The Better Travel Photography website was created by Steve Davey to celebrate the art of travel photography and to help people improve their travel photography skills.

Travel photography is not just about taking pictures: you can gain more enjoyment and empathy for people when travelling with a camera.

This site includes galleries of images, features about travel photography and 501 travel photography trips - as well as information about the Better Travel Photography range of international tours and London courses.

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Photo tours with

Steve Davey

Land arrangements for this tour are provided by Intrepid Travel, who have over 20 years experience in running small group adventures. Bookings are subject to their standard booking conditions. All payments will be handled by Intrepid and you will be protected by their industry bonding.

To make a booking on this tour, please contact Steve Davey.

impressions of laos & cambodia

Highlights of this trip

• Lao New Year festivities

• Historic Luang Prabang

• Enigmatic Plain of Jars

• Scenery at Vang Vieng

• Vibrant Buddhist culture

• Monasteries of Vientiane

• Ancient Angkor temples

Travel Photography trip to Laos & Cambodia

This exciting trip visits two of the most photogenic countries in South East Asia: Laos and Cambodia and gives you the chance to learn about travel photography in the company of a professional travel photographer.

We start our adventure in Bangkok, with some time to explore the atmospheric khlongs or canals as well as some of the major sites, before catching a night train to the northern border with Laos. We cross the border and head to the relaxed and languid capital city of Vientiane, where we visit a number of photogenic temples.

We then head north to the stunning karst scenery of Vang Vieng before continuing to remote Phonsavan, which is noted for the nearby Plain of Jars. This enigmatic site consists of hundreds of giant stone jars, which litter three sites outside of town. No-one knows their true origins, but they have been studied and fought over for generations.

Our next destination is Luang Prabang, coinciding with the Pi Mai Lao New Year festivities. Marked by processions, religious rituals and ever-present water throwing, it is a fun, if not wet time to be in South East Asia. As well as the festival we get to explore the best of what this fascinating town has to offer. Every morning hundred of monks head out on their morning alms round in an atmospheric ritual that has changed little for centuries. We also visit the Pak Ou caves, a remote site overlooking the River Mekong where old Buddha statues are retired.

From Luang Prabang we fly to Siem Reap where we will have plenty of time to explore the fabled ruins of Angkor Wat as well as many of the outlying sites and nearby villages. Angkor Wat lay hidden in dense jungle for many years and some of the temples still have giant trees growing out of them. We finish in Siem Reap giving you the option of returning directly to Bangkok, or continuing to explore Cambodia.

Travel arrangements on the Laos Photo Trip

Impressions of Laos is one of a unique range of travel photography trips, designed and lead by professional travel photographer Steve Davey with all land arrangements provided by Intrepid Travel. This means that you benefit from their industry bonding and over twenty years of experience in leading small group adventures. Accommodation is based on their 'comfort' style, which loosely equates to three star accommodation. The exception is at the Plain of Jars where we will be in an original style guesthouse.

Apart from the night train, the trip is organised with private transport throughout, to give us more freedom and flexibility, and to allow us to stop for any photo-opportunities we encounter along the route and to take our own time on our journeys. It also means that we can explore some little visited places en route, such as the Nam Ngum Lake and a number of traditional villages.

For more information, see the tour summary, Images from the Tour or full itinerary

South East Asia Travel Photography Trip with Steve Davey

On one of Steve Davey's travel photography trips, you will not only have an enjoyable holiday, you will also learn more about travel photography than you ever thought possible. Steve is mindful that people don't just come on one of his trips to improve their travel photography, but to explore fascinating places: consequently, we try to fit in as much as possible, as well as showing you as many photo-opportunities as possible.

Learn Travel Photography

Steve mixes illustrated talks most evening, group practical demonstrations and individual tuition and photo critiques to tailor your learning to your own needs and interests. He is always available if you have individual queries and welcomes the chance to explain and inspire. Every person on the tour will get a signed copy of Steve's Book, Footprint Travel Photography as a coure manual.

How is Steve Davey Qualified to Run Photo Trips to Laos & Cambodia?

Steve Davey is a professional travel photographer, whose work appears in magazines, newspapers and websites all over the world. He is the author and principal photographer of the bestselling Unforgettable Places To See Before You Die and Unforgettable Islands to Escape To Before You Die (BBC Books). Steve is used to working in a variety of styles and situations and enjoys sharing this experience and knowledge.

Steve has recently published Footprint Travel Photography, a major new title sponsored by Nikon UK and Intrepid Travel, encompassing everything that you could ever want to know about travelling with your camera. Steve also writes regular travel photography features for Wanderlust Magazine and Get Lost Magazine in Australia. All of this has given him a unique and unprecedented ability to explain all aspects of travel photography, no matter what your level of experience and to guide you to improving your travel photography.

We are now in the third year of the Better Travel Photography trips and Steve has previously lead a number of Intrepid's (now discontinued) Through The Lens Travel Photo Trips. This has given Steve a wealth of experience in both travel photography and leading tours! Steve has travelled widely in all of South East Asia, and has visited Laos and Cambodia on a number of occasions: photographing each of them for the BBC and a number of other clients. He is familiar with all of the main places that we visit on this trip, and can show you a number of unique subjects.

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