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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Well-organized and discerning approach to travel photographyBy Carl NelsonThe astute and helpful tips offered by the "Insight Travel Photography Guide" are logically organized and easy to follow. All skill levels of photographers will find useful information in this volume in all phases of photography; from equipment selection to composition to exposure to processing. Its pages are chock-full of stunning example photographs; and careful analysis of those photographs is extremely useful.This book is sectioned off by subject such as mountains; ice and snow; transportation; and sports. Each subject spans from 1 to 4 or 5 pages; and presents different techniques and visions for capturing that subject in striking photographs. Continual emphasis is placed on composition and awareness of the finished product; with an eye towards taking the readers photography from simple travel snapshots to revealing; captivating images. Rather than give hard-and-fast rules for a given subject; the guide offers different approaches and compares their results.My biggest complaint was that this book appears to be the combined work of different authors; and that leads to stylistic and technical differences in the text. For example; I found ambiguities in the way each author referred to exposure compensation; and I sometimes had to read the passage a couple times over to see if they were suggesting underexposure or overexposure in a given situation.There is some material that appears to be aimed at a pro audience; such as an overview of stock photography sales outlets. Its not in depth enough to be much use to anyone breaking in to the pro market; and I cynically suspect it was put in to make the book seem more authoritative because it has "pro" advice in it.I consider myself an advanced amateur photographer; and found this book had an excellent mix of things I knew; things I unconsciously did; and wholly new possibilities. It was well worth the time I spent in a cover-to-cover read and Im sure I will be referring to it often for specific tips and techniques. I would recommend this highly to anyone looking to improve their travel photography techniques; the emphasis on having a goal for the finished product and looking for the photographic possibilities of a scene will enrich the travel experience as well as provide a wonderful photographic keepsake.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy BGreat2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Serious production problemsBy David U.The Kindle edition of this book is missing most of the photographs and illustrations. There are dozens of captions sitting beneath blank spaces. Seems like the production process was interrupted at an early point and the file went into distribution before completion. A book on photography missing most of the photographs.