Reframe Your Approach to Travel Photography

The Traveling Photographer’s Manifesto isn’t a picture book， or a travel photography book in the normal sense。 It’s more like a photo workshop in book form。

You’ll travel to Southeast Asia accompanied by a veteran photojournalist。 Through pre-trip research， shared walks， and shoots， you’ll discover the countless little things that professionals do every day on assignment to increase the odds of capturing amazing photos。

While improving your photography may be the initial goal， you’ll also learn that your camera can double as a powerful tool for creating a more immersive and human travel experience。 Which， in turn， is what leads to even better photos。


Along the way， you will learn

Use pre-trip research to discover and facilitate unique subjects and self-assignmentsStreamline your camera gear to be a more focused and unobtrusive photographerMaster dual-axis white balancing to record light and color exactly as you see and feel itExplore three- and four-dimensional composition to create compelling images with staying powerQuickly acclimate to new places through cultural immersion， bi-phasic sleep patterns， and moreBuild relationships and collaborate with localsOvercome fear of rejection and approach strangers with empathy and understandingShare your images to create win-win experiences with new friendsGo beyond superficial travel shots by peeling back the layers of a cultureExperience personal growth through a more interpersonal approach to travel photographyAnd more。

“The Traveling Photographer’s Manifesto is not just another boring technical manual on f/stops and shutter speeds。 This book is a transformative read disguised as a photography book。 With hard-earned wisdom， stories， and funny expressions， David layers life- and character-building lessons between tips on nailing memorable travel shots。 You'll learn to capture moments more vividly while becoming a more present human being。”
Hala Salhi
Co-director， Gulf Photo Plus
Dubai， U。A。E。

“A wonderful， human-centric journey from a renaissance man on how to be a better and more conscious photographer。”
Zoltan Kalmar
Travel photographer
Vienna， Austria

“In this book David steers away from gear talk， yet manages to apply the same strategic creativity and endless tinkering from his Strobist days to point the reader towards what truly matters in photography。”
Joey L。
Photographer and director
New York City


About the Author

David Hobby spent 20 years—and more than 10，000 assignments—as a staff photojournalist for newspapers before leaving the Baltimore Sun in 2007 to publish Strobist。com。 Having since taught photography classes for more than 15 years， he now serves as lead instructor for X-Peditions photo workshops， held in Hanoi， Vietnam。