The Traveling Image Makers

Our guest for this week’s episode is Ollie Dale.Ollie started his photographic career aboard a cruise ship in 2001. When he returned to New Zealand in 2003 he set himself up as a freelance photographer, and in 2005 started his company, PhotoNZ Ltd.In 2008 he joined the NZ Institute of Professional Photography, was the Chairman of the Auckland region from 2009-10, and a part of the Honours Council from 2010-15.In that time he achieved the level of Fellow of the NZIPP, and has judged at the Professional Photography Awards in NZ (Iris) and Australia (APPA).His Clients over the years have included many household names, the largest of which are Mazda, Microsoft, Vodafone, Flight Centre and the Auckland Airport.Ollie now works 2 days a week at the Auckland Airport, creating photo and video content for their social channels and for all sorts of corporate communications.The original “Virtually Famous” was a title for a small documentary he created in 2012, all about how social media was changing the landscape for pho

Scott Bourne is President of US Operations at Skylum Software (Formerly Macphun,) an Olympus Visionary and a professional wildlife photographer, author and lecturer who specializes in birds. He was one of the founders of This Week In Photo, Founded Photofocus.com and is co-founder of the Photo Podcast Network.Scott is a regular contributor to several photography related blogs and podcasts and his photography has appeared in more than 200 books and magazines. He is a trainer at both ThinkTapLearn and lynda.com, and is the author of 11 photography books.As a present to the TTIM listeners, Scott is generously giving away 3 licenses each of Skylum Luminar 2018 and of Skylum Aurora HDR 2018. To participate in the giveaway, sign up using the widget that you can find at ttim.photo/110 and use it to share this with your friends and followers. The more you share, the greater your chances of winning! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Peering well beyond the surface of unfolding stories, Karl’s photographs reveal the heart, and sometimes, heart-wrenching truth. His images offer viewers intimate glimpses into the lives of ordinary people worldwide, and provide us with the opportunity to reflect and understand their personal struggles and triumphs.With a keen awareness and reverence for human dignity, Karl creates photographs that not only educate and motivate but also stir the viewers’ deep emotion.Grobl specializes in humanitarian photojournalism, documenting relief efforts and development work of NGOs worldwide. His clients include World Vision, World Relief, World Emergency Relief, Freedom from Hunger, Catholic Relief Services, Family Health International, Pan American Development Foundation and many more.Karl has worked for more than 85 different NGOs in over 50 countries, including Sudan, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Peru, Bolivia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Haiti, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and Senegal, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Sudan.

As you might know, we are doing a bi-monthly photo contest on our Facebook group, The Traveling Image Makers' Corner. We invite the group members to submit one of their best photographs and, at the end of the period, we pick two winners and invite them to come on the show and tell us about their winning images and their photography.The winners for the months of October-November 2017, Gea Gaetani d'Aragona and Mark Farrington, submitted photos taken in Kinderdijk, Netherlands and Paris, France, respectively. We thought those two stood above the rest, but it was a tough choice, since we got so many amazing submissions.Would you like to be one of the next guests on the podcast? Head over to our Facebook group, ask to join (if you're not already a member) and look for the post pinned to the top for instructions. The contest for the months of October-November is still open, but we intend to do a new contest every two months. Let's see your best travel images! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informati

Luka Esenko has travelled to 50+ countries around the globe and has plenty more on his ‘go to’ list. Initially an enjoyable hobby, photography soon became a way of life for Luka and he has since established himself as one of the leading landscape photographers in Slovenia.Luka started life as a tour guide and worked his way up in tourism. He attributes his finely honed navigational skills, survival instinct and ability to remain calm in the face of any crisis to his time spent guiding student and budget tours in Morocco, Greece and Turkey followed by a challenging stint in events management! Having established his own photography tour company in 2008 he now enjoys leading small groups of photographers across the Adriatic region, sharing his passion for nature, outdoor life and his love of the mountains – where he is at his happiest.His latest venture is SNAPP Guides, a photography location finding app which offers a collection of quality destination guides to help photographers discover incredible photography

Our guest for this week’s episode of the podcast is Juan Pons.Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Juan is a nature and wildlife photographer, whose passion is photographing our world’s magnificent wildlife and natural features. Juan is a strong supporter of wildlife and natural habitat conservation and is a member of several conservation organizations. Though private individuals purchase photos directly from him, Juan donates his images to non-profit organizations with nature and wildlife preservation missions. Juan never ceases to be amazed by the natural subjects he photographs and hopes that sharing his photographs will inspire others to appreciate and respect natural life.With more than 30 years experience in photography, Juan has also become a recognized expert in Wildlife Photography, Lightroom and on maximizing the capabilities of DSLRs when shooting video.Juan travels extensively capturing nature’s beauty, and teaching on a multitude of photography workshops with Muench Workshops.Juan’s work has

After some weeks of absence due to his travels to places with poor Internet connectivity and wildly different time zones, Ralph joins Ugo back on the show to interview Vieri Bottazzini, a travel landscape photographer, Leica Ambassador, Leica Akademie Italy instructor and Formatt-Hitech Ambassador.Vieri considers himself a portrait photographer. He portrays the beauty of the planet, working in the most spectacular studio of the world: the world itself.Since 2010 he combined his passion for photography with his love for nature and the wilderness by dedicating himself exclusively to Fine Art Landscape photography. With 25 years of teaching on his back, he firmly believes that workshops are the best way to share his enthusiasm for photography and for the Earth’s beauty with like-minded people. His favourite destinations are the American Southwest, Scotland, United Kingdom, Turkey and, of course, Italy where he settled in 2014 after spending 15 years abroad.Associate of the prestigious British Institute of Profes

The guest for this week’s episode of the podcast is Jordana Wright.For over a decade, Jordana Wright has had the opportunity to shoot professionally, travel, and share her love of photography with clients, workshops, and aspiring photographers around the world. She has presented two TEDx Talks, led dozens of photowalks across the United States, been published in a variety of media outlets including The New York Times, and has developed and executed a variety of exciting personal photographic projects. Her debut photography book “The Enthusiast’s Guide to Travel Photography” will arrive in stores in June 2018 from Rocky Nook Inc. When Jordana isn’t “going places and seeing stuff,” she lives in Chicago with her husband and her 12-year-old pitbull, Dutch. For more information about her pursuits, find her on Instagram and Facebook.We discussed with Jordana about ways to make the most of uncontrollable conditions–including ill-mannered herds of tourists, bad weather, boring light, and lack of time–when traveling f

During his latest tour of India, Ralph Velasco took some time to sit down with his friend Bob Edelstein and ask him about his photography and his travels. Here is what Bob says about himself:“I began taking pictures when my older brother came out of the Army. He had purchased a Pentax Spotmatic in the mid 1960’s. I immediately purchased my own camera and was in love with photography from the beginning. I took many courses while in college and started travelling to the Southwest United States where I fell in love with the landscape. Over the years I found portraiture to be very interesting and I really enjoyed the interaction of photographer and subject, which I still enjoy immensely. Currently, I have a real interest in street photography and conveying a lot of elements in my photographs. I really enjoy trying to show the viewer they need to take 30 seconds to look at the image to see all the elements I thought were of interest. I believe now, at age 62, the images I revere most are the ones where I had a per

Benjamin van der Spek is an award winning photographer who is active around the globe with a keen eye for extraordinary compositions and dramatic lighting.A Dutch photographer and educator, graduated in fine arts, art history and art education, Benjamin uses the past to open our eyes to the present and the future.Benjamin is also one of the most active contributors to our Facebook group, The Traveling Image Makers’ Corner.In this episode, we discussed with Benjamin the unique challenges and opportunities that being a teacher present to a travel photographer and when it makes sense to quit your day job to pursue a full-time career in photography, if ever.Duration 36m 47s. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt Bailey is a world-traveling writer, photographer, entrepreneur, and dream maker. You can find him at LiveLimitless.net where he writes about world travel and living limitless, at MustDoCanada.com where he writes about the best of Canada, or at CanadianFreeFlyers.com where he writes about travel hacking for Canadians.He also created, produced, and hosted Canada’s Road to 150, a 150-day multimedia road trip from coast to coast to coast where he and his wife Karla introduce people to some of Canada’s top attractions and scenery while interviewing people about what makes Canada special. You can find that project at MustDoCanada.com/Road-to-150 or on their YouTube Channel.Duration 37m 04s. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us in celebrating our 100th episode! After almost two years of publishing a new show every week and never missing one, we have finally reached this important milestone and we have no intention of stopping.Many podcasts start strong and then die on the vine, but we know that the name of the game is consistency and you can only be successful if you do the work and show up every week. No excuses allowed. The reward is an ever growing and loyal audience: you.Speaking of work, whereas we always try to sound happy and excited, doing a podcast is not a walk in the park. It takes a lot of time and dedication. We hope that shows through, when you listen to us.Enough with the self-celebration and onto the topic of this week’s episode, that is all about our most recent respective trips: Raph’s to Bulgaria and Ugo’s to Thailand. We talk extensively about these two beautiful countries and we give out a lot of tips about the best locations, recommended time of the year to visit them, and suggestions on how to make the

As you might know, we are doing a bi-monthly photo contest on our Facebook group, The Traveling Image Makers’ Corner. We invite the group members to submit one of their best photographs and, at the end of the period, we pick two winners and invite them to come on the show and tell us about their winning images and their photography.The winners for the months of August-September 2017, Nenad Spasojevic and Kate Siobhan Mulligan, submitted photos taken in Chicago, USA and Pushkar, India, respectively. We thought those two stood above the rest, but it was a tough choice, since we got so many amazing submissions.Would you like to be one of the next guests on the podcast? Head over to our Facebook group, ask to join (if you’re not already a member) and look for the post pinned to the top for instructions. The contest for the months of October-November is still open, but we intend to do a new contest every two months. Let’s see your best travel images!Duration 35m 50s. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out i

Scott Wyden Kivowitz is the Chief Community Officer at Imagely, a blogger, photographer, father, and educator. Scott is also the author of many eBooks on the topics of long exposures, street photography and panoramic photography. Scott is commonly offering cake smash sessions, family portraits and headshots for his clients, but enjoys traveling and capturing the beauty of the world with his camera.Scott can be found teaching photographers about WordPress on the Imagely website, on Facebook, on his website and other venues like Digital Photography School. He also has the pleasure of working with photographers on their creativity as an Artisan in Residence at The Photo Frontier.Scott believes in sharing his knowledge any way possible and educating without fluff, in a straight to the point easy to understand style.We tested Scott’s extensive knowledge of WordPress and of web content management with questions such as:What exactly is WordPress?Is it really free?What is the difference between wordpress.org and word

Every year, 5DayDeal.com gives photographers the possibility of acquiring a fantastic bundle of educational videos, books, and other resources at a deeply discounted price. 10% of all sales are then distributed to various charities and the program is so successful that they have already contributed $1.1M to those in need.We wanted to talk about this with Griffin Stewart,the founder of 5DayDeal.com. Griffin is also an award winning landscape & travel photographer who has worked with the BBC and has been featured by National Geographic and published by Ripley’s Publishing UK, The Royal Air Cadets and more. He has visited more than 60 countries.The Complete Photography Bundle V will be available starting October 13, but starting today you can contribute to spreading the word. By doing so, you also get a chance to win over $10,000 in prizes.Enter the giveaway by clicking on the image below and share it as much as you can. The more you share, the more chances you have!Duration 38m 31s. See acast.com/privacy fo

We had a great conversation about travel and photography this week with our guest, Peter DeMarco.Peter is an award-winning travel photographer. His passion for helping people transform their photography shows through in the expert advice he shares. His work has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, CNN, and Digital Photography School amongst others.Here are some of the topics we covered during the interview:* Why is Penang, Malaysia, such a great place to live for expats?* Favorite Asian countries.* Why is originality overrated?* What is the Helsinki Bus Station and why it is important for photographers?* What is the best photography project idea ever?* Doing the sh*t you love.* What would the Pete DeMarco of today tell his self of 10 or 20 years ago?Duration 41m 41s. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest for this week’s episode of the podcast is Marc Silber. Marc recently released a new book that is aimed at beginning and aspiring photographers who want to learn tips and techniques for digital photography, in order to improve their skills and enter the “circle of photography”. You will have to listen to the interview to know what Marc means by that.Marc is an author, photographer, filmmaker,and producer of the very popular YouTube series Advancing Your Photography, where he has interviewed scores of some of the biggest names in photography.He started out learning darkroom skills and the basics of photography at the legendary Peninsula School in Menlo Park, CA, in the ’60s, and moved on to hone his skills to professional standards at the famed San Francisco Art Institute. Marc moved into teaching photography in workshops all over the country, he became renowned as an engaging and helpful speaker and coach, as his greatest joy comes from helping others.He loves adventure and you’ll find him out backpa

On this week’s episode of the podcast, Ralph interviews Tom Curley and they talk about a country they both know very well: Vietnam. If you are curious about a country that is quickly opening up to worldwide tourism, but remains a mystery to many, their conversation will answer many of your questions.Tom is a photographer as well as a marketing executive at Panasonic North America, responsible for business development of the Lumix G series camera system for professional markets. For over 25 years he managed the line of professional photography products, digital lab printers, and pro lab workflow solutions at Fujifilm USA. Tom is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology and has served as a member of the Industry Advisory Board for Professional Photographers of America, the International Center of Photography Presidents Council, and the industry advisory board of the McGhee Distinguished Professor chair for RIT’s Imaging Technology curriculum.He is a member of the Cameracraftsmen of America and has se

As you might know, we are doing a monthly photo contest on our Facebook group, The Traveling Image Makers’ Corner. We invite the group members to submit one of their best photographs and, at the end of the month, we pick two winners and invite them to come on the show and tell us about their winning images and their photography.The winners for the month of July, Tiff Gileland and Dyan Pratt, submitted photos of Sydney and Beijing, respectively. We thought those two stood above the rest, but it was a tough choice, since we got so many amazing submissions. Tiff gave us some good tips for shooting like displays, like the ones of the Vivid festival of Sydney, while Dyan revealed her secrets for getting a shot of the Forbidden City with no tourists in sight.Would you like to be one of the next guests on the podcast? Head over to our Facebook group, ask to join (if you’re not already a member) and look for the post pinned to the top for instructions. The contest for the month of September is still open, but we inte

This week’s episode sees the return of one of our best friends and one of the first guests we had, back in Episode 8, Valérie Jardin. We wanted to have Valérie back on the show, because she has just published a couple books. The first one is an eBook that is already available for purchase from her site, The Art of Seeing Photographically.The second one is a “real” paper book that should be available shortly: Street Photography: Creative Vision Behind the Lens. While the latter is all about Valérie’s preferred genre, street photography, the former will certainly be useful to all kinds of photographers, regardless of whether they shoot street, landscape, portrait, or wildlife.We asked Valérie to give our audience some of the tips and suggestions contained in her new books, including how to go beyond the iconic postcard shot, how to introduce elements of storytelling in your photos and why limitations are important to develop one’s own style. So we think there is something in this interview for everyone, whether