Category: photography

Mountain Photos: Gorillas

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Mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Photo credit: Volcanoes Safaris.

Love mountain gorillas?  If you’ve always dreamed of seeing mountain gorillas in their natural habit, then take a look at Volcanoes Safaris.

The luxury safari company runs mountain gorilla safaris in Rwanda including the 6-day Gorillas in Parc National des Volcans and Culture in Mgahinga.

This safari offers guests “insight into gorilla and local community life in Uganda and Rwanda and demonstrates how they are linked by responsible tourism.”

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Bhutan & Beyond

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Photojournalist Jon Nicholson leads photographic workshops to Bhutan, Burma, Jodhpur and Varanasi. Photo credit: Abercrombie & Kent.

Mountain and travel photography lover?  Then you might fancy joining photojournalist Jon Nicholson on photographic workshops to Bhutan, Burma, Jodhpur and Varanasi.

The Abercrombie & Kent photographic workshops are part of journeys “designed for travelers who are looking for a more unusual, insightful and inspiring travel experience.”

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Love Letters From Scotland

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Love Letters on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.

Feel like some love from Scotland’s Isle of Skye?  We do – Scottish Love Letters photography art prints from Landscape365.

Isle of Skye-based photographers Andrew and Rosie Woodhouse, aka Landscape365, have created this sweet way to tell your loved ones you care.

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Mountain Photos: Everest

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The unsung heroes are the Porters and Sherpas who make it possible to climb at these altitudes. Photo credit: Dave Bouskill.

Photographer Dave Bouskill contributed this guest photo essay on the Everest Region of the Himalayas in Nepal.

He is one half of Canada’s Adventure Couple and photographer at ThePlanetD.com.

trans Mountain Photos: Everest After a decade lighting feature films and television, I switched careers and took my knowledge of shaping and manipulating light for motion pictures to stills photography.

I have been traveling full-time for the past two years documenting my adventures through my camera lens.

One of these projects was the Mongol Rally in which I drove through 15 countries from England to Mongolia to raise money for charity.

You can follow me on Facebook at ThePlanetD.

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Mountain Photos: Antarctica

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Penguins on Livingston Island, Antarctica.

Jorge Kozulj contributed this guest photo essay on Antarctica.  He is the founder of Andescross, an outdoor guiding company in Bariloche, Patagonia.

Antarctica is one of the most popular destinations for mountain travelers and adventurers.

Mountain guide Jorge Kozulj shares this photo essay of his Antarctica adventure.

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Photography From The Edge

Outdoor photographer?  If you’re living or traveling in the U.S., then you’ll want to check out From the Edge with Peter Lik on The Weather Channel (TWC).

The half-hour, action adventure nature TV series follows photographer Peter Lik on his quest for the perfect photograph, battling weather in epic U.S. landscapes.

It airs on The Weather Channel on Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET.

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10 Ways To See The Midnight Sun

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Viti Krafla, Iceland.

The Midnight Sun is a stunning part of Nordic mountain travel.

In June, UK/Iceland travel company Wild Photography Holidays plans a small group photography holiday to Iceland’s Eastern Fjords.

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Mountain Traveler: Jorge Kozulj

Mountain Traveler is a series about travelers in the mountains.

Mountain guide Jorge Kozulj contributed this guest photo essay on Patagonia mountain travel and life. He is the founder of Andescross, an outdoor guiding company in Bariloche, Patagonia.

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Climb, girl, climb: Guided climb with my friend Jill, Summit of Torre Principal in Frey area, Cerro Catedral, Bariloche, Patagonia.

Andescross came from a natural development of my lifelong connection with the mountains.

As a teenager, along with my friends, we mountain biked the trails to the local climbing crag after school.

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