The Traveling Image Makers
191 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTravel photography is all about the people, the food, the architecture, and the culture that make each place a special one. It mixes elements of landscape photography, portraiture and reportage and aims to combine all of these and paint a compelling picture of what it's like to live in a foreign country.
Every week we interview a photographer or we host a roundtable discussion on all aspects of travel photography: from planning to scouting locations, from security and the economics of traveling, to how we can travel responsibly and sustainably, with tips about the best equipment, how to interact with people and how to pack light and efficiently.
We will share the inspiring work of masters and amateurs and discover what compels them to travel many hours and cross many borders to get THE shots.
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TTIM 41 – How To Save Money with Matt Moreland
September 13, 2016 05:00 - 39 minutesThis is the question that Matt Moreland tried to answer in an article I recently found while browsing the Web, titled "10 Ways to Save Money as a Freelance Travel Photographer". I though Matt's suggestions would be useful to anyone who loves to travel and can't count on a lavish budget, so I asked him to be a guest on the show. Matt Moreland is a travel and lifestyle photographer from Toronto, Canada. After travelling to Peru to hike Machu Picchu he spent 3 months living out of a Jeep acros...
TTIM 40 – Loving the Earth with Luca Bracali
September 06, 2016 05:00 - 54 minutesTo say that my guest for this episode of the podcast, Luca Bracali, is a travel photographer would be too limiting, for he is also an expert TV director and a true explorer, having been to the North Pole, amongst other truly remote locations. My interest in Luca's work and personality, and the reason why I invited him to be a guest on the show, was sparked mostly from his commitment to the preservation of the environment and the deep respect and love he has for the Earth, its nature, and it...
TTIM 39 – Bipolar Photography with Ron Clifford
August 30, 2016 05:00 - 36 minutesA few weeks ago, when I asked Ron Clifford to be my guest on the podcast, we discussed what topics we could converse about and he quipped that we could mention his distinction of being a “bipolar” photographer. At first, I thought he was referring to having visited and photographed both the Arctic and the Antarctic, but what I discovered during the interview is that Ron had been suffering for years of bipolar depression. I think it was very brave of him to mention this and to tell the stor...
TTIM 38 – Rediscovering Empathy with Jacquelyn Quinones
August 23, 2016 05:00 - 37 minutesIs technology killing our empathy? This is the question Jacquelyn Quinones asked during her recent TEDx talk in Paris. This is a question that we, as travel photographers, should ask ourselves every day. Technology lets us travel fast and almost always comfortably to remote places. It enables us to take thousands of photos of people from different countries and alien cultures. It invites us to share those photos on the Web with our followers. But in the end, aren't many photographers treat...
TTIM 37 – Travel Writing with Lori Allen
August 16, 2016 05:00 - 42 minutesIt's not a secret that I believe writing is an essential skill for travel photographers. I discussed this in episode 21 with Jens Lennartsson, especially with respect to how travel writing can help photographers make a profit and sell their work to magazines and websites more effectively. So when I learned about Great Escape Publishing and their programs for aspiring travel writers, I contacted their director, Lori Allen and asked her to come on the show and talk to us about it. Great Esca...
TTIM 36 – Exploring The Wilderness with Jay Patel
August 09, 2016 05:00 - 33 minutesI have been wanting to interview Jay Patel for quite some time, but Jay is a rather busy person, what with having to manage a photography business that is expanding in various directions, running a popular website, traveling, and on top of it all, being the father of a large family. I finally managed to corner him in between trips to Iceland and Hawaii and of course wanted to know all about the land of fire and ice and his adventure chasing puffins and waterfalls. We also talked about what ...
TTIM 35 – Finding Simplicity with Viktor Elizarov
August 02, 2016 05:00 - 33 minutesSometimes we are so taken up with the latest camera or lens, with pixel-peeping, and with learning the latest and greatest blending technique for Photoshop that we lose sight of some of the things that really matter when doing photography. I personally think that the greatest benefit that travel photography affords us is the joy of being there in the moment. If this is spoiled by having to fiddle with the complicated controls of the latest camera we bought, that we didn't have the time to fa...
TTIM 34 – Finding Your Artist’s Voice with Karen Hutton
July 26, 2016 05:00 - 37 minutesIt is always a great pleasure for me to converse with Karen Hutton. There is never a dull moment and she has so many stories to tell! For this episode of the podcast, I asked her to collect her best memories from her recent trip across Europe and from her "artists' retreat" in Provence. Karen Hutton is an International Landscape and Travel Photographer, Artist, Speaker, Author, Educator, Voice. She has over 2 million followers on social media; with over 11 billion views of her photographic ...
TTIM 33 – Paying It Forward In Nicaragua with Darlene Hildebrandt
July 19, 2016 05:00 - 30 minutesIf you've been following this podcast for some time, you will have certainly noticed that one of the recurring themes here is that of giving back, of using photography to effect some real change in the world and to benefit the communities that we visit when we travel. This was the central point of Episode 25 with John Butterill, of Episode 14 with Anna Tenne, and of Episode 13 with Ralph Velasco. I was very happy then, when I contacted Darlene Hildebrandt, asking for an interview, and she ...
TTIM 32 – Japan and Namibia with Martin Bailey
July 12, 2016 05:00 - 38 minutesRaise your hand if you don't know Martin Bailey. Besides being a great nature and wildlife photographer, a fantastic educator and Arcanum master, a keen traveler, a prolific author, and an X-Rite Coloratti member, he's also the host of one of the longest running photography podcasts, having been continuously on the air for 11 years. Fueled by his passion for nature and travel, and a tireless desire to share his knowledge and artistic vision, Martin is a popular international tour and worksh...
TTIM 31 – Cycling Across Europe with Clint Burkinshaw
July 05, 2016 05:00 - 33 minutesClint Burkinshaw, a Travel Photographer from South Australia, grew up spending most of his time engrossed in sport and the beach. That was until he started looking elsewhere to expand his mind further from the life that he knew and was content with, and turned to a map of the world. He was not a hundred percent sure yet of what he was to get from it, but in 2005 he tested the waters by taking off for several months and headed towards Europe where he hit the road and backpacked through well o...
TTIM 30 – On The High Mountains with Erin Babnik
June 28, 2016 05:00 - 32 minutesSome people explore the world right and left, north and south. Others, like my guest for this episode, Erin Babnik, prefer to explore it by going up and down and by climbing the peaks of the Alps or of the Californian Sierras to capture some amazing photographs of the high mountains. Erin is a full-time landscape photographer, writer, and educator based out of California and Slovenia. She teaches photography workshops worldwide and shares her ideas about photography through articles for pop...
TTIM 29 – Travel Photography as a Side Job with Andy Bitterer
June 21, 2016 05:00 - 29 minutesMy guest for this episode of the podcast is my long time friend Andy Bitterer. Me and Andy have a lot in common, but one thing that truly sets us apart from many other travel photographers is that we both still have a full-time job–doing stuff other than photography–that keeps our families well fed. We take photos in our spare time, but photography is our true passion and our side job, so we try to practice it as much as possible. That often means exploiting every business trip we take for o...
TTIM 28 – Japan and Bhutan with Robert van Koesveld
June 14, 2016 05:00 - 33 minutesMy guest for this episode of the podcast, Robert Van Koesveld, is a passionate travel photographer from Australia who has a deep knowledge of the culture and traditions of the geikos and maikos of Kyoto. By striving to really getting to know those women and developing an intimate connection with them, he has managed to capture some sublime images that go beyond the surface to reveal their inner world. We discussed at length about what is necessary to approach those communities and how much ...
TTIM 27 – Living The Nomadic Life with Flemming Bo Jensen
June 07, 2016 05:00 - 30 minutesMany people dream of quitting their day jobs, leaving everything behind and living a nomadic life of full-time travel. Very few people actually resolve to do it. My guest for this episode of the podcast, Flemming Bo Jensen, is one of the few who did. Flemming Bo is an official Fujifilm X-photographer from Denmark who only comes out at night. He is a music photographer and all his work is done in dark clubs and venues. Music, especially electronic music, is a big part of what makes his hear...
TTIM 26 – Patagonia with Sean Bagshaw
May 31, 2016 05:00 - 32 minutesPatagonia, the southernmost portion of the American continent, is a land of stunning beauty, unspoilt wilderness and extreme weather. As of recent, it has also become one of the most sought-after destinations for landscape photographers. Having recently read Sean Bagshaw's article about his trip to Patagonia, I wanted to know more, so I asked him to be my guest on the show and to tell us about that remote land. Sean is an outdoor photographer, digital image developing enthusiast and photogr...
TTIM 25 – Walking The Walk For Those Who Can’t with John Butterill
May 24, 2016 05:00 - 39 minutesThis podcast is all about travel, but sometimes people cannot travel. My old friend John Butterill, who I interviewed for this episode, founded Virtual Photo Walks a few years ago to act as the eyes and the cameras of people who can’t walk the walk because of their disabilities. Virtual Photo Walks is a non-profit organization that uses smart phones and video conferencing to enable people isolated by illness or disability to travel the world in real time. Thanks to their technology partners...
TTIM 24 – Cuba With Doug Kaye
May 17, 2016 05:00 - 26 minutesI have to admit I’ve always been a big fan of my guest for this week’s episode of the podcast, Doug Kaye. I have been following Doug’s work since when he was an IT expert and author, a renowned podcaster, and as of late, an excellent photographer. So it was a great pleasure and honor for me to finally be able to talk to him personally. Beginning his visual explorations in his father’s wet darkroom, Doug earned a degree in theatrical lighting design at U.C. Berkeley in the ’60s and studied ...
TTIM 23 – Across America in a Campervan with Cherie McKay
May 10, 2016 05:00 - 35 minutesMy guest for this episode of the podcast is Cherie McKay. Melbournian to the heart, divorced mum of four boys, Cherie is an entrepreneur, photographer and writer. She ventured into photography after spending over ten years in the corporate sector but quickly realised the world didn’t need another portrait photographer – instead the world needed beautiful camera bags specifically designed for women. Cherie went on and designed her own range of camera bags and founded the company SHUTTER|ba...
TTIM 22 – Becoming a Professional Instagrammer with Lauren Bath
May 03, 2016 05:00 - 34 minutesI think Lauren Bath's story is exemplar of how dedication, commitment, and maybe a bit of luck can turn a passion like travel photography into a six-figure business in the matter of a few year. As her bio says: "Lauren Bath is a chef turned photographer thanks to her early success on top photo sharing site Instagram. Quitting her job in early 2013, Lauren launched full force into a career in the tourism industry, effectively becoming Australia’s first professional “instagrammer”! Since the...
TTIM 21 – Travel Writing with Jens Lennartsson
April 26, 2016 05:00 - 38 minutesMy guest for this episode of The Traveling Image Makers podcast is Swedish travel photographer Jens Lennartsson. I got to know Jens through some articles he had published online and I immediately became a fan of his writing and of his photography. I though he has some truly inspiring opinions on the subjects of travel photography, writing, and visual storytelling, so I asked him to be a guest on my show. He graciously accepted and we recorded this conversation shortly afterwards. I hope yo...
TTIM 20 – Heart of Africa with Natalia Stone
April 19, 2016 05:00 - 33 minutesNatalia Stone is a travel photographer based in New York. Her passion for adventure and photography has taken her to over 40 countries and some of the most remote corners of the world. Whether standing on a rim of an active volcano in Ethiopia, photographing the northern lights in Norway or navigating through glacial waters of Greenland, her goal is to capture the moment and tell a story of the incredible treasures our planet holds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TTIM 19 – Let’s Be Honest with Paul Pichugin
April 12, 2016 05:00 - 40 minutesI have known Australian travel and landscape photographer Paul Pichugin for a few years and I was always attracted by his positive personality and admired him for his work and his huge success on social media. It was therefore a big surprise for me to read about the struggles and doubts he described in one of his recent blog posts, Let's Be Honest. As I think Paul's difficulties are common to many photographers, who sometimes find it hard to translate popularity into real business, I wanted...
TTIM 18 – Being Creative with Deborah Sandidge
April 05, 2016 05:00 - 31 minutesDeborah Sandidge is known for her creative approach to travel photography. She is a professional photographer specializing in world travel and artistic imagery. Her passion and skill with creative techniques such as long exposure, time-lapse, and blue hour photography has earned the respect and admiration of both corporate clients and peers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TTIM 17 – Shiv Verma on Education
March 29, 2016 05:00 - 42 minutesShiv Verma is a published author, photographer, educator and technologist. He has been photographing for over 50 years and has evolved his photography to express his intense devotion to wildlife and nature. Over the years has earned numerous awards and recognition both nationally and internationally. Shiv devotes a great deal of his time formally reviewing photography related products, to education in digital photography and is a speaker and competition judge. He conducts photo tours and work...
TTIM 16 – Jim Zuckerman
March 22, 2016 06:00 - 15 minutesHere is the second interview I did while I was in Venice for the carnival. I was introduced to Jim Zuckerman by my other guest, Robin Yong and of course I asked if I could interview him. Jim was very kind as he invited me over to his hotel for a coffee and a fifteen-minute talk on the sofa, that you can listen to in audio and watch in video below. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TTIM 15 – Walking Around Venice with Trey Ratcliff
March 15, 2016 06:00 - 14 minutesIn recent years, I've taken the habit of going to Venice at least once a year for the Carnevale, a great festival where people dress up with fancy and elaborate costumes for two weeks. It's just one big feast for photographers, especially considering those people will pose for you for free. Naturally, it tends to attract lots of photographers, many of them from abroad. This year, I went to Venice with the aim of meeting up with and interviewing a few of those photographers and this is exact...
TTIM 14 – Anna Tenne and the Limbless Man
March 08, 2016 06:00 - 21 minutesWhen I first read the story of how a photographer traveled through Asia with a limbless man, I knew I had to interview that photographer. Luckily for me and for you, my dear listeners, that photographer, Anna Tenne, graciously accepted to be my guest and to tell the story of how she decided to embark on a journey that changed her life forever. Anna is an Australian photographer that has spent the last 10 years traveling the world. She's had many unique experiences from living in remote Hill...
TTIM 13 – Giving Back with Ralph Velasco
March 01, 2016 06:00 - 34 minutesTravel photography instructor, author and international guide Ralph Velasco has organized and led a variety of cultural tours around the world, including to Egypt, Mexico’s Copper Canyon, Bhutan, Nepal, Cambodia, Iceland, Central Europe, Morocco, Vietnam, the Adriatic, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Death Valley, Chicago and San Francisco and others. Additionally, as of this writing he’s organized and led more than a dozen fully-licensed People-to-People programs to Cuba. Listen to this episode if y...
TTIM 12 – Exploring the Frontier With Justin Balog and Armando Martinez
February 23, 2016 06:00 - 37 minutesJustin and Armando are famous as the founders of The Photo Frontier, "a fellowship of explorers, guided by creative principles, who believe that photography can enrich their lives and the lives of others." To put things in perspective, being on the Photo Frontier means being part of a community of photographers, doing jamborees and expeditions and cultivating the values of respect, encouragement, and creativity. Due to distance, I never had a chance to participate in one of their expedition...
TTIM 11 – Pursuing Your Dreams With Barbara Weibel
February 16, 2016 06:00 - 33 minutesWhat an amazing story is that of Barbara Weibel! She had an established career in real estate to which photography and travel often took a back seat. Then one day, thanks to a health scare, she resolved to live the nomadic life that she had always wanted to live and to pursue her passion to photograph the world and to write about travel. I hope you will listen to my interview with her and be as inspired as I was. If you were, then please consider leaving us a review on iTunes, as this helps...
TTIM 10 – Gary Arndt
February 09, 2016 07:00 - 30 minutesMy guest for this episode of The Traveling Image Makers Podcast doesn't need a lot of introduction. Gary Arndt has "visited all 7 continents, over 175 countries and territories around the world, all 50 states and every US territory, every Canadian province, every Australian state and territory, over 125 US National Park Service sites and over 295 UNESCO World Heritage Sites." As a veteran traveler, writer, and photographer, Gary has a lot of useful information to share for aspiring and seas...
TTIM 9 – Taylor Jackson, A Photographer In…
February 02, 2016 07:00 - 27 minutesTaylor Jackson is a wedding photographer from Canada who at one point decided he wanted not just to see the world, but to film it too. So he set out on a trip across the globe (Iceland, Chernobyl, Israel, Istanbul, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Macau, Bahamas) and invested $50,000 of his own money to make his dream a reality. From this, the project called A Photographer In... was born. Listen to my interview with Taylor, if you want to know what moved him t...
TTIM 8 – Urban Travel Photography With Valérie Jardin
January 26, 2016 07:00 - 36 minutesI was thinking of what kind of introduction I could write for this week's guest on my podcast, Valérie Jardin, but when I read her own words on her website, I thought that nothing I could write could match those, so here they are: "Photography changed my life forever. The day I picked up a camera I became a storyteller. Photography is my passion, my obsession, my addiction. I live and breathe in pixels! My passion for humankind drives me to shoot mostly street photography. I thrive on sear...
TTIM 7 – Finding Success With Matt Dutile
January 19, 2016 08:00 - 29 minutesMatt Dutile is a New York City based travel and lifestyle photographer. He grew up in a small New Hampshire farm town before venturing west seeking buried treasure, as most explorers do. I recently had the opportunity and the pleasure of interviewing Matt and tried to pick his brain with respect to finding an audience and customers as a travel photographer. We also talked about his new book: Connected: The Abbreviated Adventures of a Self-Described Idealist, about taking photos of people be...
TTIM 6 – Rick Sammon
January 12, 2016 07:00 - 33 minutesI can't say how thrilled I am to have Rick Sammon as my guest on this episode of the Traveling Image Makers Podcast. For those few who don't know Rick, he's one of the most active and engaging photographers on the planet, author of 36 books and countless tutorials, host of a popular podcast, workshop leader and traveler. In his own words, "he is a man on a mission – a mission to make digital photography fun, creative, exciting and rewarding for others." It was also a great pleasure to disc...
TTIM 5 – Near and Far With Chris Upton
January 05, 2016 07:00 - 36 minutesSometimes, the most interesting travel destinations are really close to home and this has certainly been the case for Chris Upton, my guest for this week's episode of the Traveling Image Makers Podcast. Chris Upton is a Nottinghamshire (UK) based, award winning, photographer specialising in Travel, Landscape and Social Documentary photography. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society, has received awards in national photographic competitions and twice been commissioned to photog...
TTIM 4 – The Human Element with Mitchell Kanashkevich
December 29, 2015 07:00 - 30 minutesA few years ago, while I was researching locations for a trip to Indonesia, I happened to find Mitchell Kanashkevich's book Journey Through Java and, having discovered Mitchell's work, I've been a fan ever since. So it is a great honor for me to be able to feature him in the latest episode of my podcast. We chatted about commercial success, interacting with people, and of course Java. Enjoy and share! If you like the podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes! Links Website Facebook T...
TTIM 3 – Lofoten With Cody Duncan
December 22, 2015 07:38 - 36 minutesCody Duncan is an internationally published travel and landscape photographer, as well as a photography guide author, enthusiastic adventurer, and hiker. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, he recently moved to the mountain town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Obsessed with the north, Cody travels as frequently as possible to arctic Scandinavia, with Norway’s Lofoten Islands being his favorite destination over the last decade. In 2010 Cody created the website 68north.com to showc...
TTIM 2 – Robin Yong and the Carnival of Venice
December 15, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutesMy guest for the second episode of The Traveling Image Makers Podcast is Robin Yong. Robin Yong is a new travel photographer. He also has a full time job as a doctor specialising in travel medicine. He spends most of his time in Australia and Singapore, with frequent travels to Cambodia, Japan, France and Italy. He particularly likes to do portraits, especially of people in their traditional costumes. His favourite subjects are the Venetian masked models, the Indochinese Apsara dancers and ...
TTIM 1 – Europe With Brent Mail
December 08, 2015 07:00 - 45 minutesMy guest for this episode of The Traveling Image Makers Podcast is Brent Mail, whom I have known for a long time online and whom I finally had the pleasure to meet in person during his recent journey to Europe. In only about two months, Brent managed to visit five European countries and to do a trip to Fiji at the end of it all. Brent shared with us his impressions of Europe and Fiji and then gave us some insights about the East coast of Australia, where he lives, so be prepared to listen t...