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Lisa Michele Burns

Hello! I'm the founder and photographer behind The Wandering Lens. With 19+yrs experience as a professional travel and landscape photographer, all advice found on this site is from my personal experience, or that of contributors, on the road. I hope it's useful for your own travels and would love to hear in the comments about your trips and experiences around the world.

How to Plan a Travel Photography Trip

Prepare for your next Photography Adventure! We’ve all got those dream photography missions that one day we’ll accomplish. It could be capturing the frozen beauty of Iceland (yes please!), or photographing gorillas in the...

Buggy Beautiful – An Insight into Macro Photography with Geraint Radford

Macro Photography – An Interview with Geraint Radford Have you ever gone for a walk outside, stood still and wondered how many hidden creatures are all around you? Not in a creepy way but...

Photographing on Safari – A Bucket List Adventure in Africa

A whirlwind adventure where the wild things roam… The grassland opens up as your safari vehicle cruises through the African savannah. Suddenly a shape forms in the distance and you see it. Its regal...

20 Photos of Paris – The Left Bank + Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Step into the streets where boutiques blend with galleries, museums and national monuments, the Left Bank of Paris… Walking in Paris along the left bank of the Seine feels a little like floating on...

The Power of Instagram – How It’s Changing The Way We Create + Travel

A few thoughts and observations on the impact of social media for photographers… Designed as a tool to share visual art, Instagram is used by over 500 million people each day. From those users,...

A Guide to Santorini Sunset Photography Locations

Where to photograph Sunset on Santorini When the sun dips into the Aegean Sea of Santorini you want to make sure you’re in the best spot possible to capture this iconic scene in the...

Behind the Lens – Policeman’s Creek, Canmore

A Canadian Rockies photography location you have to see! Where alpine scenery rises above a calm, reflective creek, home to one chunky little beaver. I had heard about this spot from every photographer I...

A Guide to Photography Locations in Banff National Park

A Photographer’s Guide to Beautiful Places in Banff National Park, Canada Glacial Lakes – Waterfalls – Rugged Peaks + so much more! As mist wafts through the valley and snow capped peaks rise above...

Setting the Scene: Aerial Photography

Aerial Photography Tips, Camera Settings + Gear Advice Capturing an alternate perspective of a scene is always exciting, perhaps never more so than when taking aerial photos. With the world beneath and a never...

Gear Talk – A Review of the new Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Hello Gorgeous – The Olympus OM-D E-M1X has arrived! Hiking through the frozen tundra of Finnish Lapland in -20degrees, the Olympus OM-D E-M1X slung over my shoulder, I was in awe of the pastel...

Perspectives: Photographing Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto

Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto for Photographers Fushimi Inari Shrine aka Fushimi Inari Taisha is that oh so photogenic place where bold red torii gates weave their way into the foothills of Kyoto’s Higashiyama Mountains....

The Best Photography Locations in the Lofoten Islands

A Guide to Photo Spots in the Lofoten Islands, Norway They’re rugged, wild and oh so beautiful. The Lofoten Islands are fast becoming one of the most popular destinations for photographers and this guide...
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