TRavel Blog

Little slices of time and space, captured in the moment. The most telling image through a time-stamped viewpoint. The mood portrayed by the way the space is lit. 

Alaska: With stillness, perspective sharpens

I close my eyes in the silence, standing on a paddleboard in Walker Cove, Misty Fjords. Nature invites me to a time of quiet and stillness. I am surrounded by rock walls jutting 900 meters (3,000 feet) above the ocean, the National Geographic Sea Bird in front of me looks like a mere speck against this majestic backdrop.

VEnice: Small details that made me wander

It feels like as if I know exactly where I am going, after all I have been walking alongside Commissario Brunetti through the streets of Venice for years. No maps, no itinerary, no places to be, no gondolas to catch.

Rangiroa: In Love With Turquoise

The Blue Lagoon in Rangiroa, French Polynesia boasts a shade of turquoise so striking and ethereal it’ll stop you dead in your tracks as you are walking from islet to islet. Captain Martin Graser of the National Geographic Orion, a fully stabilized, ice-class vessel designed for expedition travel to the remotest corners of the world, expertly maneuvered us close to the silky, powder-white sand of this little slice of paradise. A first in expedition travel since this gem of an atoll is mostly visited by locals in their fishing boats to harvest coconuts.

ICelanD: It’s where a picture takes you

As you drive up to Djúpavík, a small village in the Westfjord region of Iceland, you soon start to realize that you are entering a forgotten world where dirt roads winding through the mountains give way to breathtaking views, leaving busy city life in the rear mirror. What started out as a photographic journey to Iceland quickly changed into a personal journey. Yes, there were days when I immersed myself in my B+W photography shooting twelve hours straight and time flew by — yet time stood still for two weeks.