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05/04/2026 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

India: Festivals, Faces and Fantastic Photography

I've just returned from nearly five weeks in India, running two tours: the first to the festivals and tribal settlements of Gujarat, and the second, into the heartland of Rajasthan. Both tours took us well off-the-tourist-circuit, into places where local traditions linger and where life...

05/11/2025 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Slovenia: A photographer’s Heaven

I’ve just experienced two weeks of photographic bliss in Slovenia, scouting locations and opportunities for photo tours in this gorgeous country. Never heard of Slovenia? Have a look at the images. Slovenia is a photographer’s heaven — morning mist, autumn colours, magnificent mountains, mirror lakes,...

09/07/2025 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Bali: Island of the Gods – Images from the Workshops

I've just returned from running two multi-day photography workshops in Bali in June and July. These workshops are designed to be opportunities for participants to learn and be challenged in their photography, while also giving them incredible opportunities to capture and craft amazing images. Across the...

24/04/2025 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Nepal Gallery – Between Peaks and People

Photographing Nepal is a very immersive experience —one where faith, culture and daily life in a land where old and new interweave tell stories of people and place, history and presence. I have just returned from a photography scouting trip to Nepal, a journey...

27/10/2024 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Bhutan Photography Tour – Reflections

There is something very special in the air when you step off the Druk Air flight at Paro Airport and walk across the runway towards the arrivals building. Perhaps it is the rarefied heights of 2200 metres above sea level. Or perhaps its the pervading...

04/10/2024 In Photo Tips, Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Composition Tips for Travel Photography

In recent years, I've come to realise that composition is less about understanding the "rules" (or "guidelines") of composition, and more about seeing the scene and working out how you want to present it in a picture. As photographers, we need to "compose with intent"...

28/08/2024 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Ladakh, the Land of High Passes

A World Above Everything Else, a Land Beyond Expectations I've been long intrigued by Ladakh, a territory of India high in the Western Himalayas. Sitting at around 3500 to 5800 metres above sea-level, Ladakh seems at once elusive and alluring. It's a land which sees a...

10/08/2024 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

Rajasthan Travel Photography

Beyond Cities and Monuments Rajasthan, the largest of India's States, is a vibrant tapestry woven from threads that connect royalty to rural folk and wandering nomads. It encompasses environments as diverse as the hills of the Aravilli Range, the Thar Desert and the dense forests. I'm planning...

28/04/2024 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

New Zealand South Island Landscapes 2024

I've just wrapped up a photography tour of New Zealand with eight great photographers as guests. Our photography travels kicked off in Mount Cook and took in Aoraki, the Tasman Valley and a doors-off helicopter flight over the Tasman River delta and towards the Tasman...

12/04/2021 In Travel, Venture Blog By sengmah

My Island Home

My last article about the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, was all about the beautiful lagoons, reef and off-shore islands. This month, I'd like to share with you something a little bit different: the culture and community of Cocos Malays who call the islands home. Home Island is...