Finding Great Locations When Traveling

The key to finding great places when I travel is the Internet. In the past, I used travel books, calendars, magazine articles, and post cards to give me ideas of what to shoot in foreign countries – or even in the U.S. when I left home. With the all-encompassing Internet, I now use this incredible resource to find natural and man-made subjects anywhere on earth.

The photo you see here was taken in Piran, Slovenia, a beautiful coastal town in what used to be Yugoslavia. It is almost due east of Venice, Italy. I found a picture of this place on-line, and I thought it was so pretty that I planned a stop here on my five-week European stock shoot. I had never heard of this city before, but I was glad I took the time to shoot it. I am planning a photo tour to Eastern Europe for next summer, and I am looking for the best and the most exciting locations to include in the trip.