By Lad Sessions | Opinion , Travel Photography
I have to admit that I stole the idea for this post (as well as the first line) from Kristian Wannebo. I don’t know Kristian personally, but a short while ago he published an entrancing essay entitled “Tree and Leaf” (Dear Susan #1242). His experience resonates with me. I too venture out into the woods […]
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By pascaljappy | Opinion , Travel Photography
Meeting good friends, visiting Paris Photo, touring “alternative Paris”. And trying to decide whether I can live with a phone as my only camera. If the progression in the above mission statement evokes more than a whiff of a “sublime to ridiculous” in your mind, you’re right in exercising a healthy dose of skepticism […]
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By John Wilson | Art & Creativity , Travel Photography
Real photographers shoot black and white … sometimes colour. (Ted Grant – 1930-2020) Hi All! It’s me again with part 3 of the continuing saga. This time we do COLOUR! The Hedley Art series was in colour, but that was a necessity. Imagine those spectacular paintings in BW … And, I’ve made an Executive decision […]
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By Paul Perton | Opinion , Travel Photography
After three years marooned in the UK by COVID, airlines and governments that couldn’t form a unitary travel policy, I finally got back to my home near Cape Town in February. The plan was to start emptying the house and put it on the market. Over almost a month, I managed to corral the valuables, […]
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By John Wilson | Art & Creativity , Travel Photography
In Part 2, we wind the clock back to the beginning of the trip, to our first stop in Hedley and The Old Trading Post. You’ll recall … “The first stop on the outbound route east was the town of Hedley on the way to Osoyoos our first stopover. Hedley (pop.242) is an old […]
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By Dallas Thomas | Travel Photography
Scotland is the highlands and the lowlands, glorious landscapes, Whisky of course and the cleanest air and cold clear water that you could possibly imagine. This is where 2 of my great grandparents and one of Anne’s (Mitchell) great grandparents were born. In April and May this year Anne and I spent sometime exploring the […]
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By John Wilson | Travel Photography
Yes … it’s been a while! The COVID clouds have parted and it’s been two years since the “6 pack” hit the road into the hinterlands cameras in hand. After a month of planning and discussion we took to the road on May 27 for 12 days exploring south eastern BC. All told with side […]
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By Lad Sessions | Travel Photography
Pascal once suggested that each Dear Susan contributor might offer a post about their local habitat—whether neighborhood, home town, city or countryside. So here’s my portrait of Lexington, Virginia, a small town nestled in the great western Valley of Virginia. (It’s not technically part of the Shenandoah Valley, which lies to the north, but locals […]
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By pascaljappy | Travel Photography
Dozens of American muscle cars in a rural village of Provence? I had to grab my best camera. Being a dumb dumb, I, of crouse, forgot it at home, and had to make do with my slightly ancient smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S9. But seeing this riot of colours and shapes makes me feel […]
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By Paul Barclay | Travel Photography
This past March we once again made the journey from Seattle to Tucson, Arizona, for some sun and heat therapy. Shortly after arriving in Tucson we needed to travel North to Phoenix to join friends and family for lunch. During the drive north I spotted these road side attractions that are captured here. Except I […]
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