Best of LL World Tour: Photography

Photography is one of my biggest passions.

I’ve been doing photography since I was a teen — developing my own film in our school’s darkroom, taking photos for my high school and college newspapers, working at a photography store (when more of them existed), and eventually working professionally in video and television. So of course, photography has always been an important component of LL World Tour. And I know that sometimes the best part of reading a travel blog is looking at the photos, so I’ve collected all of my best travel photography posts in one convenient list. Get ready to armchair travel to some amazing places!

Best Travel Photography

Sydney Opera House

1. World Travel

If you’re not sure where you want to go, start by checking out these photo essays which include shots from around the world:

• Train Stations Around the World
• Christmas Around the World
• Weddings Around the World
• New York Yankees Fans… Worldwide
• 2012: The Year in Photos
• 2013: The Year in Photos
• 2014: The Year in Photos
• 2015: The Year in Photos

And, if you’re feeling uninspired, don’t miss:

• Photo of the Week: Colombia — The Wonder of Flight
• A Little Travel Inspiration (Okay, this one is actually a video, but the video is mostly made up of still shots!)

2. Food

Ahi Tuna – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Warning! Don’t look at these photos on an empty stomach! (Or do, they are great photos.)

• Photo Essay: KaDeWe Berlin
• 6 Reasons to Visit Gulf Shores, Alabama
• Photo Essay: A “Smorgasburg” in Brooklyn
• New York City: Eataly
• Food Glorious Food – Parma, Italy
• German Food: Eating in Berlin
• Photo Essay: Shenzhen Sampler
• Photo Essay: Feed Me, Hong Kong!

3. Europe

Spello, Italy

I’ve visited Europe many times over the years, and taken thousands of photos all over the continent.

Portugal:

• Porto Photo Essay
• Coimbra Photo Essay
• Lisbon Photo Essay

Spain:

• Photo of the Week: Cordoba, Spain
• The Art of Doing Nothing… Spanish-Style
• Sweet Snaps: A Modern Day Don Quixote

France:

Eiffel Tower – Paris

• Photo Essay: A Day in Strasbourg France
• Photo of the Week: Normandy, France
• The Alps: Chamonix-Mont Blanc, France
• Picturing Paris
• Gare, du Nord, Paris, France
• Paris: Ménage à trois?

Italy:

• Happy Festivus! Christmas in Italy
• Photo of the Week: Siena, Italy

London:

Black Cab – London

• London Neighborhoods: Islington
• Photo of the Week: London Cab

Berlin:

Fernsehturm (TV Tower) Berlin

• Photo Essay Berlin: Fourth Time’s a Charm?
• Berlin: Closed Tempelhof Airport
• Photo of the Week: Berlin’s TV Tower

Malmo, Sweden

Elsewhere:

• Switzerland: Interlaken & The Jungfrau
• Fjord Fun in Norway – Norway in a Nutshell
• The Metro of St. Petersburg
• Photo of the Week: Stockholm, Sweden
• Medieval-Looking Brasov, Romania
• Photo of the Day: Poland

4. Latin America

Villa de Leyva, Colombia

I’ve worked my way done from Mexico and Costa Rica to Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina.

• Outdoor Adventures in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
• Photo Essay: Bogota
• Photo of the Week: Sisters
• Villa de Leyva, Colombia
• The Sculptures of Fernando Botero
• Photo Essay: Medellin
• Colorful Cartagena

• Photo of the Week: Galapagos Islands
• Icebergs in Patagonia, Chile

5. Asia

Bhutan

• Visiting Bhutan: Facts and Photos
• Faces of Bhutan
• Treasures in Shenzhen’s Lotus Hill Park
• Photo of the Week: Hong Kong
• Photo of the Day: Soccer in Cambodia
• Photo of the Day: Baseball in Tokyo

6. The Middle East

Daraw, Egypt

• Photo Essay: Faces of Egypt
• Photo of the Week: Dubai
• Jordan: Petra by Night

7. U.S.A.

Unsurprisingly, I take a lot of photos in my home country.

California:

Big Sur

• California Eatin’ by Instagram
• Los Angeles… now with less smog!
• Photo of the Week: UCLA
• Photo of the Week: Beverly Hills, California

New York:

Manhattan Bridge

• New York City Cable Tie Art
• The Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
• Photo of the Day: New York

My Midwest:

• Summertime in Indy
• Ann Arbor’s Motawi Tileworks

Elsewhere:

• Photo Essay: Cape Cod
• Yellowstone National Park
• Photo of the Week: Silverton, Colorado
• Fall Foliage in New England
• Sweet Snaps: The Open Road

8. Chicago

Downtown Chicago

I take so many photos of my city that it warranted its own category separate from the rest of the United States.

I even wrote a series of photo essays about my favorite Chicago neighborhoods:

• Chicago Block-by-Block: Grace Street
• Chicago Block-by-Block: Astor Street
• Chicago Block-by-Block: Lakewood Balmoral District
• Chicago Block-by-Block: Rush Street
• Chicago Block-by-Block: Dearborn Parkway
• Chicago Block-by-Block: the Chicago River

Other photos from around the Second City:

• Iconic Superdawg
• Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive at Dusk
• Chicago — Tribune Tower
• The Green Mill

9. Canada

• Maligne Canyon Ice Walk
• Photo of the Week: Grand Pré Winery
• Kejimkujik National Park Seaside, Nova Scotia
• Photo Essay: Vancouver

10. Cute Animals

This wouldn’t be a proper internet list post if it didn’t include photos of cute animals!

• Photo Essay: Animals of Tanzania
• Photo of the Day: Dexter the Dog of Bogota
• Cats of Portugal
• My Furry Friends Around the World

Want to see more? For all of my photo essay posts go here. In fact, all of my posts are photo-heavy, but this category is specifically for photo essays or similar.

If you like my photography, check out my snaps on Instagram and follow my photo boards full of travel and food on Pinterest!