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Peel back the curtain and see the behind the scenes of what's involved in the award-winning content on Going Awesome Places.  Learn about the best camera gear, accessories, drones, and more that have transformed how storytelling is done on the travel blog.

Best Winter Photography Locations in the Magdalen Islands

winter extreme cold photography conditions in the magdalen islands quebec canada

One of our favourite memories from our trip to the Magdalen Islands in the winter was the photography. The islands practically capture themselves. There’s a remarkable vibrant and clear quality to the light in the winter and when paired with the landscape, magic is created in front of your eyes. Thinking back on the planning […]

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Peak Design Travel Tripod Carbon Fiber Review – Is it worth it?

peak design travel tripod review in carbon fiber featured

I haven’t been this excited about a tripod in a very long time and now that I finally have it in my hands, I can finally do a full Peak Design Travel Tripod review of the carbon fiber version.  As a traveller, I’m always on the lookout for gear that’ll either help me travel lighter […]

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Locations For Prague Photography – Best Photo Spots

beautiful prague photography of the vltava river from letna park

Find yourself in the capital of Czech Republic and want to find the top spots to photograph what has to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe?  Look no further than this guide as I had a chance to uncover a few of the best locations in Prague.  Whether you’re taking photos with […]

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Amplify Your Smartphone Photography with Pixter Lenses

I love my iPhone.  It’s my workhorse when I’m travelling and more and more I’m finding that sometimes it’s just a lot easier to take my phone out of my pocket and snap a photo.  Thing is, while the camera itself is good, it’s not like my mirrorless camera where I can switch lenses for […]

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Peak Design Everyday Backpack 30L vs 20L – A Review and Comparison

Peak Design took the industry by storm with their latest product, the Everyday Backpack.  This backpack comes in two sizes, the 20L and 30L.  These bags also come in the two colours of Charcoal and Ash Gray.  Having trouble deciding which one I wanted, I ended up getting two bags, one in the 20L and Charcoal […]

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How To Shoot The Northern Lights in Iceland

The aurora borealis is something that we’re all chasing after when we think about Iceland.  It’s the northern dream so to speak.  It waves, it dances, and it glows. Thing is, it glows a lot less than you picture in your mind.  All the photos you see out there show the northern lights as this […]

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Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L – Unboxing and First Impressions

I have a confession to make. I love camera bags.  It seems that I have a new bag every 6 months.  The reason why is that it’s so hard to find that perfect bag.  Some excel at certain things while others excel at others.  So when I heard about PeakDesign’s new Kickstarter campaign dubbed the […]

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10 Tips on Creating Your Own Travel Video

There are just a lot of experiences and moments that can’t be captured with a static photo.  That’s probably most evident from my recent trip to Ethiopia and the clanking of bells, harmony of celebration, rhythmic stomping of feet, and cracking of the whip at the Bull Jumping Ceremony I witnessed.  When sharing that story, I knew that […]

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REVIEW: Original f-stop Loka Camera Backpack

Let’s face it, finding a good camera backpack is hard to find.  Now take that difficulty and multiply it by 10 when you need something that’ll be able to handle the rough outdoors and overnight camping gear. For the longest time, I had kept my eye on a company called f-stop Gear, focused on adventure […]

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How to Shoot HDR – Horseshoe Bend

I’ve received a lot of questions about how I was able to photograph Horseshoe Bend so I wanted to show you how to shoot HDR with your camera to get this kind of effect.  It’s a lot easier than you think How to Shoot HDR got a lot of questions about how I was able […]

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