Italy, April 2024. I was cruising along a highway between Alessandria and Cremona in northern Italy. It was time for the first coffee break of the afternoon. A large service station with a restaurant, fast food eateries, shops, and a cafeteria was in the right place at the right … Read >
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Airbnb hosts not allowed to have indoor cameras anymore, but will they comply?
Vacation home booking platform Airbnb says over 5 million hosts provide accommodation for travelers across the globe through its online system. Many of these hosts are renting their villas, houses or apartments, and want to protect their properties with security cameras. When visitors find hidden cameras in bedrooms, bathrooms or … Read >
Essential mobile devices that keep travelers connected
What did we carry along to our trips before we had gadgets? I think we used to pack too much clothes, and perhaps bought even more textiles at a destination. And now? Looks like I’m not the only one who tends to have too many mobile devices and gadgets with … Read >
Product review: Wunder360 C1 camera for 360-degree travel photography
Wunder360 C1 is a 360-degree camera that can record video and photographs that show everything around the camera (up and down, right and left, front and back). It is an entry-level, budget-friendly camera aimed at people who just want to snap images, perhaps apply a special effect to the image … Read >
The best 360-degree consumer cameras to take on the road in 2017
Someone said that a writer’s most important tool on the road is a camera. What about 360-degree cameras that can capture everything around them? Would they be even better tools for photography and documenting places or events?
Prices of 360 cameras have quickly com down. It was only two … Read >
This is a travel writer’s most important tool on the road
When any professional, for instance, a digital nomad or a remote worker, who is working while traveling, packs for the next assignment or destination, there is always the question if something could be dropped from the travel kit. The number of electronic devices seems to be gradually growing in my … Read >
The best smartphone for travel photography
Smartphones, especially high-end models, come with so good cameras that even some professional photographers admit they use camera phones for photography. It is, after all, the one camera that is always with you when traveling, commuting or visiting friends. Different phone manufacturers use different camera components, and most importantly, different … Read >
Here is how you can turn your smartphone into a 360-degree camera
Often, the best ideas are so simple that you ponder why didn’t I think of it. Dunkam 360-degree camera is exactly like that: a small, low cost product that you attach to your smartphone and start shooting 360 photos and videos.
This is how the Dunkam 360 works:
– Download … Read >
Quick and easy tips for street photography
After I saw a large exhibition of works of Henri Cartier-Bresson two years ago, I realized that there are so many techniques for taking photos on city streets. It looked like Cartier-Bresson had agreed with some people that they are being photographed. They should continue whatever they were doing without … Read >
The best camera apps for smartphone travel photography
Many smartphone owners are happy with the camera application the phone manufacturer has installed on the device in the factory. In general, the factory-installed camera apps get the job done, but may lack an extra feature photographers maybe looking for. Fortunately, this is exactly where smartphones are strong: you can … Read >