Styles of Photography TRAVEL

What an ambiguous term, right? Wouldn’t anything photographed while traveling be considered travel photography? Why would this differ markedly from wildlife photography or landscape photography? Well, the answer is yes, travel photography is an overarching term that includes wildlife, landscape and any other photography you do while traveling. The key injection with travel photography is storytelling. While anyone can get an incredible shot of a Sally Lightfoot crab scurrying across jet-black lava in the Galapagos Islands, constituting a great wildlife photo, it’s all about telling the story of your adventure.

But still, travel photography does have its own field of inspiration and creativity, often yielding photos quite different than the perfect waterfall shot or the magnificent lion sitting in the African savanna. It tends to be more evocative and more about the journey.

Take the above photo, for example. It’s certainly not a big bodacious scene of the Galapagos volcanoes or Machu Picchu at sunrise, but this small side street in Peru was part of the journey. Not only is it quite a neat photo, but when combined in a slideshow or album, it’s an evocative part of the story.

In another example, our friend from the Northern Studies Center in Churchill, Canada, was asked to stop building his igloo for a quick photo. Sometimes while on a trip, it’s easier to just go with the flow and take the photos presented before you without asking for any special “poses.” However, one rarely regrets asking someone to hold still for a moment when they get the photo they want, portraying the experience they remember.

The story is yours to be told, but things like meals, local transportation, a funny situation and your fellow travelers are all not-to-be-missed shots while traveling on an adventure.