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How to Look Better in Vacation Photos: A Travel Photographer's Pre-Shoot Routine

Travel Beauty

How to Look Better in Vacation Photos: A Travel Photographer's Pre-Shoot Routine

Looking good in vacation photos has as much to do with travel fatigue, hydration, lighting, and timing as makeup or posing. After years of photographing trips around the world, I've developed a simple post-flight routine that helps minimize dry texture, shine, and puffiness before getting back in front of the camera. A few strategic changes can make day-two photos considerably easier to shoot and edit.

How to Edit Travel Videos Faster: A Simple Workflow for Travel Vloggers

Photography

How to Edit Travel Videos Faster: A Simple Workflow for Travel Vloggers

Travel video editing should not take over the trip itself. Use a simple workflow to organize footage, fix blurry or low-quality clips, improve difficult shots, and edit travel videos faster without carrying a complicated production setup. The result is cleaner content with considerably less time spent behind a screen.

How to Edit Travel Photos and Videos for Better Quality Without Overediting

Photography

How to Edit Travel Photos and Videos for Better Quality Without Overediting

Better travel photography often comes from knowing what to fix and what to leave alone. Improve exposure, color, sharpness, noise, resolution, and shaky footage while avoiding the excessive processing that can make landscapes, faces, and architecture look unnatural. These editing techniques help preserve the character of the destination while producing stronger final images.

How to Back Up Photos While Traveling: A Simple Travel Backup System

Photography Gear

How to Back Up Photos While Traveling: A Simple Travel Backup System

Protect your travel photos with a simple backup system that works on the road. Learn how to use memory cards, SSDs, cloud storage, and travel eSIM data together. Keep your photos safe even when hotel Wi-Fi is slow or unreliable. Build a reliable backup routine that protects your images from lost bag

Best Personal Item Travel Backpacks for Maximizing Carry-On Space (2026)

Photography Gear

Best Personal Item Travel Backpacks for Maximizing Carry-On Space (2026)

I spent ten years of full-time travel to find the best personal item travel backpacks that maximize carry-on space, are easy to access and carry (trolley strap, please!), and fit beneath an airplane seat. Ranked by best overall, best budget, best camera backpack, best for strict airlines, best for one-bag travel, and more.

Best Travel Photography Cameras and Gear (From a Professional Photographer)

Travel Films

Best Travel Photography Cameras and Gear (From a Professional Photographer)

What should be in your camera bag for travel photography in 2025? After ten non-stop years as a professional travel photographer, these are the best cameras, tripods, and accessories I use - plus the smartest budget picks and lightest compact gear built for life on the move. This is what is worth carrying on in your suitcase all around the world.

16 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in New Zealand for First-Time Travelers Across the North and South Islands

Road Trips

16 Most Beautiful Places to Visit in New Zealand for First-Time Travelers Across the North and South Islands

Travel Planning for a road trip in New Zealand for 2026/2027? The size of both the North and South Islands can be overwhelming, and with so many iconic black sand beaches, mountaintop hikes, neon blue lakes, fjords, wine country, lush rainforest, and tropical white sand beaches, there's so much to plan an itinerary for a first-timer. The most beautiful places you cannot miss - and all the details on getting there and planning your most incredible vacation.

Best Video Cameras and Film Gear For Travel and Vlogging (From a Professional)

Photography Gear

Best Video Cameras and Film Gear For Travel and Vlogging (From a Professional)

Planning your travel video camera bag for 2026? From travel cinema bodies to content creator and vlogging cameras, these are the best cameras and accessories I use - plus the smartest budget picks and lightest compact gear built for life on the move. All of my professional and affordable picks after 10 non-stop years as a professional travel filmmaker.

12 Christmas Photo Ideas For Fun Holiday Photoshoots

Photography Tips and Editing

12 Christmas Photo Ideas For Fun Holiday Photoshoots

Looking for something new and creative for this yea's Christmas photos? Whether you're a couple, a family, or shooting solo, I've pulled our best holiday photoshoots over the years - and some photography tips!

19 Of The Most Unique and Unusual Beaches in the World

Beautiful Places

19 Of The Most Unique and Unusual Beaches in the World

Unique beaches around the world that you won't believe exist. Whether it’s dramatic cliffs, unusually colored sand, hidden coves, or surreal landscapes, these one-of-a-kind beaches and a complete bucket list of ocean-loving travel.

Why You Should Get Film Disposable Cameras For Your Wedding

Destination Weddings

Why You Should Get Film Disposable Cameras For Your Wedding

For our Cabo Wedding, Instead of a Photobooth, we bought disposable Fujifilm 35mm film cameras for the most fun party photos! Here are all the details on where to get the best deal on single use cameras, and 5 tips to make the most of your film photos!

Hard Rock Hotel Maldives: Resort Review

Beautiful Places

Hard Rock Hotel Maldives: Resort Review

Booking a resort in the Maldives is a dream - a paradise private islands, overwater villas, all inclusive restaurants, the crystal clear aquamarine water and sugar white sand. The Hard Rock Hotel Maldives is a very unique property with some huge benefits: photos and all the details.

The Top 10 Most Insane Luxury Hotels in the World

Caribbean Hotels

The Top 10 Most Insane Luxury Hotels in the World

Some of the best, luxurious, and most incredible hotels and resorts all around the world, from private islands to historic accommodations in the center of European cities, to the most romantic honeymoon paradises. A seriously wanderlust-inducing list to fuel your travel dreams.

The Best Sedona, Arizona Hikes for Photos

Photography Tips and Editing

The Best Sedona, Arizona Hikes for Photos

Instagrammable Places in Sedona? It's all in the red rock nature and hiking trails. Sedona is one of the most gorgeous outdoor destinations in the Southwest, with so many amazing locations for incredible photos. These are the best of the best - with coordinates.

The 7 Best and Most Beautiful Road Trips In The World

Road Trips

The 7 Best and Most Beautiful Road Trips In The World

The most scenic travels are seen from the road. From the United States to Europe, Africa, and even the Middle East - road trips around the world have been some of the best and most memorable adventures we have ever had. While being in a far off land all on your own might be scary, it is often the best and most freeing way to see and truly experience a destination. These are the 7 best, most photographable, and most life-changing road trips in the world.

Buenos Aires Photo Guide: 19 Best Photo Spots

Best Photo Spots

Buenos Aires Photo Guide: 19 Best Photo Spots

A complete Instagram Photo Guide to the Paris of South America; From street art to perfectly European buildings to some of the most colorful streets anywhere, Buenos Aires is a dream city to photograph.

How to Create, Film, and Edit Travel Videos That Tell Stories and Keep Viewers Watching

Travel Films

How to Create, Film, and Edit Travel Videos That Tell Stories and Keep Viewers Watching

Create, film, and edit travel videos and travel vlogs that attract viewers and hold attention with a structured, story-driven approach, in 2025 and beyond. Plan techniques, filming methods, audio strategies, and editing principles that transform raw footage into compelling narratives, optimize content for search, retention, and platform performance while maintaining authenticity and presence.

Engagement Photo Location Ideas: The Best Places For Perfect Shots

Wedding Planning

Engagement Photo Location Ideas: The Best Places For Perfect Shots

Your engagement photos deserve a location that enhances your story and style, and to truly be happy with them forever, your photos should reflect YOU. Coast-to-coast destination ideas for finding the perfect place to reflect who you are as a couple.

Film - New and Old Dubai with Andaz Dubai The Palm

Travel Films

Film - New and Old Dubai with Andaz Dubai The Palm

Excited to share the final film in our Andaz campaign across all properties in Europe and the Middle East! To tell the Andaz Dubai story we explored a mix of all the different ways of life in the city, from the glittering towers to the historic old Dubai and out into the Arabian Desert.

Travel Photography Gear: What's In Our Camera Bag

Photography Gear

Travel Photography Gear: What's In Our Camera Bag

As a full-time travel blogger and travel photographers, one of the most common questions we get asked over and over again is, what do you shoot with? In this post is our exact tried and true cameras, lenses, drones, accessories and the essentials we cannot shoot without (starting at $8!) Plus - more trusted affordable camera options if you're looking for a great bang for your buck.

One Day in Cinque Terre, Italy: An Italian Summer Photo Diary

Travel Photo Diaries

One Day in Cinque Terre, Italy: An Italian Summer Photo Diary

On our Road Trip through Italy we stopped for 2 quick nights in Monterosso . We booked a little airbnb up in the hills, bought fresh pastas and pesto and $4 wine and ate on our tiny terrace overlooking the city. It was an Italian summer daydream.

Away Lands Presets Now Available - For Lightroom and Photoshop!

Photography Tips and Editing

Away Lands Presets Now Available - For Lightroom and Photoshop!

2 Years and 2,000,000 Images later - We are introducing the Essential Collection - our first pack of presets. 10 unique color styles fine-tuned through a few trips around the world, this preset pack has everything you need to make your images shine.

Photo Diary - Girls Trip to Baha Mar, Bahamas

Caribbean Hotels

Photo Diary - Girls Trip to Baha Mar, Bahamas

What do you get when you put 8 content creator women in a tropical resort? About 30 cameras, 500 bikinis, and thousands and thousands of photos. This is our girls weekend.

Film: Away Lands Year One: Our Travels, Creative Work, and Website Launch

Travel Films

Film: Away Lands Year One: Our Travels, Creative Work, and Website Launch

This month marks one year since Amy and I started Away Lands. Today, we're proud to announce the launch of our new website thanks to the help of our friends over at TakeShape. In honor of our accomplishments, here is a quick video recounting some highlights of our travels to date.

Film: Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur: Luxury and Skyline Views in Malaysia

Travel Films

Film: Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur: Luxury and Skyline Views in Malaysia

A couple of months back, we collaborated with the Grand Hyatt in Kuala Lumpur, on a short film project, showcasing the food, sights, and life of Kuala Lumpur. We had such an amazing experience in this city, and I think it shows in the film we created. We’re super happy to be able to release this, as the first in a series of projects with Hyatt.