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Oct232020

Vintage casino neon sign twilight, Las Vegas

Las Vegas has a colorful boneyard!

Photography tips, Travel location tipsOctober 23, 2020Leave a comment

Las Vegas is a fascinating place (and a landscape photography paradise), full of contrasts and constant transformation. I’ll soon dedicate a post to this city but I first wanted to cover something a bit different about this crazy place. For decades, as soon as a casino is demolished, a new one is born. Memories and…

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Oct162020

Gardens by the Bay sunset reflections, Singapore

Singapore, the amazing Garden City

Photography tips, Travel location tipsOctober 16, 2020Leave a comment

Singapore is an island city-state on the southern coast of Malaysia, known as the “Garden City” for its lush vegetation. It is one of only three surviving city-states in the world (with Monaco and the Vatican City). Singapore became independent from the British in 1965 and it is now a vibrant place and one of…

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Oct82020

Sunset rays on Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius

Heaven was copied after Mauritius

Protect our planet, Travel location tipsOctober 8, 20204 Comments

The beautiful Mauritius island is located in the Indian Ocean, near Reunion Island, and 600 miles off the coast of Madagascar. As Mark Twain once said, “Mauritius was made first and then heaven, and heaven was copied after Mauritius.” Even if I did not get an invite to shoot in paradise yet (no, not in…

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Oct52020

Beautiful balloons ascending in Albuquerque USA

Witness the amazing Albuquerque Balloon Festival!

Photography tips, Travel location tipsOctober 5, 2020Leave a comment

Every year in October, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico, USA offers nine days of spectacular hot air ballooning events, a photographer paradise, As it has been canceled this year due to COVID, I thought I’d dedicate my weekly post and image-sharing to this stunning yearly event, the week it was supposed to…

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Sep302020

Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist sunset, Kyoto

10 amazing places to see in Kyoto

Photography tips, Travel location tipsSeptember 30, 2020Leave a comment

Kyoto was the capital of Japan for more than 1000 years, now with 17 UNESCO World Heritage sites, more than 1000 Buddhist temples, incredible gardens, colorful ancient shrines, superb food, and so much more. A destination to see within your lifetime, for sure, especially if you are passionate about travel photography! This city, located in…

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Sep222020

Vernazza twilight in Cinque Terre Italy

Cinque Terre National Park, an Italian jewel

Photography tips, Travel location tipsSeptember 22, 2020Leave a comment

Cinque Terre (“Five Lands”) is made of five villages on the Italian Riviera, in the region of Liguria. The villages, coastline, and amazing surrounding hillsides are a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site. This iconic place is undoubtedly high on many global lists as one of the most beautiful, romantic, and charming places…

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Sep172020

Seljalandsfoss cascade in the South of Iceland

Wonders of Iceland, Land of Fire and Ice

Protect our planet, Travel location tipsSeptember 17, 20201 Comment

Iceland, the Land of Fire and Ice, is a breathtaking and increasingly popular place – for good reason. It is very close to the Arctic Circle, meaning long winter nights and long summer days, with almost 24 hours of daylight in June, and close to 24 hours of twilight in December. The island was one…

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Sep92020

Sunset palm tree silhouette in Rangiroa, Polynesia

See the Tuamotus wonders, before it is too late

Protect our planet, Travel location tipsSeptember 9, 20204 Comments

Rangiroa and Tikehau are amazing, low-lying coral atolls located in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia. This very remote but mythical place is very close to what most would describe as a paradise on Earth and is an amazingly beautiful place. Even if photography prints can’t really do justice to these wonders of Mother Nature,…

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Sep62020

photographers figurines

5 tips to get photos you’ll be proud of without a fancy camera

Photography tipsSeptember 6, 20203 Comments

Since I recently launched my website, I’ve been getting questions from people on how to better capture what they see, without having any interest in fancy cameras or complicated travel photography techniques. This post aims to provide 101 basic foundations for taking pictures that you’ll be proud of… regardless of the material you use (phone…

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Sep32020

Lion seal sunbathing above the ocean in Galapagos

Beautiful and fragile Galapagos natural wonders

Photography tips, Protect our planet, Travel location tipsSeptember 3, 2020Leave a comment

The Galapagos Archipelago is one of the most biodiverse places on earth, and, as such, it became one of the top destinations in the world and a once-in-a-lifetime place to see for travel photography. After having been a perfect hideout for pirates near the end of the sixteenth century, it is now a paradise for…

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