The AVA Guide to Travel Photography

by Keith Wilson

Even though every vacation generates hundreds of pictures, the results are often disappointing. That problem is now a thing of the past, with this handy travel-size guide by the founder of Outdoor Photography magazine. It gives amateurs the same specialized know-how the pros bring to their travel assignments. By analyzing a gallery of spectacular photos from around the world, and offering advice on cameras, lenses, techniques, and composition, Keith Wilson prepares the average tourist to tackle subjects from landscapes, cityscapes, and location portraits to underwater photography, fireworks, and sunsets. expert tips on such things as dealing with tropical sunlight, finding unusual angles, knowing the best times to take pictures, and getting people to let you photograph them.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2005