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About Us

The Better Travel Photography range of travel photography tours are bespoke photographic holidays, designed and lead by Steve Davey with land arrangements by Intrepid Travel. They draw on Steve's years of experience and intimate knowledge of some of the most fascinating and evocative parts of the planet.

These travel photography trips will benefit your photography in a number of ways. Firstly you will be exploring some of the most incredible and photogenic parts of the world on a tour designed around photography and maximising the photographic opportunities. You will also be in the company of other keen photographers, benefitting from their enthusiasm and experience and certainly not look down upon for wanting to spend time taking pictures. Lastly you will benefit from the expert tuition and encouragement from Steve Davey - a professional travel photographer. Steve mixes nightly illustrated talks, personal tuition and practical demonstrations so you learn more about travel photography than you ever thought possible.

The land arrangements for these tours are provided by some of the most established names in the adventure travel industry, giving you the benefits of their experience as well as Steve's knowledge as a professional photographer.

Better Travel Photography range of Photography Tours
As Steve is trying to juggle his professional and family life with running these tours we are only planning three departures a year. The key for these trips is coming up with unique and stimulating travel photography experiences, so the itineraries and destinations will regularly change. Each of these photo trips explores the highlights of the area and we are trying to schedule in order to visit a different festival or unique cultural event with each departure: giving us the greatest possible cultural experience, as well as a fantastic opportunity for shooting portraits and local colour.

Currently the tours which we have scheduled or in the pipeline are as follows. Some are under development, others are confirmed and available for booking. To get to the individual tours pages, click on the images to the right.

Impressions Nepal

Nepal is a fascinating place: a mountainous landlocked country in the Himalayas, with a rich Hindu and Buddhist heratige. The Kathmandu Valley has an incredible history, with many temples, palaces and Buddhist stupas. Pokhara to the north west is at the foot of the mighty Annapurna range,and on clear days has fantasic views of this impressive range. Chitwan to the South is one of the best places to see Indian Rhinos in the sub-continent.

Impressions Laos & Vietnam

The histories of Laos and Vietnam have been intertwined in recent history, yet they have wildy different characters and atmospheres. Laos is a lanquid and laid back country where Buddhism is at the heart of the nation. The highlight is Luang Prabang, the best preserved town in Asia. In Vietnam Hanoi, the capital, is bustling, and the people are lively and welcoming. We head to SaPa in the north to photograph the famous hilltribe market and then to the stunning Halong Bay.

Impressions Ladakh

2013 will see us return to the fantastic high altitude region of Ladakh in Northern India, where we will revisit the incredible Korzok Gustor festival. Ladakh is unique: a high altitude landscape sandwiched between the Greater Himalayan and Karakoram Mountain ranges. The feeling here is distinctly Tibetan: arguably more pure than Tibet itself. Ladakh is a heady mix of fertile valleys, mountains and ancient monasteries, and on this tour we camp to allow us to get close to some of the best it has to offer.

About Our Photography Tours

The tours are primarily designed around photography and we aim to visit as many places as possible in the best light and spend as much time as we can taking pictures. On one of these trips you will learn more about travel photography that you ever thought possible. But these tours are about more than photography and learning: we also aim to give you an enjoyable holiday where you can explore, relax, interact with locals and see some of the amazing highlights that your destination has to offer.

All land arrangements are provided by Intrepid Travel who have over 20 years of experience in running small group adventures, meaning you are fully protected by their travel industry bonding.

Learn Travel Photography

On one of Steve Davey's photo tours you will be shown as many photographic opportunities as possible and receive custom tuition in all aspects of travel photography. Steve mixes illustrated talks most evenings, group practical demonstrations, individual tuition and photo critiques to tailor learning to your own needs and interests. Although primarily for people who want to learn more about Digital Travel Photography, you will learn a vast amount if you still shoot film.

Travelling with other keen photographers, allows you to benefit from their enthusiasm and also be in a picture-taking environment where your hobby will not just be tolerated, but actively encouraged and by other members of the group.

SteveNamibia2 Steve Davey is a professional travel photographer and writer, whose work appears in magazines, newspapers and websites all over the world. He is the author of the bestselling Unforgettable Places To See Before You Die and Unforgettable Islands to Escape To Before You Die (BBC Books). These books have sold around 500,00 copies and ben translated into some 30 language editions. More...

Steve recently published Footprint Travel Photography (Footprint Books), a major title covering everything you would ever want to know about travelling with a camera. This book is sponsored by Intrepid Travel and Nikon UK More...