Photography guides, ideas, gear notes and practical advice for making better photographs.
Travel Photography
One World Trade Center is New York's tallest building, but only by one official measure. Here is how the height is counted, how the tower compares with its rivals, and where I would photograph it.
Travel Photography
Eight photographs of Acadia—Cadillac Mountain, Jordan Pond, Thunder Hole and the Maine coastline—with the light each one needed and a route for photographing them yourself.
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Ten cities where the ocean is part of daily life rather than a view from the hotel, and what each one offers a photographer.
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Ten viewpoints on the Eiffel Tower, the light each one needs, and the settings that make them work—plus what the night-lighting copyright rule actually means for your photographs.
Travel Photography
Twelve Las Vegas photo locations with the exact view each one gives, when the light works, and what the rules are before you set up a tripod.
Stories
A visual, fact-checked guide to 50 animals from the sea, organised by biological group and followed by an accessible explanation of ocean habitats, adaptations, food webs, threats and responsible wildlife viewing.
Travel Photography
A visit to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, with its history, the reason it leans, current visiting information, a map and a practical guide to Piazza dei Miracoli.
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A complete guide to the Cathedral of Florence, including Santa Maria del Fiore, Brunelleschi's Dome, current tickets, opening hours, visitor rules and the best ways to experience the Duomo complex.
Travel Photography
A visual journey through nine photographs of Petrified Forest National Park, followed by a researched guide to Blue Mesa, the Painted Desert, petrified wood, trails, fees, opening hours and photography.
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Willis Tower remains the tallest building in Chicago. This researched guide explains its official height, the antenna question, Chicago's current top 10, its bundled-tube structure, Skydeck and practical visitor information.
Travel Photography
Nine photographs reveal how the Empire State Building changes with distance, light, weather and framing, followed by researched photo locations, practical camera guidance, observatory information, history and a map.
Travel Photography
Eleven photographs show Mount Rushmore at different distances, in changing light and through several foregrounds, followed by researched photo locations, practical camera guidance, current visitor information and historical context.
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Eleven existing images reveal Bryce Canyon through wide amphitheatre views, isolated hoodoos, snow, trails and changing light, followed by researched photo locations, camera guidance, current fees, shuttle information and hiking advice.
Travel Photography
The original Graffiti Park on Baylor Street is gone, but HOPE Outdoor Gallery has returned at a new, purpose-built home near Austin's airport. This is my fully revised guide to its history, public paint walls, current visitor information and the photographs worth making there.
Travel Photography
The Brooklyn Bridge is almost impossible to reduce to one best viewpoint, because every side of it tells a different story. This is the route I would walk, from the Manhattan promenade to DUMBO, with eleven viewpoints and the light each one needs.
Photography
Twenty-five street photography ideas that give you a reason to go out and a way to look once you are there, with the settings, focusing and etiquette that make them workable.
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Six photographs reveal why Santa Monica Pier changes so completely between daylight, sunset and blue hour—and how to plan a thoughtful shoot there.
Photography
Twenty tall beach, ocean, palm-tree and sunset images prepared for modern iPhone screens, with a practical guide to choosing the right one for the Lock Screen or Home Screen.
Photography
Bokeh is not simply a blurry background. It is the way a lens renders everything outside focus—and it works best when that blur still belongs to the photograph.
Travel Photography
A photographer's guide to Central Park's bridges, skyline viewpoints, gardens, woodlands and quieter corners — with realistic routes, light advice and current photography rules.
Travel Photography
My photographs of Metelkova reveal a former military complex transformed by murals, mosaics, sculpture, clubs and independent culture, with its history, daytime and nighttime character, location, etiquette and practical details for a visit.
Stories
My photographs from a Europe Direct Pomurje event at MIKK Murska Sobota, with a clear guide to the local centre, EURES employment services, Europass career tools and current official contacts.
Travel Photography
I returned to Hangar-7 on all three full days of my Salzburg trip. This is my photographic account of its aircraft, Formula 1 cars and extraordinary glass architecture, followed by a fully updated guide for visiting after the museum’s 2025 redesign.
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Lake Jasna sits a few minutes from Kranjska Gora and changes completely with the light. This is where I photograph it, when I go, and what is worth knowing before you arrive.
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I regularly stop at Zelenci when travelling through the Upper Sava Valley. This guide combines my favourite winter photograph with the spring's geology, access, seasons, responsible-visit advice and nearby places.
Stories
I took the Tamron 70-300mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD into my local park for a cold-weather first test. Here is what impressed me, what the lens lacks, and who this compact Sony E-mount telephoto zoom is really for.
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Shutter speed determines how long a photograph records light and movement. This practical guide explains the numbers, stops, camera modes, motion blur, camera shake and useful starting settings for everyday subjects.
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A practical look at the Sony A7 III kit documented in my 2023 photography archive, including the Tamron 28–75mm and 70–300mm zooms, Sony 50mm prime, tripod and the way I chose what to carry.
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A practical, firsthand guide to Bike Park Kranjska Gora, including the map, Vitranc 1 uplift, trail difficulty, 2026 tickets and opening dates, rental and safety information, and my photographs from the park.
Stories
A practical guide to Pump Track Odranci — one of Slovenia’s largest asphalt pump tracks — with a map, visitor advice, riding basics, event information and my photographs from a race in Odranci.
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I photographed Alpine choughs above the Julian Alps. Here is how to identify these high-mountain corvids, understand their behaviour and photograph them responsibly.
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DPReview remains one of photography’s deepest equipment resources. Here is what the site covers, what changed after 2023, how I use its reviews and test tools, and where its limits begin.
Photography
A field guide to making long exposures from a hovering drone, based on my DJI Mini 2 experiment in Murska Sobota and updated with practical settings, ND-filter choices, editing methods and current flight-safety guidance.
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Aperture controls the opening inside a lens, influencing exposure, depth of field, bokeh, diffraction and starbursts. This guide explains the f-stop scale and shows how to choose a practical setting for common subjects.
Photography
A carefully edited collection of 100 quotes for photographers, including 30 attributed classics and 70 original lines for captions, motivation and creative blocks.
Stories
My complete surviving photo gallery from the Podarimo Srečo 2022 charity concert in Murska Sobota, organised to help purchase an adapted vehicle for pupils with mobility impairments.
Photography
Some of my favourite photographs came from an iPhone SE and an old Canon 1300D. This is how I separate a real equipment limit from the urge to buy.