How much can I make in a Career in Travel Photography?


Career in Travel Photography

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Travel Photography

There are many nuances of a Career in Travel Photography. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Travel Photography actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Travel Photography. While I was searching for reliable information about a Career in Travel Photography, I came across this amazing page: https://www.lifepage.in/careers/travel-photography-2

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Vinod Verma’s perspective!

Vinod Verma invested 14 years & 1 month in Travel Photography. Vinod Verma has worked in Travel Photography as Travel Photgrapher in Vinod Verma Photography. In Vinod Verma’s own words, this is how Vinod Verma got into Travel Photography: “After leaving my hotel job overnight, the first thing on my mind was Travel. To fulfill it I learned photography and after 12 years of experience, I now called myself as a Travel Photographer. I have worked for various travel magazines and travel guides. I am a traveler, biker, photographer, and hotelier, ready to dedicate rest of my life to Homestays of India.” I wanted to know more about Vinod Verma and found this profile: https://www.lifepage.in/page/vinodverma

Career Video on Travel Photography

In a video, Vinod Verma has talked about various aspects of a Career in Travel Photography. Vinod Verma started by explaining Travel Photography as: “Travel photography is a genre of photography that may involve the documentation of an area’s landscape, people, cultures, customs and history.” It was an amazing video with great information.

It was a welcome change to see the video touch upon Education as theoretical knowledge needed to excel at Travel Photography, and not merely as Qualifications needed to enter Travel Photography. Vinod Verma touches upon these in the Education section of the Video:

  • Camera & Equipments
  • Photography

This Career demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out.
Vinod Verma then explains why these Skills are essential for a Career in Travel Photography:

  • Observation Skills
  • Love for Nature
  • Adventure and Exploration
  • Communication Skills
  • Social Skills
  • Reading & Research Skills

Positives of any Career motivate one to work hard for the same.
Vinod Verma believes that the following are some of the Positives of a Career in Travel Photography:

  • Fame & Recognition
  • Trying New Cuisines
  • Meeting New People
  • Travelling

Challenges define a Career as much as the Positives of the same.
And, Vinod Verma believes that one needs to prepare for following Challenges of a Career in Travel Photography:

  • Standing Out
  • Less Monetary Potential
  • Time Consuming
  • Self Control

In the final section of the video Vinod Verma talks about How a day goes in a Career in Travel Photography. This video is by far the best video on a Career in Travel Photography, that I have ever come across. To see the full Talk, one needs to install the LifePage Career Talks App. Here is a direct deep link of the Video: https://lifepage.app.link/20181212-0002