Travel Photography Blog
Review – Peak Design Everyday Sling Bag 10L – V2
This is our review of the Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L – V2 camera bag. Such an awesome camera bag for the street and travel photographer.
Samyang AF 18mm F2.8 FE – Tiny but Super Wide
A review of the Samyang AF 18mm f/2.8 FE lens. This tiny but super wide lens is a welcome replacement to our previous much-loved Nikon 20mm f2.8D lens.
Review – Joby UltraFit Sling Strap
A review of the Joby UltraFit Sling Camera Strap. Ideal for any photographer who wants to avoid the unnecessary neck strain caused by normal camera straps.
Free eBook – 10 tips when Photographing Water
Free eBook - 10 tips when Photographing Water Check out another one of our FREE eBook titled "Travel Photography - 10 Tips for Photographing Water". In the book, we have shared some simple tips based on our combined experience of 5o years in the Travel Photography...
HDR – Is it an essential tool in Travel Photography?
HDR - Is it an essential tool in Travel Photography? Have you ever wanted to capture that perfect scene when travelling only to find your skies are washed out or your foreground is in dark shadows?. Many people we meet simply want to take natural-looking images that...
Review – Topaz DeNoise AI
As Travel Photographers we are constantly shooting in all sorts of lighting conditions and quite often we have no alternative but to increase our ISO to get a shot especially when it is impossible to use a tripod.
Review – GOBE ND2-400 Variable Filter + Discount Code
A review of the GOBE ND2-400 Variable Filter. This filter reduces between 1-stop and 8.66-stops of light.
Exploring Osaka
This is a ‘Location & Photography Guide’ to Osaka, Japan. The post gives first-time visitors a starting point for places to visit and photograph.
Exploring Hiroshima
This is a ‘Location & Photography Guide’ to Hiroshima, Japan. The post gives first-time visitors a starting point for places to visit and photograph.
Exploring Miyajima Island
This is a ‘Location & Photography Guide’ to Miyajima, Japan. The post gives first-time visitors a starting point for places to visit and photograph.
Skylum Luminar 4 – AI Sky Replacement
A Travel Photographer’s nemesis is the weather. Days with washed-out skies or even cloudless days can make images boring and bland. In high dynamic scenes where there are extremely bright sky highlights and dark foregrounds, it is impossible to get a well-balanced image without bracketing shots and combining them in software.
Exploring Fuji Five Lakes
This is a ‘Location & Photography Guide’ to Fuji Five Lakes, Japan. The post gives first-time visitors a starting point for places to visit and photograph.
Exploring Tokyo
This is a ‘Location & Photography Guide’ to Tokyo, Japan. The post gives first-time visitors a starting point for places to visit and photograph.
Exploring Kyoto
This is a ‘Location & Photography Guide’ to Kyoto, Japan. The post gives first-time visitors a starting point for places to visit and photograph.
Review – Sony FE 16-35 F4 Zeiss lens (SEL1635Z)
Back in December 2014 we made the decision to move from Nikon to the Sony mirrorless camera system and bought the Sony A7r. This camera is 36mp of sheer delight. We purchased it with the FE 24-70 F4 Zeiss lens which has been an absolute dream to work with.
Review: Peak Design Slide Camera Strap
The majority of people that purchase a new camera will use the supplied camera strap or buy a cheap neck strap that may look and feel more comfortable. I mean… how important is a camera strap anyway!! Most people would say it wasn’t important at all ….well they’re wrong.
Print donated to Charles Perkins Centre
We recently donated Helen’s Finalist image from the 2018 Sony Alpha Aust/NZ Awards (Abstract Category) to the Charles Perkins Centre at Sydney University (which is where the photo above was taken).
National Geographic Book – “100 Dives of a Lifetime”
Our images have been published worldwide over the years in various publications such as books, magazines, calendars etc, however, we were pleasantly surprised…
Destination – Nauru
The island is only 21 square km and with the world’s second smallest population makes it also the smallest Republic.
Review – Vanguard Alta Rise 45 camera backpack
We have used Lowepro bags for years, in fact, Paul has used a Lowepro Mini Trekker for close to 20 years or so and it was a fantastic bag however it was time for a change.
