Intrepid Travel – Real Life Experiences…

Amidst all the colour, chaos and confusion, how do you manage to take a good festival photograph? That’s where a world-renowned photographer like Steve Davey can help you with some valuable tips…

“Festivals are fun. Even solemn events are incredible times to meet local people and see your destination when it is at its most characteristic. Visit Pamplona outside of San Fermines and it’s a drab industrial town. Visit during fiesta and it comes alive in a riot of colour, exuberance and sangria! Similarly, visit any of India’s great religious festivals and you’ll get an insight into the real nature and beliefs of the people and their culture.

Festivals can be tough to photograph successfully, but here are a few simple rules to help you to get the most out of the experience…

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Looking at the wisdom and warmth in those eyes, you know this women must have a thousand stories to tell. That’s the impression you get when you first see this wonderful photo taken by Jonathan Lewis. And it turns out there is a great tale attached to this special travel photo…

“In 1976 my friend visited a small village in rural China and photographed an elderly lady who he made friends with. We hiked back up the village in 2011 and my friend brought his photograph along, just in case someone recognised her.

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The Taj Mahal is an extraordinary example of Muslim art and a worthy New 7 Wonders of the World. Of course it’s no wonder that this white marble mausoleum is one of India’s most photographed sites, but it can be difficult to get a great photo. Intrepid’s Graham Stanley helps with some good Taj photography tips…

“1) Time of day: it doesn’t really matter with the Taj Mahal, because the aspect of the sun enables a reflection off the front almost all day (except for the dying minutes of sunset). Sunrise is great because you see the colour of the white marble change as the sun gets higher in the sky. Try to go before 9:30am so the sky is a little bluer with less smog, because brilliant white marble against a bright white sky can make your photos seem washed out . Also the crowds start to arrive from around 9:30am, so getting in early has its benefits.

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Capturing on camera the things that you love about travel can be a challenge, but the rewards are worth it. Not only do you get to reminisce with your happy holiday snaps when you return, but you can enter the Intrepid Photography Competition and be in the running to WIN a trip of your choice!

So what makes a winning Intrepid photo? We asked Angela Strangis, Intrepid’s Studio Manager extraordinaire, what they look for when choosing brochure photos…

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Few people know more about travelling with a camera than professional travel photographer and writer Steve Davey. His best-selling works include Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die and Unforgettable Islands to Escape To Before You Die and he also runs Intrepid photography trips, so who better to give us tips on how we can capture great travel portraits…

“If every picture tells a story, then with a little bit of thought, you can make sure that your pictures tell a story about the person in your pictures. Close up, frame-filling portraits are fantastic, but sometimes you want a portrait that shows more about someone than what their face looks like.

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We know that all is not as it appears in the movies – but especially, it seems, if the film is set in the desert! Intrepid’s Summer Davis shines the spotlight on Morocco’s growing movie business…

“Othello, Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, Kundun – any idea where these movies were filmed? How about Casablanca? Most people only know Morocco for its famed Hollywood role in this 1942 Oscar for Best Picture, even though in this case, production never left the Los Angeles studios.

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In July this year Lynne Yeaman joined a special Intrepid group travelling to Ladakh with professional travel photographer and renowned author, Steve Davey. Steve’s photography tours are always a fantastic way to gain an insight into a destination, while having the opportunity to fine tune your photographic skills and feed off Steve’s passion and enthusiasm…

“The fun began prior to departure with Steve forming a Facebook group for participants and it was like meeting old friends by the time we all arrived in Delhi!

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This week’s top trip doesn’t make light of how tough it can be hiking in the Himalayas, but getting the light just right is another challenge that Intrepid traveller Marianne Lim was determined to rise to in Nepal…

“When I booked an Intrepid Active trip to Everest Base Camp I made a silent resolution to get up early each morning to try and catch the dawn light on the enormous awe-inspiring mountain ranges I was bound to see.

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You are in position and awaiting that ideal instant when the sun dips down to the horizon and says its final farewell to the day. You gently click on the camera shutter and hope for the best, but instead you get a mediocre photo that doesn’t do the stunning scene justice. So how can you shoot better sunsets? World-renowned photographer Steve Davey sheds light on the subject…

“Somewhat like lemmings we all seem to flock to sunset points around the world to fire off a phenomenal number of sunset pictures. Clicking away like our lives depend on it, we fill countless memory cards with pictures, yet many of us come away disappointed with the pictures we shoot. They are either too dark, or too light, or just too boring.

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