Learn what lenses and equipment are best suited for the flight, what to watch out for during landing, and when a peaceful sightseeing ride can turn into an adrenaline rush in seconds.

How can you get better vacation photos without lugging around a backpack full of heavy gear? All it takes is a few simple tricks used by experienced photographers. We show you what to photograph, how to work with composition, and how to come home with travel photos that aren’t just ordinary snapshots, but true memories with a story behind them. 

April is a great month to visit Central Europe and the Czech Republic. Spring brings rich, vibrant colors to the Czech landscape, the days grow longer, and the sun shows up more often. Czechia is a fantastic travel destination, and I recommend April to anyone who wants to explore it without the crowds. There are plenty of beautiful places to visit and travelers used to other destinations can still find something new and exciting here. 

This Slovenian lake is so famous that people from all over the world come to visit and photograph it. I couldn’t resist. I had to get my own shots of Lake Bled. With an early wake-up call before the crack of dawn, I managed to get the classic views, but there’s one photo I like even more. It was part luck, part determination. Read on to see how it all came together.  

We visit many cities throughout our lifetime and many of us like bringing home photos as a souvenir. Of course, detail shots have their place, but in this article, we’re going to focus on capturing a city in a way that portrays its character. After all, it’s different every time.

Castles and palaces are popular destinations for photographers and tourists alike. Europe offers an abundance of castles to choose from. There may also be historical buildings in your own neighborhood that you’ve walked by for years without a second thought. Read our tips on castle photography and perhaps you’ll get some new inspiration for these old and familiar buildings too. 

Sacred buildings are often considered the gems of a city. They combine historical value and monumental design aimed at the masses of centuries ago. There are many ways to capture their beauty, so let’s take a look at some of the main ones.

Most of us have been lucky enough to travel extensively. The more exotic the cities we visit, the more we are drawn to the various places the city has to offer. This may be a well-known landmark, a quaint tucked-away corner, or an ordinary street scene that captures the city’s character. Let’s look at several ways you can embrace and enhance your knowledge of architecture photography.

You have chosen the right location, kept an eye on the weather, planned the perfect composition, and have experience shooting and stacking hundreds of night sky images for the result to be effective. However, at home, you may discover after it’s all done that something didn’t go according to plan. Luckily, you still have post-processing to work magic on these images. For me, these unexpected issues cost me almost two hours of post-processing.

The city is a photographer’s playground. Everywhere you turn, there are new corners, scenes, or details just waiting to be discovered. The stories you witness are sometimes fleeting, so you have to be on your toes. Get inspired with these places and learn what to look for when photographing in the city.