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Travel can bring unexpected surprises in life and in photography. Many times the best photographs are unexpected. You can try to prepare for the perfect shot, but it doesn’t always work out.

This photo was taken in Dhading, Nepal, where I took a good portion of the photos in our popular post, Children of Nepal Photo Essay.

A favorite photo from one of our most popular posts, Best Places to Photograph in San Diego, was taken of the downtown San Diego skyline from Coronado during daylight hours.

A trip to Nepal is not complete until you get a glimpse of the intriguing men known as Sadhus. The vast majority of Sadhus in India and Nepal are Yogis. I’m guessing this Sadhu…

The San Fernando Cathedral is part of the Roman Catholic Church and is located in San Antonio, Texas. It is said to be the oldest cathedral in the United States.

You may remember our photo essay of the Yuma Territorial Prison. This prison remains as one of my favorite places to photograph in the United States. From the prison, you can view the trains passing by and it always makes me think of the movie, 3:10 to Yuma.

On our last day in Australia we woke up early to catch a sunrise surf session at Broken Head. Before he paddled out, Scott captured this image of a surfer about to get barreled with the sun rising behind him.

The biggest draw for many visitors to San Antonio is the Riverwalk, especially at night.

Most photographers are so used to being the ones taking the photos, that they often don’t get the chance to be on the other side of the lens. Sometimes the best photos are the ones taken of photographers while they are captivated by their subject, shooting away.

As we exit the car on the high cliff above, at first glance the ocean looks the same as any other night. We stand on the cliff, watching, waiting under the dim light of the new moon. And then it comes. The first wave crashes…