The best Travel Photography books: Reddit reviews

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For those that don’t know - Humans of New York is about a guy that goes around the city every day and finds one person to talk about their life. It’s almost always eye-opening, and an absolutely incredible Facebook page to follow.

He has also written a book, which can be found here for $16. https://www.amazon.com/Humans-New-York-Brandon-Stanton/dp/1250058902

I can’t express how incredible this page and book are. For what it’s worth, this redditor gives it a 10/10 and recommends it to EVERYONE!

Edit: For those of you without Facebook, here’s a website! http://www.humansofnewyork.com

Flight Of The Gin Fizz: Midlife At 4,500 Feet by Henry Kisor

Story of a deaf man who got his special issuance class III and PPL then flew the route of Carl Roger's 1911 cross country solo flight NY to LA. Kisor named his Cessna 150 "Gin Fizz" in honor of Roger's Wright Flyer Model EX named Vin Fizz after a popular soft drink.

It is an inspiring read.

Do yourself a favor and get some guide books, like this one.

Reddit can be good for getting tips, but if you're looking for help to plan the details of your 14-day itinerary, that's asking a lot, frankly.

these books are also very good

for photos and short hikes

https://www.amazon.com/Photographing-Southwest-Vol-1-Southern-Utah/dp/0916189236/ref=asc_df_0916189236/

for longer hikes

https://www.amazon.com/Hiking-Here-WOW-Canyon-Country/dp/089997452X

did you ever ask the right guy - I used to work the desk at one of the big five parks - Buy this book it runs from Zion to Moab and down to Cedar Mesa

https://www.amazon.com/Photographing-Southwest-Vol-1-Southern-Utah/dp/0916189236

https://www.amazon.ca/Fruits-Shoichi-Aoki/dp/0714840831

the dudes hair is spikier a than clouds. but you tell me about historical construction of race in anime. lol.

the blond on black trend started in japan.

you sound so fucking white. imagining yourself in all the things. literally this is a fight i have with white weebs all the time. they cant stand theyre not the protags of everything.

i guess i can view a world that is not axiomatic to whiteness and produced in asia.

Two I don't see on your shelf:

• Flight of the Gin Fizz
• Zero Three Bravo

And all the books by Richard Bach before he went all woo-woo.

A lot of the styles in this game was inspired by the street fashion of early 90s Japan. https://www.amazon.com/Fruits-Shoichi-Aoki/dp/0714840831/ref=nodl_

The book Fruits. Is a nice visual collection of a lot of the popular street styles.

My pleasure! Always a joy to relive the trip I took a few years ago. Here's the route I took as a loop from LV, camping the whole way:

• 2 nights Death Valley
• 1 night near Sedona
• 2 nights Sedona
• 4 nights Grand Canyon (1 rim, 2 river, 1 rim)
• 1 night near Page
• 1 night Monument Valley
• 4 nights Moab
• 1 night near Capitol Reef
• 1 night Bryce
• 3 nights Zion

As a fellow hiker/photographer this may be a good starting point. With your timeframe, I'd skip the detour to DV, and you only need 2 nights at GC if you're not doing a backcountry overnight (which is incredible but requires a permit and a fair bit of preparation). You could also cut a day from Moab/Sedona if you want a night in LV/VOF, or a flex day to try for Wave permits, etc. Sedona is a hiker's paradise and would make a lovely end to the trip if you do the loop the other way.

Travelling at a more relaxed pace, you'll have time for more offbeat gems like the Wave or nearby slot canyons, Canyonlands Needles, the Burr Trail to Strike Valley Overlook and just generally everything between Bryce and Moab. The national parks websites are a fantastic resource, and this book is great both for discovering hidden spots and for detailed tips for better-known points of interest.

I've been loving telephoto landscapes lately, especially the 100-200 (FF equiv) range but go as long as you can if necessary! Agree with makinbacon42 - haven't been to Tetons/WY yet but the photos I've seen look like a lot of distant peaks without strong wide-angle foreground interest, especially if the scene is just an expansive blanket of snow.

Also a fan of using reputable photography books as travel guides. Photographing the Southwest carried me through Utah a couple years ago.

Not sure a second body is necessary unless you're expecting sudden wildlife or you really hate changing lenses in the field.

/u/211logos is right that you shouldn't limit yourself to national parks. There are lots of great places to visit in that area that aren't national parks, including Dinosaur National Monument, Goblin Valley State Park, Monument Valley, Red Canyon, and BLM sites in the Moab area like Fisher Towers and Corona Arch.

If you're in southeast Utah, don't forget about Colorado - Mesa Verde NP and Colorado National Monument - and Arizona's Monument Valley.

Here are some of my photos from favorite parks and hikes in Utah.

Since you're into photography, I'd recommend this book.

That's what brand catalogs and fashion magazines are for. Unless you are you ok with books that focus on specific subculture photography like Fruits.

My 85 year old Mom loved the new Humans of New York book. It's easy to read because it's photos matched with very short stories.

https://www.amazon.com/Humans-New-York-Brandon-Stanton/dp/1250058902

Where'd you get your info? I've been in the tunnels half a dozen times and can confirm there are no rails! Check out this book, it's the most up to date and complete one about the subway. It's also a free e-book from the Library if you want to go that route.

I made new wishlists when I joined RAOA (I kept the originals private because they are just unorganized dumping grounds), so I won't win the oldest item lol. The oldest item on my main wishlist is "AmazonBasics Universal Travel Case for Small Electronics and Accessories -Black" from April 23rd. There are a bunch of other items from April 23rd as well, but that is what is at the bottom when I sort by date added. For imaginary bonus points... the oldest item on my original wishlist is the book Fruits which was added on May 21st 2005. So, I would have been a freshman in High School I think...

Japan is actually known for their manhole art! I read this book about it from my library. http://www.amazon.com/Drainspotting-Japanese-Manhole-Remo-Camerota/dp/0982075472/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352252611&sr=8-1&keywords=japanese+manhole+art

In a similar vein, there is a book called <em>Hungry Planet</em> that has pictures of 30 families from around the world and the food that they eat in one week. Time has the pictures online here.

My friend (Cincy native) just wrote a book about it. It's really comprehensive. If you're into this sort of thing pick up a copy, he could use the support!

http://www.amazon.com/Cincinnatis-Incomplete-Subway-Complete-History/dp/1596298952

which in turns is sourced from http://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Planet-What-World-Eats/dp/0984074422/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1278139071&amp;sr=1-1

In any case, it's a good book that covers way more than just what the time article covered.

Let me recommend the actual book, which includes facts such as calorie intake, family income, and country overweight percentage. The book describes the daily life of the families, their expectations and general outlook on life.