The Business of Blogging – An Interview with Becky van Dijk
An Interview with Becky van Dijk, Travel Blogger Blogging allows that beautiful blend of creativity and business. With your own blog you can create a little corner of the internet dedicated purely to whatever direction you wish to share your words and imagery. For some, that space grows into a much larger piece of online […]
Working as a Travel Photographer in 2021
Travel Photography Jobs in 2021 – Let’s start the conversation… Travel, ah that word conjures up so many butterflies, memories and immediately puts a smile on my face. Unfortunately, most of us didn’t use that word too much in 2020 because Covid-19 came along and made us refer to travel as that impossible adventure instead. […]
The Print Collection – Behind the Project
How the print collection came to life… A humpback whale appeared just meters away as I sat on the rocky shores of the Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland. On the final day of my three month journey around the world to photograph my print collection, I ventured out on an 8 hour hike to soak up […]
How to Create a Photography Website with Wix
Showcase your work with a Wix website for photographers! As a photographer today, you need to have your work available to view online. It’s as simple as that. A well-designed online portfolio website will do wonders towards helping you approach clients, look professional and showcase your talents to the world which essentially is what we […]
The 6 Best Social Platforms for Photographers
Social Media for Photographers – Improve your Social Media Photography With the world relying on social media now more than ever, there are so many opportunities for photographers to have their work seen. Originally this article listed only the 6 best social media platforms however I’ve been updating and shuffling them around regularly so now […]
7 Travel Photography Jobs to take you around the World
Travel Photography Jobs + Tips for Becoming a Travel Photographer Travel photography offers a broad range of potential career paths that can see you and your camera heading off for endless adventures around the world. From working as a photojournalist to capturing photos at a resort, there are plenty of ways to combine your love […]
The Power of Instagram – How It’s Changing The Way We Create + Travel
A few thoughts and observations on the impact of social media for photographers… Designed as a tool to share visual art, Instagram is used by over 500 million people each day. From those users, up to 95 million photos are uploaded each day, 4.2 billion likes are generated and behind the screens, I’m sure millions […]
How to Stand Out as a Photographer Today
Standing Out – How to get your work seen as a photographer Photography as an art form and potential career has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years. With technological advances, accessibility to high quality equipment and endless platforms to showcase our work, never more so than now is photography almost everywhere we look. […]
Behind the Lens: Creative Phases + My Current Obsession
Creative Photography + Stories Behind the Lens Throughout my career as a photographer I’ve gone through a number of phases that at the time I’ve thought are just the coolest thing ever. There was the lovely vignetting phase back in 2009, the tilt-shift blur of 2011 (that never really looked like tilt-shift blur) and then […]
How Lonely Planet Changed My Life Ten Years Ago
My Path to Becoming a Travel Photographer I had always been obsessed with travel but ten years ago something happened that changed my life forever. *This was written in 2017, making those ten years ago 2007. I don’t normally write personal posts on The Wandering Lens but I wanted to share a little insight into […]
How to Become a Professional Travel Photographer
Travel Photography: A Guide to Getting Started as a Travel Photographer The title of ‘Travel Photographer’ is the pinnacle for many creatives with that ever enduring sense of wanderlust. You would think all you need is a camera and a plane ticket to become a travel photographer, right? In theory, yes. But in practice, you’re […]
How my Career + Gear Evolved as a Travel Photographer
Written in 2016 (but still relevant!) – please see the end of post for an updated link to the gear I currently use! Remember when photography meant taking 24 photos per roll of film? Crossing your fingers as you waited for the roll to be developed, hoping at least one had okay lighting and colours? […]