Oddly angled pictures of my husband, cats, flowers. Headless or
legless portraits on back drops of, what seems to be, mountains. Blurry
landscapes shot with me Canon 5D,
from a moving car (sometimes including my reflection in the windshield –
no artistic effect intended). That’s what my travel photography amounts
to. And even though these pictures will never grace the cover of
National Geographic, they make for one hilarious slideshow!
Travel
photography (even as inept as mine) is an amazing way of capturing
those unique (or the completely ordinary) moments, way of preserving the
memories of the land far far away (or an hour’s drive away). Travel
photography embraces a large spectrum of people, cultures, locations and
ideas. Travel photographers capture these relationships in all their
raw beauty so that audiences the world over can experience something
they may not see in the flesh.
Below are the Top 5 travel photographers whose work has taken the world by storm.
Christopher Testani
Christopher
Testani grew up in picturesque New York, where he studied his passion
for cinema and photography. Starting out, he was an assistant to
photographers Mark Seliger and Ilan Rubin before venturing out to make
name for himself. His work has been featured in publications such as
AFAR, Glamour, Destinations, Bon Appetite and Esquire. Testani made it
onto PDN's list of 30 Photographers to Watch in 2012.
Tim Clinch
No
matter where Tim Clinch goes he doesn’t seem to settle. When he isn’t
working, he splits his time between his three homes in Bulgaria, France,
and England. Forbes, Town and Country, and Home and Garden are just a
few well-known publications that have displayed Clinch’s work. One of
his latest adventures involves collaboration with food writer, Kate
Hill, focusing on South West France and its sharp food culture.
Marie Takahashi
A
jack-of-all-trades, Marie Takahashi is not just a travel photographer
but also an interior and food photographer situated in Tokyo. She has
been highly noted as an artist to look out for, with her photographs
creating a buzz in a number of Tokyo publications such as Hemispheres
and AFAR.
Emily Mott
From the west of
Sussex, photographer Emily Mott has had her pictures admired in a huge
range of publications that include The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure,
Condé Nast Traveller, Esquire, Vogue UK, GQ, Wired and Savure. She is
defiantly worth a Google!
John Huba
John
Huba’s stark photographs give his audience an amazing insight into his
subject's culture. His photographs ring with visual authenticity. When
first starting out in the photography industry, Huba studied under
famous fashion photographer, Bruce Weber. It was then that Huba first
discovered his passion for travel.
When it comes down to the
difference between between amateur and professional travel photography
the line can be a little smudged. When you’re on your next trip, seek
out situations that inspire you or really spark an interest. These are
the moments that other people are dying to see because only you will see
them unless they are photographed. But having said that, try and put
down your camera from time to time, and enjoy the view unobscured by
your camera lens.
Journalist and copywriter, Emma
Williamson, is passionate about photography and its impact on others.
She has written a number of articles relating to photography and travel
in both New Zealand and Australia.
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