Travel photography: Havana, a city of photographic opportunities
Travel writer and photographer, Steve Robertson, takes us to Havana to experience life through the lens in a town where photo opportunities are the easy part…
Travel writer and photographer, Steve Robertson, takes us to Havana to experience life through the lens in a town where photo opportunities are the easy part…
My eyes adjusted to the sun and my face to the sudden reminder of desert heat as I climbed out of the Red Pyramid in Dashur, trying to straighten my back after an upward climb through a narrow tunnel. Preventing your lenses and camera bodies from scraping and banging against stone walls is difficult under such confined conditions, so, checking my Nikons for new signs of abuse, I descended to meet the others. We were all there to photograph one of the most fascinating places in the world and we had already come to know and love the faces of Egypt…
“Down by the seaside†– words that by their very combination make you feel relaxed. However, for the avid photographer, there is little time to relax because the ocean, the beach and all that is nearby can cause the photographer quite some anxiety just trying to get it all in!
The seaside is more than just a place to photograph sunsets and seascapes. It is a great location for photographing people, colours, textures, sports, boats and much much more.
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