Travel, Photography, and Life with Brendan van Son

I have started printing at home. It's a pretty empowering thing, and it's been exciting. So, I wanted to talk about printing my own photography!

My Photography Prints: https://www.brendansadventures.com/photography-gallery/ My Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/brendanvanson/ Today's photography podcast is about the experience I had this week putting together my online gallery to sell prints of my photos. A part of my photography gallery, I've also added a "featured artist" section, when I'll hopefully be able to feature some of you! So, are you thinking of printing and selling your photography? These are some...

Years ago I had a travel magazine called Vagabundo Magazine. It flopped, but it taught me a lot about how to find work as a photographer. This is the story of the magazine, and some lessons learned. My facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/brendanvanson The New YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/BLZDyv5OGO8 The question is from @janmiracky

On this episode of the unfiltered photography podcast, I talk about what happened in Morocco, and what I'm up to during the current crisis. Though a lot of the photography is on hold, life isn't. For info on workshops and gear, visit https://www.brendansadventures.com

In this episode, I discuss our cancelled photography workshop in Bolivia, the Peru trip, and YouTube channel memberships. The Peru Trips: https://www.brendansadventures.com/travel-photography-workshops/peru-travel-photography-tour-workshop/ Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/user/bvans890/membership

Is making money running photography tours or workshops a good idea? I talk about that in today's episode. All the tours I talked about today are here: https://www.brendansadventures.com/travel-photography-workshops/ Big thanks to Greg for chatting today too. His YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/gregorsnell

Canon and Sony made some big announcements this week. They announced the Sony a6100 and a6600 and the Canon m6ii and 90d. Will you be buying any of these?

Instagram has announced that it's going to be hiding likes from users on the platform. Honestly, I think it's bad for the platform. It might be good for humankind, but for Instagram, I think it's a silly move.

The photography podcast was gone for a little bit, but I've brought it back with a quick sit down chat and Q&A. Moving forward, I think the podcast will be a little bit more free-wheeling, and a little less serious. I kind of what this to be an outlet to just chat about photography almost informally. But, I also want to maybe take this podcast into public. As a travel photographer, I'm out in the world, I want you to be able to hear the world around me as well. Today, on the photography...

I'm back from the photography trip around Southern Africa. It was crazy, wild, hard work, but really rewarding. So, I'm sorry there hasn't been a lot of podcast going on, but we've been busy. Check out what we got up to on the YouTube channel. Today, I talk a bunch of topics. But mostly, I talk about how to find your photography nice.

This is an audio cut from my YouTube channel where I talk about the various ways you can make money from photography if you don't have a social media following. So many people these days give the impression that the only way you can make money from photography right now is if you have big social media accounts. That's just not true. To see the video on YouTube click here. And, don't forget to head over to my website for the latest photography podcast here.

Can you Find Work at Travel and Photography Trade Shows? It's something I have been very successful at doing over the years. In fact, back in 2016 I found an entire year's worth of work at one conference (ITB in Berlin, Germany). Find the latest podcasts on my blog. And, don't forget to check out my YouTube Channel.

I talk about how to grow your instagram. It's not easy, and to be honest these days it's harder than it's ever been. But, it's still possible. Be sure to follow along on my YouTube Channel for the latest in photography.

I've started a new segment today called the daily Q. I'm taking a question off of instagram and answering it here on the podcast on a near daily basis. Today's question comes from Instagram user @dudebehindacamera and is "Do I need to travel the world for my style to be considered travel". So, essentially: do you need to travel to be a travel photographer. If you want to ask a question for the Daily Q, drop me a message on My Instagram. And, don't forget to check out the latest on my...

10 Things I Learned Shooting Wildlife Photography in Namibia. I was on Safari in Namibia a lot this past month. I wanted to post some thoughts I had while out shooting. So, I've put some of them together in this cast. If you want to see how the wildlife photography videos, be sure to head to my YouTube Channel.

I have the Canon EOS R in my hands now and I wanted to talk a bit about the camera and how I feel about it. Most of all, I wanted to talk about some of the deficiencies - or at least some of the things I'll need to get used to with the camera. Also, I go off on a bit of a rant about camera fanboys. Or, I guess tech fanboys in general.

Be sure you check out the latest videos over on my YouTube Channel. This isn't so much a photography podcast as it is an update on where things have been going. I was in Namibia leading a photography tour, and I was way too busy to be uploading. So, this is kind of just a message to say: I'm back.

Photographers make a lot of mistakes in marketing. In this podcast I run through some of the biggest mistakes, and how you can correct them. There's also a blog post about this topic up on my photography blog, if you want a little more detail. NOTE: There will likely be a live YouTube video on Tuesday October 16th.

On the photography podcast today, I outline the process of working with clients from start to finish. From finding the clients, to pitching them, to working with them, and finally getting paid. Photography in 2018 is a business, and you need to operate as such. Be sure to check out the latest on my YouTube Channel.

Photography contests are a scam. Sure, not all of them. But most photography contests are simply clever way to get people to give their work away for free. Follow the latest videos on my my website. The photo contest websites I mentioned in this video were ViewBug and Shuttout