Fired with enthusiasm after a day spent in the striking beauty of the Isle of Skye in March 2008, an after dinner discussion by the founders led to the birth of Photo Travel Review Magazine. Our idea was to produce a web-based resource for photographers with advice and information about places to visit, with [...]
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 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 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 Claire
Every trip, no matter how poor the weather, has its moments that will be recorded in the brain even if not caught on camera. Bringing home memories and stories to retell is a good second best to having a memory card full of images. This trip failed to produce the light that I had [...]
By Melanie
Rain and Scotland go together, it’s the package you sign up for if you decide to go. As I sit here I can close my eyes and imagine the rain falling outside, in my mind I can see the unique blue light that radiates from the water in the North West Highlands and I [...]
By Dougie Salteri
Link to his website: www.douglassalteri.co.uk
Note: Click on Any Photograph for a Larger Version
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 [...]
The PTR Team has just returned from a two-week seminar in Scotland on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and the Isle of Mull. In a challenging period, the team encountered constant rain, gale force winds, and freezing temperatures.
In the days ahead the team will discuss the seminar in great detail, including thoughts about how to deal with [...]
A PTR Review
By Bill
Name of Travel Agency: Abercrombie & Kent
About Abercrombie & Kent: Born as a safari outfitter in 1962, A&K’s unparalleled luxury travel services now extends around the globe to more than one hundred countries on all seven continents. Small group or tailor made private travel with A&K offers the convenience, service and [...]
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 Melanie
A PTR Review of Wildshots (now Northshots), Autumn Gold
Dedicated, organised, group photographic holiday.
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 [...]
A PTR Review
Photographic Ups and Downs, South Africa
By Melanie
Speciality holiday; arranged by the renowned tour company, Explore.
Trip undertaken August 2005
Price: £2699, with a local payment of £225. (2005 cost)
(Not in their current itinerary.)
Why go?
There were two sentences in the trip dossier that led me to believe this trip was made for me:
‘On this exciting new [...]
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 [...]
By Claire
This review will focus on my home patch; all are locations that I can drive to within about 30 minutes. They are places I probably don’t really “see” the full beauty of anymore due to familiarity but I was inspired to write this after talking with someone who had never visited the area before [...]
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 Claire
Why Go?
If you want an opportunity to have endless chances to brush up on all genres of photography, both night and day, then this is for you. Hong Kong Island isn’t just skyscrapers, it is about a mass of humanity. Escaping modernity is easy; it is a place of contrasts where poverty rubs shoulders with vast [...]
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 [...]
02.02Greece – Santorini
By Claire
The world famous volcanic island of Santorini is the southern most island of the Cycladic group in the Aegean Sea.
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 Bill
Located in northwestern Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park preserves a spectacular landscape rich with majestic mountains, pristine lakes and extraordinary wildlife.
The jagged Teton Range offers the photographer wonderous opportunities for landscapes as the valley to the South of the range is nearly flat, offering contrasts between sage covered fields and escarpments like none other [...]
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 Melanie
Though from the name they appear two separate islands Lewis and Harris are in fact one landmass with an artificial separation created in the past by a division in the Clan MacLeod. Lewis makes up the northern two-thirds of the island with Harris to the south.
The Misty Isle – Eilean a’ Cheo (South Skye)
By Melanie
Why Go?
Of the Hebridean Islands, Skye is perhaps the most accessible. Here you will find wild and rugged landscapes, with a wide range of places to stay, plenty for your family to do and easy visiting to some of the highlights of the mainland.
by Melanie
Scotland
Western Scottish Highlands
28 miles of the A82, beginning opposite Ben Dorian north of Tyndrum and ending at Ballachuilish. (Detours not included)
Why Go?
Some may tell you this alternative name for Glencoe is derived from the Massacre of February 13, 1692. For the landscape photographer it is a place that will have you weeping either with [...]
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 Claire and Melanie
Located in the far NW of Scotland this wild and remote area is dominated by the remarkable mountains of Quinag, Canisp, Suilven, Cul Mòr, Stac Pollaidh and Ben More Assynt. These reddish brown sandstone mountains rise up from an undulating landscape formed of Lewisian Gneiss, one of the oldest rock types found [...]
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 Bill
Location: North of Dunedin, Florida, on Bayshore Boulevard to Curlew Road, then West to the park entrance. Ask the Park Ranger how to find the trail, it is located on the North side of the park about two miles from the gate. A map of the area is here.
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 [...]
A PTR Review:
By Bill
Name of Tour Provider: Emerald Air Service
Location: Homer Alaska
Cost: $500 per person for a one-day trip
I must be honest, when I booked my flight out of Homer, Alaska, to Hallo Bay with Emerald Air Service, I was concerned. After all, the idea of walking with brown bears on open ground with no [...]
A PTR Review:
By Bill
Silver Salmon Creek Lodge is located in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. For a photographer, it is a place to photograph Brown Bears while on foot without the protection of weapons, vehicles, or hides. One might say it is the ultimate adventure for a wildlife photographer.
Bear on Beach
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 [...]
A PTR Review:
By Bill
Name of Travel Agency: Audley Travel
About Audley: Audley Travel are specialists in tailor-made individual itineraries for discerning travellers seeking authentic experiences around the world. Their reputation has developed through a deep knowledge and interest in the countries and regions they operate in as all of their staff have either lived [...]
By Melanie and Claire
Melanie: A couple of months ago I suggested to Claire that we have a weekend away in December, she came up with what turned out to be a fantastic suggestion: Anglesey, and to be more specific with an objective Llanddwyn Island. Not long after we had a couple more interested parties to join us.
As [...]