Tag: Travel

Seventy-three years ago, Richard Hedgecock of Tormount Road, Plumstead in South East London walked into his local camera shop in Powis Street, Woolwich. The object of his attention was a pristine Leica IIIc, the latest in the miniature camera range that had excited the world when it was launched in 1925. This is the story of how that transaction was recorded for posterity.

Australia is a vast country. I have lived there for over 48 years and I have visited many parts of the continent. But I'd never been to Kangaroo Island…

OM System is today the maker of the OM-5 DSLM camera. But the OM System was also the platform of the Olympus analogue SLR cameras. We tried the recent OM-5 and the vintage OM-4 Ti side by side during a trip to Italy.

Copper mining changed history in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Jon investigates the legacy of a forgotten industry...

The Rock'n'Roll Havana Small bag is ideal for Leica and other rangefinder cameras. But also for small DSLR or DSLM kits, it is worth consideration.

The Museum für Fotografie Berlin near Bahnhof Zoo is a top venue for photography lovers - and shows much more than the world's biggest Helmut Newton collection.

It was not until 2016 that we discovered Portugal. If you live in the Europe or the United Kingdom, Portugal is right up there with Spain as a top holiday destination. But living here on the other side of the planet, it is not high up our list of ‘must visit’ places…

Choice of front door color allows homeowners to personalize their home and express something about themselves. But, how many take full advantage of the full spectrum of colors available to them? Our photographic explorer went to find out.

Historical camera collections help us to understand how photography became such an important medium. Three museums in Germany are especially worth a visit, Deutsches Museum München, Leica Welt Wetzlar, Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin

Almost five years later, in 2022, the four of us reunited for a repeat trip to Mechuka. Gudi confessed that even now she gets nightmares of this near-fatal indident in 2018. Baro and Piliya hadn’t spoken about it to anyone...

Should we have scruples about taking pictures of poorer people in third-world countries? Is it touristic voyerism? John reflects on a lifetime of photographic tourism...

Jean takes us on a colourful tour of Bali, to meet its people and help fly its kites...