Monday Memories – Flying into Siem Reap for the First Time

Flying into Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

You would be forgiven for thinking by now we’d be jaded travellers. We’ve travelled to over seventy-something countries, we’ve been to hundreds of cities and towns, scores in the past few years alone, and we’ve been to dozens of places, the places we become smitten with, many times. As you can see, we’re not very … Read more

Monday Memories – Photographing Phnom Penh in the Wet Season

Wet Season in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We arrived in Phnom Penh at the start of the wet season. I looked at my iPhone’s weather report and every day was represented by the thunderstorm symbol. At this time of year it can rain every two out of three days. And it did. We were on assignment to do a magazine travel feature, … Read more

Monday Memories – A Boy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A boy in Sisowath Quay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

It was a miserable afternoon in Phnom Penh. But for a photographer who is on assignment – essentially selling a destination – this had to be seen as a challenge, rather than something to dampen the spirits more than the sporadic showers; showers that mixed with my perspiration from the constant humidity. Late afternoon is my … Read more

Monday Memories – A Blur of Monks in Bangkok Thailand

Monks gather in Bangkok for Visakha Bucha Day. Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

In last week’s Monday Memories post I mentioned that there were several other photos in my ‘finals’ folder that I had taken at the mass alms-giving that was Visakha Bucha Day. However, sometimes, when you have a specific layout for your photographs in mind, you can overlook other images that have just as much impact but didn’t … Read more

10 Safari Photography Tips For Your Wildlife Spotting Safaris in Africa

Masai Mara, Kenya. 10 Safari Photography Tips for 'the Great White Hunter'. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

My top 10 safari photography tips are based on my experience photographing The Big Five on safari in Kenya in the Masai Mara National Reserve and Tsavo West National Park recently. But also my many years photographing wildlife everywhere from Australia to Arabia as a pro photographer shooting travel guidebooks and magazine stories. Photographing wildlife … Read more