“I remember the first time I learned the real value of what I am doing,” Tom told me. “I was in Tanzania and a British couple on their honeymoon told me they paid $10,000 to be there for two weeks.  I was stunned. I’d just come back from a diving trip on Mafia Island, a […]

Most marketing experts agree that video is the future of online content. Don’t worry—this doesn’t mean that writing and still photography are going away anytime soon; people love reading and gazing at beautiful images. However, it does mean that savvy travel writers and photographers would be wise to start experimenting with video.  Now, there’s no need to […]

I was talking recently with a fellow writer about the state of magazines when the topic of video came up. He rolled his eyes. “I want nothing to do with it,” he said. “I just want to write. I don’t want to have to worry if I framed the shot correctly.” While I could sympathize […]

I had always wanted to visit Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia. It’s a beautiful tropical island with miles of stunning shoreline, gorgeous green lakes surrounded by white-sand beaches, rainforest areas, natural rock pool formations, and even a shipwreck.  Since I was living in Melbourne, a three-hour plane ride away, I contacted several tour and resort […]

When I say “travel videographer”, you probably start thinking about travel to faraway places. And while traveling abroad might be your ultimate goal, you should know that there’s beauty, culture, and more business opportunities than one person can take on right at your doorstep.  I’ve lived in several countries in the world including England, Germany, […]

Our $1,000 Video Challenge Winner is… It’s only fitting—in this series of ways you can turn your hometown into $$–that we announce the winner of our $1,000 Video Challenge. Video is far and away the most lucrative opportunity for turning your hometown into $$ and it comes with the added benefit of getting your trips […]