Hugh Thomson puts together a fascinating history of the Incas and the Spanish Conquest, starting from the initial expansion of the Inca empire as they conquered neighbouring tribes, to the arrival of the Spanish, the murder of Atahualpa and the final battles, forty years on, in and around Old Vilcabamba, the final hiding place deep in the jungle of the last Inca rulers.

Cat Vinton won the 2007 Travel Photographer of the Year Competition with her amazing photos of the nomadic tribes the Sami and the Mongols. She also wants to take a photo of the Dalai Lama wearing red shoes.

The Travel Photographer of the Year is a high profile photography competition offering some amazing prizes. Check out some of the previous winners and read my six tips for success.

Inspirational photographer Peter Adams chats about his working life as a Travel Photographer, the second of a series of interviews with photographers that have either won or placed highly in the Travel Photographer of the Year photography competition.

This is the first of a series of interviews with photographers that have either won or placed highly in the Travel Photographer of the Year photography competition. I recommend you check out their website and also their online magazine Travel Shooters, aimed at anyone interested in travel photography or photojournalism.

I love travel photography and sometimes I see someone’s work that just amazes and humbles me. Here’s a selection of work from South American photographers that have recently caught my eye:

Mountaineer, film maker and adventurer Harry Kikstra is much more than just an accomplished travel photographer. I invited him to take part in an interview.

I remember a conversation I had once with a work colleague about the World Cup. Only a few teams have ever won it - Uruguay is one of them…

It seemed simple enough to get to San Antonio de Areco from La Plata, a relatively easy journey of 150 kilometres or so by bus in 2-3 hours from La Plata. In a country with so many cities a 20-40 hour bus trip from the capital, this is short.  What we didn’t realise, until it [...]

I’m pleased to announce the launch of the Fine Art Photo Blog, a collaboration between seven Fine Art Photographers (myself included)…