. While most countries have a ‘success’ measurement of GDP, Bhutan measures GNH,…
CAMBODIA – ANGKOR FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS – 8 TIPS by Ian Robert Knight Of all the places I’ve been in the world, Cambodia’s Angkor complex is one of my top favorites. I count myself lucky to have been able to visit the temples many times, and each time I go, I come away with new…
VIETNAM – HMONG HILL TRIBES By Ian Robert Knight Vietnam is one of the most diverse countries I’ve visited in SE Asia. It’s dramatically different from north to south, both topographically and culturally. You can’t really say you’ve seen Vietnam if you’ve only been in the south or the north, but not both. The…
CAMBODIA – FLOATING AND STILTED VILLAGES by Ian Robert Knight For most Cambodians, life is based around water. Even though much of the country is a landlocked jungle, it also contains the largest fresh water lake in the SE Asia – Tonlé Sap Lake. This lake is fed by the mighty Mekong River, and…
Hoàn Kiêm Lake sits in the middle of Hanoi, both physically and metaphorically. It plays a vital part in the history of this ancient city. Locals and tourists alike are drawn to its shores for relaxation, exercise and people watching. Most places around the city identify themselves based on where they are in relation to the lake.
On a recent trip to France I captured yet another example of “THE ART OF SEEING” technique we teach on our Photo Workshop Adventure Vacations.
The Art of Seeing is the ability to observe your environment, look ahead, look around, and hunt for potential photos that might not otherwise be so obvious.