W&DPSTRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

JOHN CROSS

WHAT IS TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

• Travel photography is a subcategory of photography involving the documentation of an area's landscape, people, cultures, customs and history.

• The aim is to produce images that express the feeling of a time and place, to portray a land, its people, or a culture in its natural state, and has no geographical limitations.

Where to go?

• 193 countries in the world• 58 dependencies

What to take?

What to take?

What to take?• Don’t get hung up about equipment. The best

photographs are taken on the camera you have with you, rather than the one you have left at home.

ResearchInternet/Travel Guides/ National Geographic /postcards

Research

Internet/Travel Guides/National Geographic/postcards

ResearchInternet/Travel Guides/National Geographic/postcards

What to photograph?

• People• Landscapes• Street life• Wildlife• Architecture• Abstract

What to photograph - People

• Adults • Children!• Candid or Posed?• Should you pay for your

photograph?

What to photograph - People

• Adults • Children!• Candid or Posed?• Should you pay for your

photograph?

What to photograph - Landscapes

• Countryside• Cityscapes• The ‘Golden Hour’

What to photograph – Street life

• Food vendors• Markets• Temples• Graffitti

What to photograph – Wildlife

• Birds• Mammals• Insects• Flora• Fungi• ETC.

What to photograph – Architecture

• Offices • Temples• Churches• Monasteries• Houses

What to photograph – Abstract

• Doors• Windows• Arches• Architectural fittings

Where to go?• 193 countries in the world• 58 dependenciesIf travel is something you enjoy then you might consider the following as a lifetime goal?

“ To keep the number of countries you visit the same as or greater than your age in years”

Happy travelling, John Cross