I'm Christine Armbruster, paying rent in Salt Lake City, Utah, but spending most of my days on the road or in the mountains. Working as a full-time photographer, I do commercial photography with a focus on travel and outdoor lifestyle. I feel as if I may be addicted to being in new places and having new experiences, I can’t help but make lists of places to travel to next on each flight. There is something wonderful and complete about being in a new place, finding the beauty and stories in places I have never been before. Because of photography, I can fully travel and experience a place and culture. And because of this, it is always pushing me to see more and go further. I would be totally comfortable sitting in a street cafe all day if it were not for my camera nagging me to find an alleyway with a better view.
Read MoreEGYPT WITH SCOTT JACKSON
As part of our Frequent Flyer series, we post follow up stories from previously spotlighted travelers. Scott is a Respiratory Therapist based in Metro Atlanta, GA that has traveled the world extensively with an affinity for visiting countries with vivid cultures like India and Namibia. In his previous feature, he shared his experiences traveling overland throughout Namibia, camping out in the wilderness, and bungee jumping in the city of Swakopmund. Now he's back to shed light on his recent experiences traveling in Egypt post revolution and why he thinks now is the best time to visit the country.
Ever since I could remember learning about the pyramids, I knew someday I wanted to visit Egypt. My plan to travel to Egypt were initially halted when the 2011 revolution occurred and the country was deemed unsafe. However, 4years later, my curiosity for such an adventure overshadowed any doubts to whether it was the right time to go. Luckily for me, the timing proved to be spot on.
Read MoreSIERRA LEONE WITH DAN SADGROVE
I’m Dan Sadgrove and currently in Wanaka, New Zealand. I’m originally from Auckland, New Zealand but haven’t lived in NZ for 6 years - I thought Wanaka might be the best place to dip my toes in the homeland again and it’s been pretty stunning so far. Just think Lord of the Rings without Sauron. I’m a visual researcher working in film and television and I’ve been on the road just over 18 months now. I’m what they call a slow traveler - I’ll spend a few months in a place before moving on. Photography has no real influence on the way I travel to be honest. If I see a nice frame I’ll take a photo, but since I shoot film I’ll only generally take 1 image and move on. I never want to let the camera dictate how I end up feeling about a place so I don’t place much importance on photography when I travel.
Read MoreEXPLORING BRAZIL WITH JENELLE KAPPE
My name is Jenelle Kappe. I am 31, grew up in New Jersey but currently live in Chicago. For me, traveling is soul reviving. There is something incredibly liberating, fascinating and grounding about exploring and experiencing foreign cultures. It forces you to see this immense world in its entirety. Painting a bigger picture that has a tendency to be obscured by everyday life in the “western world”. My passion for life and love is rejuvenated when I travel. The cultivating awareness and knowledge of other cultures and the exposure to a boundless variety of people is so inspirational. It reminds me that the trials and tribulations of my everyday life – although at the time may seem detrimental – are truly trivial when it comes down to it. Travel is validation that there is more to life.
Read MoreBURMA BY SECKIN YILMAZ
Merhaba! My name is Seckin, I'm 40 years old, I have a 1-year old daughter called Yaz and 9-year old American Cocker Spaniel called Elvis. I'm a hotel manager and live in a two thousand year-old, small fishermen's town by the Aegean Sea called Foça (Phocaea). What intrigues me most about travel is simply that the world is a beautiful place and I want to see as much of it as possible and share the beauty of it with as many people as I can through my photographs. Photography is an important part of my travels. I always have my camera with me - no matter where I am. Before I travel to any given destination, I always do a little research on the best places to photograph within the region. Sometimes I spend a minute to take a shot, sometimes I spend hours. Anything I can share with people interests me, be it landmarks, landscapes, sunsets, skies, streets, daily life or faces.
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