I recently returned from my scouting trip to Chicago for my upcoming photography workshop, and I couldn't be more excited about the images I captured and the locations we'll be photographing. One of the highlights of the trip was sharing the experience with my 19-year-old nephew, teaching him how to use my Sony camera and helping him learn the art of composition. We had a great time exploring the city together, revisiting some of my favorite locations while also discovering s

Before answering that question, let's look at a few statistics about photography. In 2020, an estimated 1.4 trillion photographs were taken worldwide. At the same time, it is estimated that 90% of all available digital data has been created within the past two years. Of those 1.4 trillion photographs, only about 7% were captured using professional cameras. Never before has our society been so visual. Images dominate how we communicate, learn, market, and share information. So

Some people love it, and some people hate it. What am I talking about? Las Vegas. I should know—I’ve been there many times over the past 16 years for conventions and while working at Photoshop World. Las Vegas offers plenty of opportunities for travel photographers within the city itself, beyond the occasional hangover or lack of sleep. However, what many people don't realize is that some of the most spectacular natural landscapes in the American Southwest are just a few hour