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.

Some time ago I finally had the courage to clean the sensor of my Nikon D70 digital SLR. In the end it was a very successful experience and I think some of you might find useful the following notes. But let’s start from the beginning…