Case Of Wanderlust

Culmination of reblogged articles, pictures and thoughts found while scrolling around the interwebs 

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Take That, Terrorism! 7 Ways to Travel Without Fear

The terrorist attacks in Paris underscore that we’re living in a world where anything can happen anywhere at any time — in a Paris theater, in a Madrid train station, in a hotel in Mumbai, at a shrine in Bangkok, in the London Tube, in a nightclub in Bali, at a running race in Boston, in a skyscraper

Can't let terrorist take my love of travel away.

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Etiquette for taking pictures of locals when traveling

When traveling, you will often hear how the locals make the places. For those that love to photograph their travels as much as I do, pictures of locals are an essential part of capturing a place. Below are 5 helpful tips I have learned that will hopefully help you take some excellent local portraits:

1.  Ask permission

When I first started traveling, I wanted pictures of locals but was too timid to ask. So I would stand at a distance unseen, or sneak a picture. It never felt right. When I finally got the courage to ask people for their photo, I was shocked at how receptive people usually are. Of course, there are the occasional denials, but I would rather be denied a photo than have a picture of someone they don’t want captured in the first place.

2. Engage your photo subject 

I always attempt to capture the essence of the person I am photographing. To do this, you need to engage the person you are taking a picture of, make them comfortable with the person behind the lens. I look to provoke moments of happiness and a sense of play. I find that the more engaged the subject of the picture, the more engaging the photograph.

3.  Provide compensation when necessary.

Use your discretion for when this is appropriate. When I travel through rural towns, or an area that is higher in poverty I like to offer compensation when I ask permission for a photograph, as a gesture of gratitude. A couple coins, dollars, and/or food is usually what I offer (more or less depending). I am a traveler, a tourist, and if feels strange when I am taking pictures which in essence capture the poverty around me without offering compensation where and when I can. Sometimes the offer is denied, but it always feels better to offer.

4. Offer to share.

This can mean either showing the picture on your camera once you have taken it, or offering to email, Facebook or send via snail mail. I now always keep a pen and paper on me so I can write down a contact. Don’t make a promise to send a picture if you don’t intend to, but it is surprising how much a picture may mean to someone and how fun it can be to reconnect afterwords. 

5. Converse. Get a story.

Although language is often a barrier, I wish I was better at doing this. Going through all of my portraits of people I have taken around the world, what I would give to go back and get more names and stories where I could. It always surprises me how easy it usually is to bond once you start the dialogue.

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Top 3 Thailand #Hashtags

Using these 3 #Hashtags on your Thailand pics will give you a chance for a feature on their associated Instagram handles. 

1. #ThailandLuxe

2. #AboutThailand

3. #ThailandTextbook

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Top 10 Travel #Hashtags, that will feature your photo

These 10 travel #hashtags, are associated with Instagram handles with over 100k followers. If you follow them, name your location in the caption, and use their hashtag, you have a chance to get featured on their popular handles. An added bonus to just being seen in a hashtag photo stream. 

1. #PassionPassport 

2. #WildernessCulture 

3. #TravelingOurPlanet 

4. #WeLiveToExplorer

5. #TheGlobeWanderer

6. #WorldPlaces

7. #GreatestTravels

8. #TravelAndLife

9. #TravelingTheWorldd

10. #LoveTheWorld

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Keeping score for a competitive game of archery, the national sport of the kingdom. Archery is the only sport Bhutan competes in the Olympics. #bhutan #archery #score #sport

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Holding his prayer beads #Bhutan #Portrait #Local

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All in one shop in Thimphu, Bhutan #StoreFront #Bhutan

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The purpose of Buddhist debate is to defeat your own and others misconceptions, to establish your own correct view. #Buddhism #Debate

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Monks in their daily monastic debate hour in the Phajoding monastery #bhutan #monks #buddhism

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Spinning a prayer wheel is said to have the same effect as orally reciting the Om Mani Padi Hum mantra.

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The Paro Taktsang Monastery, a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and temple located in the cliff side of the Paro Valley, in Bhutan #Paro #bhutan #buddhism #monastery

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#Chicago (at Chicago Theater)

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Somewhere over Nevada #PlaneView

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Desert

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Hello Nevada

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Thank you #BudLight!! #WorldCup (at Palms Pool)