If you have a passion for photography like I do, then you can hardly leave for a trip without your full camera gear. Travel and photography go hand in hand because new places and people tickle a photographer’s creativity, there are a lot more occasions for great shots and it’s a human desire to bring back home something more than memories. However, being that passionate also means that you long ago substituted that handy compact camera with a full-fledged D-SLR (digital single lens reflex) which is not the most comfortable gear to carry around, especially if adventure-traveling or backpacking. This post shares a few tips and lessons learned on traveling with a D-SLR from my trips and adventures. More »

Around New Year’s Eve I was in the south of Algeria for a one-week trip to the Sahara. The desert has always fascinated me: the colors, the silence, the solitude all create an environment of sheer beauty. I have been to the Namib, the Taklimakan and some of the great American deserts but never to the Sahara which to me represents the greatest desert of all. I found out that the south of Algeria is probably the best place to start discovering the Sahara and in this post I’ll go through my trip. More »

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