Travel photography from around the world.
This little critter was captured during a camping trip at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park in Ontario. There are two species of chipmunks in Ontario, this being the most common species and the least chipmunk being the other.
Photographing chipmunks is practically a camping tradition, so coming up with a different composition can be a challenge. I liked this one for how the foliage from the fern helped frame the chipmunk and put him in his natural environment.
After venturing across the Salar de Uyuni ( Salt Flats), the equally stunning Siloli Desert of Bolivia awaits. Flamingoes tend to migrate to some of the salty lakes, including Laguna Honda, as pictured here.
Outside the Serengeti, we had to stop for some quick truck repairs. There was a Maasai Village nearby and these three colourful, smiling Maasai were enjoying a walk across the plains of Africa.
Easter Island (Rap Nui) is one of those places I’d gladly return to. Full of mystery, peaceful and isolated. This Moai (the name for the rock statues everywhere on the island) was one of my favourites. It is the only kneeling Moai on the island, found on the outer side of Rano Raraku crater. The way the clouds are formed in the sky, made me think this Moai was deep in thought…the stories he would tell, if only he could talk.
Madagascar is the country that is responsible for my travel obsession and interest in travel photography. I had a cheap camera back then, but it didn’t matter as the memories from that trip in 2001 are still vivid today. Here is one snap I took at the Tsiribihina River, as our trusty truck was carefully loaded onto a make shift barge. Notice that the barge is otherwise empty…I had grown accustomed to a certain level of chaos as locals tended to stampede and crowd around bridges and barges everywhere else we went. Thankfully the truck passed the ‘will it float’ test, and shortly after the mayhem ensued, with everyone vying for a coveted spot on the shady side of the barge, thanks to our truck’s shadow.
