by Gianni Galassi
Website: http://www.giannigalassi.com/
Article and photographs copyright © 2009 Gianni Galassi, All Rights Reserved
There is a lot we can learn from modern architecture. As citizens: 20th Century buildings represent the deep relationships among society, institutions, culture and technology. As eyesighted human beings: they force us to perceive their plastic value before their function (museum, parliament [...]
A Festival For the Senses
By Lyndsey Biddle
Copyright © 2009, All Rights Reserved
There is red everywhere; hanging from rooftops, on the walls, on the ground. And earsplitting blasts night and day, lights shooting across the sky, explosions. No, I am not describing a war scene; these are the sights and sounds of the Chinese Spring Festival, [...]
Self-drive safari?
To see the most famous of Africa’s inhabitants, including the Big Five, people often spend a small fortune for speciality tours and safaris. But here is how you can do it on a budget, and at all times be in complete control of where you go and how long you stay in any given [...]
11.09Sweden, Gotland
An interview with Herman Cater.
Claire: Herman you have had an exciting and busy year as your biography at the end of this interview shows. Amidst all this you took a trip to Gotland, can you tell us a little about this area and what attracted you to this location for photography?
Herman: I [...]
By Hector D. Astorga
Copyright © 2009, All Rights Reserved
Website: http://www.hectorastorga.com/
The Alamo in San Antonio is the most recognizable building in the State of Texas. Every Texan and most Americans, knows the history of the famous battle between the independence seeking Texans and the Mexican Army led by General Santa Ana. What most people [...]
Sunrise over the « Cuernos », Torres del Paine NP (Chile)
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By Rafael Rojas
Website: http://www.rafaelrojasphoto.com/
(Text and photographs Copyright © 2009, Rafael Rojas , All Rights Reserved)
Patagonia, that legendary place…
Last month of December we finally could make true one of our “photographic dreams”, going to Patagonia, in southern Argentina and Chile. We arrived at the airport of El Calafate, [...]
By Alister Benn
AVAILABLE LIGHT ADVENTURES
The world is getting smaller; half a day and we are half the world away. We can check our e-mails on our mobile phones or even watch the mid week sports on the commute home from work. Increasingly we talk about getting away from it all, finding our inner peace, challenging [...]
By Cheoh Wee Keat
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Valencia is the first trip where I planned to go alone for, and it was one of the best trips I had embarked on. For Spain, most people prefer to go to Barcelona, which is understandable, but I do think that no one should ever miss Valencia.
In my opinion, the one thing [...]
By Mike Johnson
You’ve read all the books. You’ve visited your favorite photography websites for tips. You’ve practiced a lot. But, you still see a lot of images that are “better” than yours. So, what do you do. In my case, with interests in nature and travel photography, I decided to [...]
By Dave Ohlsen
Copyright © 2009 Dave Ohlsen, All Rights Reserved
I have been blessed to go to Africa four times over a recent four-year period. Though I quickly learned that nothing could have prepared me emotionally for these adventures, I have been able to take control of all those small things that in aggregate, best ensure [...]
By Greg Widmeyer
Greg Widmeyer is an amateur photographer. During the day, he’s a market researcher; analyzing data and writing reports. He enjoys traveling with his family and photography…particularly landscape and nature photography. After many years’ hiatus, he’s recently discovered digital photography and trying to learn about post-processing raw files.
The Walled-City of Segovia Spain
If you’re [...]
By Justi Carey and Roy Clark
A rucksack, camera and 550km of mountain trail – The Slovene High Level Route.
This is the second guest article by Roy and Justi and it helps to celebrate the publishing of their second book :
Trekking in Slovenia – the Slovene High Level Route by Justi Carey and Roy Clark.
“The outdoor [...]
By Dougie Salteri
Link to his website: www.douglassalteri.co.uk
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You need to have a philosophical attitude towards the weather if you shoot landscapes in Scotland, especially in the regions of the country to the West with it’s Lochs and mountains and all of the things we love to look at [...]
PTR Editor’s Note
From time to time the PTR Team becomes aware of unique travel adventures. Recently the workshops offered by the Mt. Rainier Institute of Photography came to our attention. We were very impressed with the offering of a trip to Tanzania where the organization guides participants to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
This workshop is [...]
By Haim Ziv
Haim Ziv is a retired photojournalist who lives in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He now travels extensively pursuing his interest in Nature Photography. During his career he produced many extraordinary photographs of people caught up in the political struggles of the Middle East. Here he departs from his interest in Nature Photography and gives us [...]
By Roy Clark
Email (Roy has kindly invited PTR readers to contact him if you wish any more details about this area or Slovenia in general)
In 2005, my partner, Justi Carey, and I were given the opportunity to write a new Cicerone guidebook for the Julian Alps of Slovenia. We had moved to Slovenia in [...]
A PRT Interview with Herman Cater
by Claire
I was very lucky to meet Herman Cater, who lives in Slovenia, in 2006 during a trip to Skye. He had travelled to the UK to spend a week photographing with us and invited us to spend a week with him in Slovenia. This trip took place in May [...]
By Jillian Pichocki
I participated in a workshop through photoexperience.net during the summer of 2006, and it was a life changing experience. I studied the historical photographic process of the daguerreotype with the contemporary master, Jerry Spagnoli (www.jerryspagnoli.com).
By Janet Unwin
Andalucian Adventures – Morocco
Introduction
Having sampled a weekend in the Cotswolds on a digital photography course with Andalucian Adventures I felt inspired to go further afield; to a place where the sun shone and the culture quite different from ours, but also to go with the security of a company who had so [...]
Introduction by Claire
Jen Stacey is a geography teacher in the UK and has a passion for travel. She has traversed the globe and been to many places most of us can only dream of, visiting wilderness locations to climb and trek. I’m sure she has inspired many of her students to follow in her footsteps [...]
By Neil Burton
Link To His Website
Big cat diary
The morning safari sees us up at 5.30 and picked up from our hotel at 6.15. After another pick up at an out of town hotel we enter the park where we pull trail number 3 out of the hat (see ‘How the park works’ below). Our guide [...]
Interview with Jure Kravanja conducted by Claire
I was very lucky to meet Jure during my time in Slovenia. He told me about his forthcoming trip to Iceland and he kindly agreed to share his experience with us on his return.
By Trevor Davenport ARPS DPAGB
Trevor is a recently retired engineer who has had an interest in photography for about 20 years – mainly travel and nature. A dedicated slide worker for almost all this time but a recent convert to the joys and pains of digital imaging – and still learning.
Trevor is a member and [...]
Backpacking Around The World.
An interview with Hilary Fouweather
I first met Hil 13 years ago when I joined our local Mountain Rescue Team. From the outset her love of travel and adventure was evident. Recently returned from a ’round the world’ backpacking trip Hil has been kind enough to share with us some of her experiences of [...]
By Sue Brookes
Melanie: Sue has been a work colleague, a fellow member of Kendal Mountain Rescue Team and a good friend for many years. Earlier this year Sue fulfilled a life-time’s ambition to visit Antarctica. Here she share with us some of her experiences.
By Dimitri Vasiliou
(Editor’s note: Dimitri is the Administrator of Inspiring Photography, a new forum devoted to high-quality images submitted by photographers from throughout the world. Dimitri’s is recognized by many as among the best photographers in the world today.)
Bamburgh castle, the well known castle on the Northumberland coast.
By Neil Burton
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Getting up close and personal with nature does not always mean travelling to far flung places such as the Galapagos Islands. In fact my most recent trip, to the easily accessible Farne Islands, is proof that natural spectacles can be seen closer to home.
By Sue Berry
Sue Berry originates from Yorkshire and she is currently living in the Midlands. Her two passions in life are photography and travel. She especially loves wildlife and landscape photography, and she is enjoying the learning process after taking the plunge and moving from a compact camera to an SLR 2.5 years ago. Her [...]
By Arnab Banerjee
Arnab Banerjee is a photographer, mountaineer and writer. Many of his images, travelogues and mountain adventure reports have been published in various publications. He also runs photographic workshops and offers fine art prints of his images through his website. He regularly visits remote corners of the world to capture unique and emotionally evocative [...]
By David Stevenson Website
The trip started as a birthday present to me from me. I happened to be in the Scottish Seabird Centre and was asking about possible photography opportunities of Puffins and was told about their photography trips to the Bass Rock for the gannets. I signed up there and then (after [...]
By John Blumenkamp
John Blumenkamp is a freelance photographer specializing in landscape, nature and wildlife images. His work has been displayed in numerous locations around the Salt Lake City area, where John calls home. More information regarding his work can be found at his website: www.tetontrail.com
It’s 6am on a clear July morning, and after a short [...]
By Doug Kennedy
Doug Kennedy is a retired teacher from Vermont currently residing in South Florida. Mr. Kennedy has recently taken up photography and plans to do some extensive traveling in pursuit of his new found hobby!
I recently found myself at a plateau as far as my photography skills went, and in need of some professional [...]
by Jane Goodall
Website: www.thebeautifullight.co.uk
Have you ever had problems distilling your landscape images? Sometimes complex landscape subjects can confuse and over-excite the eye. A good antidote is to experience the desert landscape where simple but beautiful vistas abound, with a feast of wonderful colours and textures and a large variety of subjects. It is difficult [...]
(Editor’s note: Carolyn E. Wright is a professional photographer and photography instructor. Shooting for 25 years, her award-winning images have been used in books and corporate marketing materials and hang in private collections. Her wildlife photos are included in the recent book, “Captivating Wildlife – Images from the Top Ten Emerging Wildlife Photographers” by [...]
By Dave Taylor
Copyright © 2008 Dave Taylor, All Rights Reserved, www.sixtyonenorth.com
The Denali Highway was opened to travelers in 1957 as the road to Mount McKinley National Park. In 1971 the George Parks Highway opened, allowing more direct access from Anchorage & Fairbanks to the renamed Denali National Park and Preserve. So, since 1971, the Denali [...]