Archive for the Tag 'photojournalism'

An Interview With Travel Photographer Jordan Banks

This is the first of a series of interviews with photographers that have either won or placed highly in the Travel Photographer of the Year photography competition. I recommend you check out their website and also their online magazine Travel Shooters, aimed at anyone interested in travel photography or photojournalism.

Jordan Banks’ portfolio ‘Insight’ was highly commended in the 2007 competition.

Photo by Travel Photographer Jordan Banks

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A Stamp Collector in South America

Sunset at Punta Sal, Peru – one of my latest pictures

I came across Adam Blenford’s blog StampCollector and I was immediately intrigued by his posts about Argentina, especially this one and this one. They’re interesting, well researched and intelligently written. It’s no surprise then that he turns out to be a journalist on a six month trip around South America.

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An Interview with Photojournalist Timothy Allen

Bhutan

Bhutan

Ever fancied spending a year travelling in some of the world’s remotest countries? That’s what photojournalist Timothy Allen did when he took a year off to explore remote places in the Himlaya. It sounds like a fascinating project and a great way to spend some time. I asked Tim some questions about how he got started in photography.

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An Interview With Photojournalist Marco Vernaschi

I was searching for photos of Argentina on Photoshelter and I came across the work of Marco Vernaschi. His work interested me because he had shot a story about the Quechua that live in northwest Argentina and mine salt from the Salinas Grandes (a large salt pan in the Andes).

In June this year I visited the Salinas Grandes on a tour from Salta and I never knew the story behind the
people that worked there. I even took a photo of an abandoned motor home near the salt works and never realized that someone was living there. You can read Marcos’ photo story about the Salinas Grandes here.
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