Chapter 4. A Good Attitude Makes Good Pictures

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Taking a camera with you on a trip lets you capture those special moments, and it can be a tool for opening doors into other people’s lives. (Photo by Kevin Gilbert)

Taking a camera on your trip can help open up new worlds of possibility and make you welcome in the lives of strangers, or it can make you appear as an outsider, distancing you from those around you. The difference depends not on your choice of travel destination, but on your choice of attitude.

It doesn’t matter if you’re traveling for vacation or if you’re on a photographic assignment for a magazine or newspaper. All successful travel ...

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