steviewander Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 It seems that most [travel] photographers have all discovered those special, photogenic countries. Browse anyone's travel web-site (and we've all got 'em!) and you see the same repertoire of countries over and over again. Here are some of the places that come to my mind:Guatemala, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Cuba, Peru, Cambodia (Ankor Wat, that is), Tuscany, Provence, Mexico, Bali... Wouldn't you just love to see some photos from, say:Haiti, Congo, Sao Tome, Paraguay, Suriname, Nicaragua, Lesotho, Bangladesh, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Finland, Latvia, Ethiopia, or Cameroon?? : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithdunlop Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Yes I would, and given time I would love to provide coverage of those areas too! Now, I consider myself an educated person, but I must confess I have no clue where Sao Tome, Suriname, and Lesotho are. BTW, at least six of the areas you propose have had recently, or are currently having, rather major civil strife that only the most seasoned photojournalists dare tread into. Might as well add Kenya to the list of countries that we all would love to shoot, if it weren't for the shoulder-launched Stinger missles aimed at the final approach path to the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikos Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 <i>Now, I consider myself an educated person, but I must confess I have no clue where Sao Tome, Suriname, and Lesotho are</i> <p> Suriname is on the northeastern side of South America, above Brazil. Lesotho is a small country in Africa. Where the heck is Sao Tome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikos Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 ... and by the way you are exaggerating the dangers associated with the situation in the above named countries.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Tardio Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 I hear what you're saying, Steven. That would be nice. But, if you're shooting with hopes of selling any travel work, you'll have to go where the crowds go...that's where the money is.<p>Remember that "Travel" usually translates into "Tourists". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Tardio Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 By the way, I enjoyed the shots you have here on Photo Net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig_gillette Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 I'm not quite sure what is expected by culturally colorful. Assuming that it's people related, I don't find any shortage of color in the US. Have I seen all of it? No, it's a pretty big place. Nor would I expect most Europeans have seen all of Europe, etc. Assuming it's people related, I'd have to say that there is no shortage of people culture in the US either. Nor is it all derived from other countries or immigrant cultures. I guess it depends on how willing people are to search out alternatives to the more popular destinations, etc. However, I would think it may be asking a lot to expect too many people to leave established tourist environs for less common destinations. (BTW, Sao Tome and Principe are islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon. And I have to admit that impoverished island countries don't top my list of "must visit" places.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 <i>I don't find any shortage of color in the US.</i><p> I agree.<p> <center> <img src="http://www.spirer.com/images/semanasanta.jpg"><br> <i>Semana Santa, Redwood City CA, Copyright 2001 Jeff Spirer</i> </center> Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuck Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 What Craig and Jeff said. Go to the bookstore and look at William Albert Allard's <i>Portraits of America</i> and read what he has to say about rediscovering the United States over and over again.<p> Come to Los Angeles and hang out in front of the Shakey's Pizza on Santa Monica Blvd., and you'll get more cultural color than you can handle. I went for a walk on Hollywood the other day, and I saw a guy in full gladiator getup packing his smokes against a door frame. And this guy was obviously not affiliated with the motion picture industry. Maybe it's not little kids with shaved heads, but it's not soccer moms in Ford Executioners, either, and it's a safe bet that the gladiator speaks a language that in no way resembles English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stemked Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Sao Tome and Principe is a small nation of islands in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. The first settlers on the island were brought by the Portuguese, convicts and exiled Jews. A little more trivia. Argueably the smallest nation in the world is surronded by Rome, and it's not Vatican City! A small Monistary, the Priorato di Malta of which all you see of the nation is through a small keyhole. Aparently the Keyhole is lined up so you see the courtyard, Vatican City and parts of Rome, the only keyhole in the world that you can see parts of three nations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qtluong Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Well, no matter how many great pictures you can make in any country if you have time and are observant enough, some are just more photogenic than others. For instance, <a href = "http://www.terragalleria.com/theravada/myanmar/"> Myanmar</a> is not particularly touristic (for political reasons that are usually misunderstood) or accessible, yet after visiting every South-East Asia country, I must say that it is the most photogenic of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil_lupin Posted June 24, 2003 Share Posted June 24, 2003 Quang-Tuan is spot on - I'd love to get to Burma - lets call it what its people call it rather than the government name, but hey, its supposed to be stunning. You guys are right - there's loads of the usual - I'm as guilty as anyone on Angkor, but if all the places I've been so far in the world - that would be where I'd go back to first. I'm hoping to spend some time in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana this summer - should be pretty cultural! Also I'd list Vietnam and Lao - a little 'political' with the americans here (!!!! ;-)) but beautiful countries none the less. Am hoping to go travelling in 2 years time for 2 years - to cover from Alaska to Bolivia, Africa, India, China, Japan, SE Asia, Australia, NZ various islands and back to London on the trans siberian...think that should fill 2 years!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_bunnik Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Yes, Laos is absolutely stunning. Especially the north where there are sill lots of tribal people wearing their tribal clothing. I enjoyed the 4 weeks I spent there in 2001 a lot. Thailand was not interesting after visiting Laos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norle_colussi Posted July 4, 2003 Share Posted July 4, 2003 Why not include Brazil? There is more to Brazil than football, carnival and girls in g-strings. It's a photographer's paradise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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