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Storytelling guides

Introduction to Travel Photography
Travel Photography

Introduction to Travel Photography

A video guide to getting started and improving your photography craft.
Beginner's Guide to Photographing Festivals
Travel Photography

Beginner's Guide to Photographing Festivals

A video guide to getting started and improving your photography craft.
Travel Visual Storyteller
Travel Storytelling

Travel Visual Storyteller

Video tips for starting out and making it as a travel visual storyteller.
Travel Documentary Filmmaking
Travel Documentary

Travel Documentary Filmmaking

Watch experienced director Brian Rapsey sit down and give his best filmmaking tips.

Latest articles

Video Editing for Beginners
Travel Filmmaking

Video Editing for Beginners

Award-winning documentary maker (and World Nomads Film Scholarship mentor), Brian Rapsey explains how the right hardware and software ensure a smooth editing process.
Understanding Narrative Structure in Documentary
Travel Filmmaking

Understanding Narrative Structure in Documentary

From the three-act structure, to finding the story in the edit, award-winning travel filmmaker, Jennifer Peedom reveals her narrative secrets.

The Art of The Plan: How to Make a Documentary
Travel Filmmaking

The Art of The Plan: How to Make a Documentary

The Art of The Plan: Filmmaker Jennifer Peedom on Getting Organized When it Comes to Documentaries.
5 Tips to Master The Art of Communication for Filmmakers
Travel Filmmaking

5 Tips to Master The Art of Communication for Filmmakers

Experienced travel documentary maker Brian Rapsey reveals how understanding communication can help your filmmaking practice.
Writing About Place: an Interview With Writer Julian Hoffman
Travel Writing

Writing About Place: an Interview With Writer Julian Hoffman

The renowned writer Julian Hoffman reveals how to write about place and the most important skills an aspiring travel writer can learn.
Interview With Award-Winning Conservation Filmmaker Jenny Nichols
Travel Filmmaking

Interview With Award-Winning Conservation Filmmaker Jenny Nichols

In our interview with Travel Film Scholarship mentor Jenny Nichols, we ask how she chooses projects, what documentary she wishes she made and why conservation is so important to her.

The Challenges of Desert Photography
Travel Photography

The Challenges of Desert Photography

Learn the basics of desert photography, from staying safe to understanding composition as Michael E. Gordon gives us the inside track.

Five Tips to Master Rainforest Photography
Travel Photography

Five Tips to Master Rainforest Photography

From kit care to working in low light, pro wildlife photographer Sam Rowley shares his insights on getting the most from this challenging environment.

How to Write a Winning Travel Story
Travel Writing

How to Write a Winning Travel Story

Scholarship mentor Tim Neville shares how to write a captivating travel narrative and his favorite past winning Travel Writing Scholarship stories.
5 Compelling Ways to Start Your Travel Story
Travel Writing

5 Compelling Ways to Start Your Travel Story

Professional travel writers know the big difference an opening line can make. Kick your writing skills up a notch with these tips and examples.
The Perfect Travel Story Pitch: Tips from an Editor
Travel Writing

The Perfect Travel Story Pitch: Tips from an Editor

Nat Geo Editor At Large, Norie Quintos answers all the whats, whys and hows on getting your travel story into a publication.