She Dances On Jackson By Vanessa Winship
In She Dances On Jackson (Mack, ISBN 978-1907946363, $50) the award-winning British photographer Vanessa Winship travels through the ruins of the American Dream. For over a year Winship travelled across the United States, from California to Virginia, New Mexico to Montana. The illustrated book presents a conversation, a lyrical and lilting interaction between landscape and …
Pelican Unbreakable Watertight Hard Case
Pelican's unbreakable 1514 Watertight Hard Case ($169.99) with dolly is made for the hard traveling photographer. Besides sporting a corrosion proof hard case the medium size Pelican is watertight, airtight, dust-proof and chemical resistant as well. It has a 0.25" (6.4 mm) neoprene o-ring, ABS latches that seal perfectly and includes an automatic purge valve …
The West By Dmitri Von Klein
Russian born photographer Dmitri von Klein is working on a photographic journey which will begin in his current home state of Oregon and will snake down through eastern California, followed by Arizona and southern Utah. The purpose of the series The West is to explore, discover, and to put a frame around the ghostly mystique …
The Smuggler’s Belt
The Smuggler's Belt ($245) is made of tough vegetable tanned cowhide and seems to be the solution to carrying microfiche, cash, or your secret pants documents. The hidden inner pocket of the belt stays closed while you wear it and becomes accessible only when you take the belt off. Howdy partner, it's hand cut and …
Das Stue – Contemporary Design For The Traveling Connoisseur
Located in a grand 1930s structure in Berlin that once was the danish embassy and new matching annex, Das Stue, a luxury design hotel full of inspiring contrasts, as everything a traveling connoisseur can ask for: Das Stue has 80 rooms and suites in 5 categories, but every single room is an experience of its …
Camera Bag For Airline Carry On
In order to keep the passenger compartment uncluttered and safe, the airlines place rules and size limits on the luggage that each traveler can carry on the plane. The primary rule is the size limit stating that bags carried on board must be small enough to store below your seat or in the overhead compartment. …
Red Clouds Collective Bags Are Made For Travel
Because some things just get better with time, till they can't get any better, why not just make 'em how they used to and be done with it! Designed to be balanced in quality, function and style, Red Clouds Collective's fine collection of backpacks and bags are made to travel the world and built to …
On The Road With Manuel Caminero
Manuel Caminero is a young art director and he's been traveling the world for the last three years as much as he could, and as a result he's coming up with different sections of photography, structuring his travels by countries: Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia … Especially about Indonesia the photographer says, "I haven't seen nothing …
Pixel Trade = Photography > Food, Shelter, Transport
Shantanu Starick is travelling around the world without using money. And you're asking yourself how is he doing this? Trade, is the answer. "As a professional photographer I'm trading my services for a few days, photographing any subject, in return for the necessities: Food, Shelter, Transport," says Starick. Occasionally people trade personal necessities, items of …
Transfunctional Titanium Travel Tripod Kit
Based on the popular Travel Angel Reverse Folding Leg system, now Benro's MeFoto Tripod is available in both Compact and Transfunctional models. The Titanium Travel Tripod Kit ($299) is great for both compact and full frame cameras. Only 15.4" when folded yet 61.6" extended, it weighs 3.6lbs and can support up to 17.6lbs. Plus it converts …
Bataflae Camera Backpack – Designed For Travel
Bataflae's (32L and 26L, $449)–pronounced butterfly–multi-access system features a smart way of carrying and accessing camera gear. The unique configuration maximizes the interior space making it possible to work out of the bag with multiple bodies attached to lenses in the field. The Bataflae 32L swallows professional size DSLRs (with or without L-brackets), medium format …
Pat’s Backcountry Beverage Carbonator
Pat’s Backcountry Beverage Carbonator ($ TBA) is an environmentally and sustainably responsible carbonated beverage system for backpackers and outdoorsmen that don't want to carry the weight of full sodas or beers. The Alaska-based company has found a great portable way to make beer or soda … just by adding water! The carbonator bottle's organic form …
Everyday Multitools For Everyday Convenience
This light, well-made Swiss+Tech MMCSSS Micro-Max 19-in-1 Keychain Multitool ($7.19) can be extremely helpful. The swiss made solid stainless steel tool set, with its patented, quick-release and self-locking mechanism, folds out into 19 different professional-grade tools. Includes 2 hex wrenches, 6 screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutter, wire stripper, wire crimper, hand drill, file, bottle opener, 2 rulers …
Sleek Looking Dakine Laptop Case
The Dakine Laptop Case SM Northwood ($30 for 14", $45 for 17", see first image above) with laptop compartment, fits most notebooks up to a size of 14". If you like to rock it the classic way, have a look at the Black Laptop Case SM ($30 for 14", $45 for 17", see second image …
Perfect Filming Destinations
Getting the right filming location is absolutely key to a successful film. It’s no surprise therefore, that the film companies can often spend months traveling from place to place to get the perfect spot. Exotic locations are often the key, but the bill can soon rack up if you have a large cast and film …
See The World Beautiful
Anne Menke has traveled the world on assignment for the likes of Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Conde Nast Traveller, usually in search of the perfect environment to shoot a fashion spread. She has discovered that these environments themselves are the origins of much of the fashion we see on the runways today and has compiled …
Interview: Marco Polo Reloaded – An Epic Journey With Lonely Planet Travel Writer Bradley Mayhew
It was quite a lot of research to find the right person for our documentary series Marco Polo Reloaded. Along Mekong Productions didn't want to work with a protagonist who came across as a kind of "actor" or "presenter". The films in the footsteps of Marco Polo, who left Venice in 1271, needed an "authentic …
Marco Polo Reloaded iPad App
Marco Polo Reloaded is a four-part documentary travelogue along the length of the Silk Road; a fascinating journey in the footsteps of the great voyager Marco Polo. Each app contains a 52 minutes long episode of the documentary film 'Marco Polo Reloaded', along with short clips and many impressive photos and travel quotations. "Travelling can be a …
Rugged Travel Battery Case For iPhone
The path ahead is rough and the Juice Pack PRO ($129.95) by Mophie provides your iPhone 4(S) with the confidence that your device can lead you through the most demanding conditions. With the largest battery ever built into a juice pack case, complimented by a belt clip and rugged good looks, the juice pack PRO …
Crumpled City Maps
Times are tough for printed stuff in the internet age. But sometimes when you're traveling you don't want to stress your bill to use maps on your smartphone or tablet. When you travel it has to be easy, convenient and cheap. Here is the map you've always wanted: it is soft, extra-light (Weighing only 20 …
Flight Card App – Your Boarding Pass, Reinvented
Designed by Jonatan Castro, Flight Card ($4.99) is a simple flight tracking application, incredibly beautiful and intuitive, trying to make traveling easier and hassle-free. Just search for your flight by number or route, track it and share its status with your family and friends. The sharing aspect is actually really useful, allowing you to quickly …
Beyond Geoffrey Bawa: Tropical Modernism
The Sri Lankan Architect Geoffrey Bawa is now regarded as having been one of the most important and influential Asian architects of the twentieth century. Bawa's early works were houses that artfully married vernacular styles and responses to climate and site with a modern architectural vocabulary. The Geoffrey Bawa Trust writes about his body of …
In Bed With Art
"In Bed With Madonna" "In Bed With Art" (Verlag Hellblau, ISBN: 978-3-937787-28-2, €14.95) is mostly for our German speaking readers, though the following parts of the book are in English too (chapters 053, 054, 055, 056, 060, 061, 081, 082, 088, 089, 090, 091, 093, 094, 095, 096, 098, 099, 100). It's a cosmopolitan travel …
