It’s travel season again, and I love to travel.  Even though it’s become a much larger pain in the backside than ever before, each trip I make presents innumerable opportunities for photographs.  Because I’m in terra incognita, I look at everything with more intensity and curiosity than anything I might see in my own backyard.  Over the years I’ve developed a sort of repertoire of techniques that I draw upon, and I’d like to share some of them with you in this month’s column.  For photographers, travel is more of an adventure than a vacation.  My camera is always with me when I travel because I consider photography such an integral part of my psyche that I just can’t leave it behind.  Taking pictures is just too much fun.

When photographing people, watch for the “moment.”  Interaction within a group, large or small, indigenous or tourist, will tell the tale much better than a static shot of people looking at your camera.  Try to be unobtrusive.  Keep the camera to your eye, making exposures as opportunities present themselves.  Above all, avoid the urge to “chimp” your images, looking at the LCD after each picture to see what you got.  It’s distracting to the subjects, onlookers, and you.  Besides, you might miss something.