Photo Essays & Travel Shots
Photography features heavily in our travels and in documenting our journey. Here are some of our favourite photo essays and some in which travel photography features heavily. Also Travel Shots, our equivalent of photo of the day.
Travel Shot | The impressive Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, India
Dedicated to the memory of Queen Vic, the Victoria Memorial Kolkata is as synonymous with the city as Mother Teresa and the ‘black hole’.
In Pictures: Twelve Places to Visit in Eastern Turkey
This photo essay features twelve Places to Visit in Eastern Turkey with stunning photographs that will make you want to visit right now!
The Lada – Cleansing my demons in the Caucasus
A light-hearted look at Ladas in the Caucasus, their history and how they played a part in my teenage years. I became fixated with Ladas in Armenia.
2015: A Review of our Travelling Year in Photographs
2015 Travel Review: Our Year in Photographs. When it comes to travel, 2015 was another fantastic year for us, once more packed full of superlatives.
Travel Shot | Looking down on Semuc Champey in Guatemala
The view down on Semuc Champey is arguably the most beautiful spot in all Guatemala. It’s a tough place to reach but you won’t regret the effort it takes.
Travel Shot | Helsinki Central Railway Station
Is Helsinki train station one of the most beautiful in the world? Part Egyptian, gothic and futuristic, it’s one of the city’s most recognisable landmarks.
Extreme body piercing at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Thailand
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival involves extreme body piercing: men and women puncture cheeks, tongues and other body parts with a bizarre range of items.
Travel Shot | Rush Hour on the Trains India Style
Images of rush hour on the trains India style. Major Indian railway stations are often pretty busy and over the years we had become used to navigating them.
Travel Shot | Friday Call to Prayer in Kashgar, China
China’s Xinjiang province: A great place to see Uyghur men en masse is at the Id Kah Mosque in Old Kashgar just before or after the Friday Call to Prayer.
Travel Shot | The Roman ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon
Photograph of the Roman ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon. In the Beqaa Valley, Baalbek is one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the Middle East.
Travel Shot | Moody sky at Ratu Boko Palace near Yogyakarta | Indonesia
Atmospheric images of Ratu Boko Palace, an archaeological site near the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java.
Travel Shot | Young Pilgrim at Mt Kailash in Western Tibet
Mt Kailash in western Tibet is the holy of holies for Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bonpos. Thousands of pilgrims circumambulate the mountain every year.