Photography and Travel

Photography and Travel

It’s never been easier to take high-quality pictures of your travel experiences – and it has never been easier to display your pictures in public.

Here at gapyear.com, we’re always in need of original photographs, both to illustrate our country advice pages and as photo-essays in themselves – so get in touch if you’ve pictures you think we might be able to use.

And if you’re after tips on making your pictures better or what kit you need, join up with the Gapyear Writers Academy and download our handy guides.

Gapyear.com Guides

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Photography and travelling come hand-in-hand. The photos that you take will be with you for the rest of your life, so it's important that you take some good ones!

You'll see some of the most amazing sites on your gap year and travellers often say that their most important travelling item is their camera. Photography is more than just a hobby; it's an art...

If you're just starting out then you should read Lucy Cartwright's guide to travel photography. It's a bit special, packed full of helpful hints on how to take that perfect photo...

Gapyear.com Expert

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Cormac Scanlan

If you're interested in photography then you had better speak to Cormac. He's our resident photographer and he's a whizz with a chunky photographic lens in hand...

He's taken some amazing photos, won a few awards along the way and knows what he's talking about. If you've got any questions then 'shoot' them to Cormac...

Budding photo editors should also check out the Guide to Photo Editing he has written for those starting their journey into the digital darkroom...

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