Everyone takes tonnes of photos when they travel these days - hundreds from a short trip is not unusual, thanks to bringing our smartphones complete with cameras these days, or because we're taking lots of shots to try and get an Instagram-worthy one! In Episode 136 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast, I talk with three photographers about a bunch of different thoughts about taking photos when we travel, along with some very handy tips.

First up, I chat with Seng Mah, who works as a photographer and takes people on photography tours to some fabulous places around the world. Seng's ideas on how we ordinary people should approach taking pictures is a breath of fresh air and well worth listening to.

I then talk with Whitney Taylor, who similarly has a surprising attitude to photography while travelling. She's definitely of the Instagram generation but is not in favour of watching your trip unfold through your phone's camera.

Finally, Dale Neill returns to the podcast with some really solid tips and information about the different options for cameras for travellers these days; we talk DSLR, mirrorless and smartphones and Dale's information will definitely help you decide the next kind of camera you want to take travelling.

Links:

• Check out Travel Journal School - traveljournalschool.com - my next course is for two weeks in June and it's called “Start a personal travel blog”
• Seng Mah at Venture Photography - https://www.venturephotography.com.au
• For people in Western Australia - Seng's Facebook group for photographers, Snap Happy! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/snaphappywa/ 
• Seng mentioned a controversy about a photography prize from a "staged" travel photo - https://www.diyphotography.net/winning-photo-of-120k-hipa-prize-was-allegedly-staged/ 
• Whitney Taylor on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whitneyleighartist/ 
• Dale Neill, representing the Fremantle International Portrait Prize - https://fipp.org.au - entries open on 5th May and close 7th July, proceeds go to charity
• Previous episodes about travel and photography at https://notaballerina.com/57 and https://notaballerina.com/109
• Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtfultravellers
• Show notes: http://notaballerina.com/136