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Locations

Off the beaten path, great photo potential

We try to go beyond the obvious. It is an interesting challenge, and a constant thrill, to return to a famous landmark and photograph it in new ways. And we feature some in our articles. However, our focus is mainly on what is now known as un-destinations: areas largely free from mass tourism and that don't create the instant appeal of the most beautiful sites in the world, but which provide tremendous opportunities for original photographs. Maps and descriptions inside.

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Art & Creativity

Photography as personal expression

Our main focus is on personal creativity. Social media can be a lot of fun - for a while - but also tend to shepherd users towards a common way of seeing the world. Creative hobbies or jobs are meaningless if they don't help you develop a personal vision and enrich your personal life. Join an opinionated and very experienced bunch of loose cannon photographers. Read our new set of posts on the benefits of creativity and hands-on tutorials on how to put it at the center of your life. Share your insights.

Gear

Some helps you, some helps the manufacturers

Wise old men suggest talent has nothing to do with gear. And that's probably true. But gear sure can be a lot of fun. None of the contributing authors agree on what the best gear is, but most are pretty strong willed about holding their ground ;) Our gear spans phones, micro four-thirds, APS-C, full frame and medium format, native lenses, adapted lenses, bags and accessories. We love expensive gear, we love cheap old gear. Some of us don't care a bit about gear. We share our views here.

LATEST POSTS

#893. Family wedding – M43 mission

My wife, son, and I recently enjoyed a family wedding in Ogunquit, Maine. We live on the coast just a

How-To

#892. What makes a photograph great?

If we could answer that one in a few simple sentences, producing great photographs could probably automated. But that doesn’t

Travel Photography

#891. Want to visit Arles? Why not try La Gacilly?

Don’t get me wrong. Arles is lovely. Old stone, big river, huge history. And surprisingly tourist-free, thanks to the nearby

Travel Photography

#889. Un-destination Bombo, Australia.

Quick intro by Pascal: Please welcome Sean, who is sending this contribution to the blog and to the list of

News, Travel Photography

#888. Meet Up in Marseilles

Marseilles has been a place of mystery and intrigue to me for years. I’m not sure if it came from

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GALLERIES (Work in Progress)

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Browse our galleries. Or let us create one for your photographs, and start selling your photography without the hassle of setting up your own online shop or struggling to attract traffic to an isolated website. Let us help you become an artist in an educated and supportive community.

RESOURCES

Like the galleries and the creativity posts, this is new on DS. We are compiling a list of our useful past articles on composition and other photographic techniques, we are creating online tutorials, webinars and essays. As always, your feedback, knowledge and experience are welcome. We want to create a resource for all to peruse and the more contributors, the richer this becomes 🙂

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