Studies in Travel Photography: “What Makes A Place Special?”

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“What makes a place special?” Ryan Libre questions in this podcast. “I think if you can find a good answer that question, a good photograph is sure to follow.”

Click on the Play button to listen along and learn more, including cropping, slow shutter speeds, and patience.

 
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Along with Ryan Libre, the Matador community is filled with talented and passionate photographers. Delacouri has amazing shots from her time working with endangered monkeys in Vietnam. Veronica has incredible images of Patagonia. Rob has taken hundreds of priceless shots from all over the world. Phishtopher has some amazing images from his life in Western China. And both Beija-flor and AsianInsights are experts at photographing people. Grady, MST and Reed Lindsay can give you tips on digital video production and goodman is without a doubt, one of the most gifted photographers on the Web.

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Ryan Libre

Matador's expert on Hokkaido and photography, Ryan Libre is a photojournalist based in Japan and Thailand. Please visit his homepage www.ryanlibre.com and join him for a photo workshop.

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