Monthly Archives: February 2011

Of course, this is an important part of the business of being a successful travel photographer. Its not just about capturing those images that make you swell with pride – its about adding value to your images at every opportunity.

Here’s a great resource for photographers to track their images on the internet and find out if they are being used without the proper copyright authority.  A quick upload of your image to www.tineye.com (what relevance that has to its purpose is beyond me) and – apparently – it searches more than 2 billion references...

To anyone who hasn’t seen this, take three minutes out of your life and click the following link. While it has little to do with photography, it’s the most uplifting clip I have ever seen.

For the past three years, I’ve been running all over  Papua New Guinea shooting its tourism highlights for an on-line  photo library we’ve been building for the national tourism authority to promote the destination worldwide. Last week, I formally handed over the library (above). From thousands of images captured, 500 of the best pictures have now...

Gold woven into the carpet, faucets encrusted with gems, exquisite Italian marble flooring and timber parquetry, european art pieces and your own swimming pool with 24 hour butler service. Yep, this is what AUD$30,000 gets you if you’re staying a single night at the Emperor Suite at Empire Hotel and Country Club in the Sultanate...