Dispatch #1: Who Said Writing Couldn't Be Lucrative?
Dear Travel Writer, Right out there for anybody to see is a lucrative writing opportunity I'm willing to bet you've never noticed before. It's a market that regularly pays $1 or more per word. (That easily translates to hundreds of dollars for just a few short paragraphs.) And it's a market where you probably already [...]
Don't Worry, We're Recording It...
Lucky for me -- and for you too if you're missing this year's event -- we're recording it. So at least we'll have an opportunity to hear the new presentations from guest speakers.
August's Photo Challenge Theme: Home Sweet Home
This week AWAI is hosting its travel writing workshop right here in my home town of Portland, Oregon. And since both writers and photographers are encouraged to explore their hometown as a first step into either field, I would like to challenge you to do the same for this month's photo challenge theme -- Home [...]
Are Successful People Luckier?
ARE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE REALLY LUCKIER? YOU BET THEY ARE By Valerie Young in Northampton, MA. When Stephen Fofanoff and Chris Warnock needed a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) willing to work on an equity basis to help them take their fledging design consulting business, A Designer's Eye (ADesignersEye.com), to the next level, they came up with [...]
Lucky You: $4,000 for Photos
The publisher paid David $4,000 when the book went to print and two years later paid him another $2,000 when the book went into its second edition.
JULY 18th, 2007: Don't Just Cut... Chop
At AWAI's live photography workshops, professional photographer Rich Wagner and I are always telling the attendees to get closer to whatever it is they're photographing. "Fill the frame with your subject," we say and what we mean is: If your viewfinder is a frame, you should fill it with more of your subject and with [...]
Pet Photographer Reveals: The Skinny on Advertising
An interview with professional pet photographer, Ren Netherland
How to Stop Peeing Customers...
A few tips from professional photographer Ren Netherland on how to photograph pets.
Create Your Own Luck
I knew this month's photo challenge theme -- The Softer Side of Strength -- was going to be tough. Last month's theme was transportation and the month's before was food. Who doesn't have access to those two things? But this month's theme requires access to someone in uniform and, understandably, we don't all have that. [...]
Grabbed, Pinched, and Kicked: Turning Travel into Checks
TRAVEL THRILLS (AND CHILLS) By Roberta Beach Jacobson in Karpathos, Greece A notice in a recent newsletter of Budget Travel Online grabbed my attention. It was a simple request: "We're asking readers to scan or snap a digital photo of any evocative, thrill-inducing passport stamps from far-flung countries. E-mail the images to letters@budgettravelonline.com with the [...]
Save Your Airport Luggage Tags
How -- after an hour in the desert -- do you get camel hair off your blue pants when you only have 15 minutes before dinner and no lint brush? Airline luggage tags.
June Winners: "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles"
As usual, we let last month's first-place winner choose this month's star and once again, I'm glad I had help. Judging was tough. Last month's photo challenge theme -- Planes Trains and Automobiles -- brought in more submissions than ever before. Below are our top three picks but I've also added an honorable mention category [...]
