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.
Read MoreETHIOPIA BY GEMMA CAGNACCI
Hey there, my name is Gemma Cagnacci. I live in Sydney, Australia and am a textile designer specialising in home textiles. However, travelling is my other big passion, and one that I love to visually document and capture with my camera. I can't pinpoint exactly what it is about travel that I love, but I think it's a mix of experiencing somewhere new, a sense of adventure, being out of my comfort zone and making new friends along the way. I am absolutely hooked and am always planning the next trip (or two). When traveling, I find that I tend to notice and remember many more details than I might normally, as my aim is to try and capture as many of the senses as possible through my photos. I love to photograph the textures, colours, smells, tastes and atmosphere of where I am and try to communicate those elements.
Read MoreJORDAN WITH MICHAEL HLAVATY & AHMED SAEED
As part of our Frequent Flyer series, we post follow up stories from previously spotlighted travelers. Ahmed is a 29 year old Interior Designer and avid traveler from Cairo whose photography hobby first began with the use of his iPhone. His affinity for traveling “more raw, undiscovered, and less touristy” locations is what initially sparked his interest in exploring Iran, which he previously shared his experiences about. Now he’s back with the company of his friend and frequent travel companion Michael to share about their adventures through Jordan
Since last being on SP, Michael and I traveled around Jordan and drove all around the ring road in Iceland last summer, which was one of the best and most unique travel experiences I’ve ever had. Following those trips, I then went to Amsterdam, stayed a few weeks in London, finally ending last year with a trip around Luxor and Aswan located in southern Egypt before spending Christmas in Andalusia, Spain. When I wasn’t traveling, I was in Egypt where I live and work.
Read MoreEXPLORING ECUADOR WITH PARKER HILTON
As part of our Frequent Flyer series, we post follow up stories from previously spotlighted travelers. Parker is a professional photographer that has traveled the world extensively and spent the last six months driving from Montana to South America with his friends for their Vanajeros project. In his previous feature, he shared his experiences traveling throughout Simeuleu, Indonesia, documenting daily life, while surfing with his older brother. Now he's back to shed light on the vast amount of adventures, cultures, and beauty that exists within Ecuador and the refreshing amount of nationalism he experienced throughout his stay.
When I returned to the States, myself and three of my friends, Joel, Aidan, and Madison, hopped in a van for the Vanajeros project to spend the next six months driving from Montana to South America to photograph and hand out portraits to our subjects along the way. It was our way of showing appreciation to the people who were generous enough to give us their time.
Read MoreKENYA WITH SARAH WAISWA
My name is Sarah Waiswa and I'm a Ugandan born Kenyan based photographer currently living in Nairobi. Travel for me is a way of putting perspective back into my life, and an opportunity for me to be inspired. I have always had an interest in photography, however the interest grew when I moved back to Kenya after living in the States for about 11 years. I came back with a hunger to reconnect with the continent and photography allowed me to do this. I like to travel in general but would love to do more in Africa; though often times you find that travel within Africa is super expensive. Having the opportunity to do so for my current project, African Cityzens, meant I could travel and capture stories along the way.
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