A few nature photos to start but this is predominantly about traveling with your photography gear.
Traveling with photography gear can be risky. There are numerous ways your gear can be damaged and numerous ways your gear can be stolen. In fact, the more of it you carry, the more risk you are putting it at being damaged or stolen. Sure, insurance will help but let’s be honest it rarely covers the total loss and even if it does you still need wait for things to get repaired or wait for things to get replaced. Except you want that gear on your trip!
So, the first thing you want to do is plan your photography gear for your trip. You want to try and minimize how much gear you take with you – only take what you absolutely need to do the photography types you want to do. Then there is packing. Ideally, you have some sort of case or luggage that is allowed to remain with you on your travels. For planes, this means something that can fit in the overhead or under the seat in front of you and that also means it is one of your carry-ons. On the plus side, you can likely fit your other electronics in this bag or suitcase and make security easier. Just don’t let it leave your sight.
Next, you will want to understand the location you are traveling to. You need to know what crime is like, especially theft statistics are, what scams are common in the area, and how the weather acts in that area. You need to plan accordingly for all this. Granted, most travel in the world is safe, and most of the time your gear is safe too but having a plan to protect it will ensure it remains safe during those moments when the risk you are taking is a little higher.
Finally, understand the rules and laws for photography for where you are traveling and to be perfectly frank, if the place you want to travel to frowns on photography to the point where photographers get arrested simply for taking a picture then you probably want to stay away from there.
Anyway, back to fun stuff next post.