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5 captivating photo-adventure tours in South America

By Alfonso Tandazo on Jul 18, 2021 in Adventure Travel, Argentina, Attractions, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Going Out, Peru, Regions, South America, Speciality Travel, Venezuela

Pent up for more than a year, traveling shutterbugs are more than ever wanting to spread their wings and again starting exploring the world. Many amateur and professional photographers alike are interested in avoiding the classic tourist mass and/or visiting places during the best-lit seasons for landscape photography, street scenes and underwater shots, as well

10 picturesque places in Persia for practicing photography

By Jennika Argent on Sep 21, 2017 in Asia, Iran, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment

Sanctions are slowly being lifted from Iran, and since 2015, it’s become easier to travel through this warm and welcoming land, its rich history and culture ripe for the picking. Autumn and Spring are the best times to go, as temperatures are mild and comfortable. In my two week visit I witnessed so much beauty,

7 climbs to get stunning scenic photos in Florence

By Patty Civalleri on Sep 21, 2017 in Attractions, Europe, Going Out, Italy, Regions, Western Europe

Cameras have evolved into a permanent must-have part of our mainstream culture. Whether it is a part of a smart phone, or a high-end DSLR, we use them to communicate online and off, for email and social media, for business and education. When traveling, cameras have become as ubiquitous as a passport. Even more so,

4K photography - so easy that even a child can do it!

By Paul Johnson on Feb 18, 2016 in Attractions, Europe, Featured, Gadgets, Going Out, Photography, Travel Equipment, United Kingdom, Western Europe

If you’re a regular reader you’ll have seen me posting about 4K photography a few times over the last few months. If you’re new here, here’s a very quick summary – 4K photography is when you shoot in HD video, and the quality is such that you can pick out a single frame and yet

4K photography with the National Trust

By Paul Johnson on Feb 18, 2016 in Attractions, Europe, Going Out, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment, United Kingdom, Western Europe

At the weekend I visited our local National Trust property, Sizergh Castle, to seek out some 4K photography opportunities with my trusty Panasonic LUMIX GX8 camera. (If you want to win one of these cameras for yourself, incidentally – worth over £1,000 – make sure you head over to this post.) Sizergh Castle lies out the outskirts

Win the amazing Panasonic Lumix GX8 camera worth over GBP1,000!

By Paul Johnson on Jan 27, 2016 in Accessories, Featured, Gadgets, Photography, Travel Equipment

Regular readers will know that I’ve been trialling a rather special camera this last few months – the Panasonic Lumix GX8 from Lumix UK. Retailing in the UK at £1099 with the 14-42mm lens, not only does it offer superb image quality but it’s also amazingly compact and has consequently taken the DSLR market by

Never miss a moment with 4K photography... even if it's already happened!

By Paul Johnson on Jan 18, 2016 in Featured, Photography, Travel Equipment

Did you know that it’s possible to take a photograph of something that’s already happened? I know that sounds really strange and it’s a little difficult to get your head around at first, but it’s exactly what the Panasonic LUMIX GX8, which I’ve been trialling for a few months now on behalf of Lumix UK,

4K photography - now you can capture the perfect moment every time!

By Paul Johnson on Nov 25, 2015 in Europe, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Videos, Western Europe

Have you heard about 4K photography? If you haven’t, please read my introduction to 4K photography here. If you have, but you’re still learning, you’ll hopefully find my 10 top tips to improving your 4K photography – which were compiled with the help of Panasonic – helpful. If you haven’t much time and simply want to get a quick overview of

10 top tips for improving your 4K photography

By Paul Johnson on Nov 02, 2015 in Accessories, Featured, Gadgets, Photography, Travel Equipment

As many of you may recall from my introduction to 4K photography last month, I have been trialling the Panasonic LUMIX GX8 camera and its 4K capabilities. The camera allows me to shoot HD video at the rate of 30 frames per second, with each frame providing me with a high resolution photograph that can

An introduction to 4K photography

By Paul Johnson on Oct 02, 2015 in Attractions, Europe, Events, Featured, Going Out, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

Photography has come a long way since the advent of the digital camera, the commerical origins of which date back to the late 1980s, and now it looks set to make further advances still, with the growth of 4K photography. Having collaborated with Lumix UK, I’m going to give you a brief insight into how it looks

Photograph of the week: Lighthouse at Anacapa

By Paul Johnson on Nov 28, 2012 in California, North America, Regions, USA

In the summer of 2012, Josh McNair finally got the chance to take a boat out to the Channel Islands National Park and visit Anacapa. This island has a stark beauty that is very out of place in the industrial hodge-podge that is Southern California. After walking around the island, he started an approach to

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