Category Archives: Photography

Travel Love

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Travel Love is a wonderful mix of video footage from three trips to eight countries in Asia and South America. Filmed by German freelance photographer and videographer Christian Grewe, the beguiling little film runs for under five minutes. The music … Continue reading →

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Midtown NYC

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Okay, I admit it, I’m a sucker for an awesome time-lapse video. Midtown New York City is one such terrific film from the folks at Washington D.C.’s District 7 Media. Based on 50,00 plus still frames, shot over six months, … Continue reading →

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Become a Street View Trekker

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Google recently kicked off a pilot program to partner with tourism organizations and non-profits to allow third parties to use Street View Trekker camera gear to contribute imagery to Google Maps. Their first partner, the Hawaiian Visitors and Convention Bureau … Continue reading →

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Nightvision

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

If you are an Europhile like me, then you will love Luke Shepard’s stunning time-lapse film “Nightvision”. Based on a 21 country, 36 city, 3 month whirlwind photo shoot through Europe, the beautiful Kickstarter-funded film is comprised of thousands of … Continue reading →

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Old School Cool

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

If you’re old enough, you probably remember the endlessly entertaining View Master. Well, now the lead photographer from the old View Master company has created a way cool, old school way to save and share your travel memories. Image3D allows you … Continue reading →

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Over The Falls

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

One of my fondest childhood memories is a roadtrip to Niagra Falls and an awesome boat ride on the Maid of the Mist under the falls. So, I just loved this amazing video by Matt Quest of a flight over … Continue reading →

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We’re All Urbanites Now

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

There are lots of travel magazines devoted to individual countries, and of course a myriad of city-specific periodicals, but now there’s a magazine that devotes each issue to a single street. The brainchild of Berliner Ricarda Meissner, Flaneur launched last … Continue reading →

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Notes From the Underground

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

New York City-based artist Ourit Ben-Haim travels the city’s subway system snapping candid photos of  readers and then posting them with the book titles on her wonderful blog The Underground New York Public Library. I don’t know what’s so compelling about … Continue reading →

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A London Peculiar

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I’ve been a fan of the slightly wacky, very British, Smoke-A London Peculiar for years. It was originally an old-school print zine that was packed with all manner of London-focused short fiction, essays, photos, off-beat travel pieces, artwork and bit … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t We Do It In The Road

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

As a life-long Beatles fan, I loved this short meditation on the celebrated Abbey Road zebra crossing. The film, directed by Chris Purcell, celebrates the tens of thousands of visitors who flock to the site each year to recreate the … Continue reading →

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