Travel Photography: A Career As A Career In Travel Photography

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Travel Photography There are not many options for a steady career in Travel Photography. Don’t let that discourage you. As there are many people who may classify this kind of photography as more of a hobby rather than an “actual” career. Becoming a steady Travel Photographer is a difficult job, some may say even close to “impossible.” One of the main ways to get into the Travel Photography business, is to find a reliable client. This is the hard part. Many Travel Photographers come out of Nongovernmental Organizations, Government Tourism Associations, and even Commercial businesses. This is where you push the line to determine whether you are Photographing your travels, or just photographing your client’s product. The best part about working …show more content…

The purpose of taking pictures for an NGO would be supporting their causes and to visually attract donations. These types of photos would revolve around many hotly debated topics around the world. The hardest part would be finding a way to attractively capturing for the side your client takes. This is the part of Traveling that may not be so attractive as you may have first thought. Capturing photos for NGOs would require you to find live public proof of the cause. One cause that is a hot one today is Animal Cruelty. If you were to be assigned this topic you would have to take photos of animal cruelty and that may not be a pretty …show more content…

Of course today when we say newspaper or magazine, we don’t really mean like a glossy front page paper magazine. Many of the big magazines and newspapers have more of an online presence. The fun part about working for a travel magazine, or a newspaper is that you will have a lot of fun experiences from only doing your job. The down fall to working for a magazine or a newspaper is that you will end up with a lot less of a salary then you may have if you work with one of the other options. One part of Travel Photography is knowing where to travel. The Forbes magazine has a list of the best places to Travel for a Travel Photography career. The first place on their list is Norway. They chose this because it has a very low population number, considering how much of Norway there is. Norway has beautiful glaciers, mountains, even old architecture, as well as the northern lights. The next place is Dubai. Forbes explains that many of the stereotypical shots coming from Dubai are famous places in history, but it’s called history for a reason. Dubai has built itself a rich reputation in new cities and buildings. The people in Dubai have built themselves an environment from the ground up. It’ s beautiful, and will make excellent

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