How to Pack Lighter for Travel Photography

After one long travel month in 2017, my wife Eileen and I felt utterly pooped. Where was the old thrill we’d experienced as destination photographers? It was buried under a mountain of luggage and stress. We had to find a new packing system that brought joy back into our on-the-go lifestyle.Let’s look at our five essential categories we use to save space, the gear we bring and, finally, Peak Design’s new Travel Backpack that lets us access everything in one bag.

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Top 10 Travel Tips to Know Before You Hit the Road

I make my living as a wedding photographer, but my passion is travel. I have been fortunate to visit 44 countries the last 20 years, and will be adding two more this year. After many years traveling as a business executive and the last 10 as a photographer, I have learned many lessons, some good and some bad.

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Mixing Business With Pleasure: Make the Most of Your Travel by Creating Epic Imagery

I have been a full-time photographer for about 10 years now. I love every single minute of it. One of the things I love most about my job—or maybe better stated, life—is traveling the world and eating incredible food.

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The Don’ts of Destination Photo Shoots

Planning a destination photo shoot can be extremely stressful, whether it’s a bridal session, a portfolio shoot or wedding. The devil is always in the details, and those details are even more important when you factor in the out-of-town and out-of-comfort-zone elements that go into planning these shoots.

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Cuba: It’s Not the Photos You Take, It’s the Photos You Give with Susan Roderick

Traveling to Cuba has been on my bucket list for years. Many of us in the United States hope to walk the streets of Havana before McDonald’s appears on every street corner. Luckily, I got a chance last December and would like to share a few basic travel tips I picked up on my journey.

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