A native of New Orleans, Tyrone Turner has shot images of New Orleans and the Louisiana Bayou for several National Geographic magazine articles. As the leader of our New Orleans Weekend Photography Workshops, we asked Tyrone to tell what makes New Orleans such a great city to photograph. History drips off of the wrought iron [...]
Writer, photographer, archaeologist, and National Geographic grantee Peter Frost lives in Cusco, Peru, and has spent years investigating Inca and pre-Inca sites. He has written about the Inca for National Geographic magazine, and shares his insights with travelers on our Peru: Land of the Inca expeditions and our Machu Picchu: Inn to Inn adventures. On [...]
John Fahey, Chairman and CEO of the National Geographic Society, joined our Galápagos expedition last October. Upon his return, he shared some of his favorite moments with us. The Galápagos Islands are one of those rare places where you encounter magic every day. One day, you’re walking among dozens of massive, prehistoric-looking wild tortoises; the [...]
“Traveling really is the best education.” –Elizabeth Gottwald A few weeks after graduating from college, Elizabeth Gottwald found herself peering at polar bears aboard the National Geographic Endeavour. Her parents had given her a graduation gift that she’ll remember forever: a National Geographic Expedition. She reported that the experience was life-changing, so we asked her [...]
When NG Expeditions Program Director Jonathan Irish approaches a potential photography subject while traveling, he often finds that some of his favorite shots evolve from a story about the subject that he makes up in his mind. Take the Magellanic penguins at left, for example. While on our Patagonia expedition last year, he was fascinated [...]
This list is long of sights that you expect to be blown away by when visiting Egypt and Jordan—those that you have seen countless photos of and have read about in the pages of National Geographic for years. And trust me, they most certainly deliver! But beyond the sights, travel is about the people that [...]
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