Travel, Photography, and Life with Brendan van Son
Brendan van Son has been a professional travel creator for over 15 years. He began as an adventure travel tour leader, then became a travel writer and eventually a travel photographer. He has traveled to more than 100 countries across all continents and worked with major travel publications and brands. In this podcast, he shares stories from his travels, photography, and life.
Episodes
Separating experience and photo quality
This is a quick blurb from my upcoming YouTube video. I talk about how sometimes it's difficult to separate experiences from the quality of your photographs on a certain experience. For example, if you have an amazing time, you kind of expect amazing photos. But it doesn't always work that way, does it?
The Time I Stowed Away on an Iron Ore Train in Mauritania
This is a travel story. The story about how I stowed away on an iron ore train in the west African country of Mauritania.
10 Things That Currently Annoy Me in Photography
There are 10 things (well, let's be honest - way more than that) that annoy me in the photography world right now. In my latest live-stream podcast, I talk about them all.
The Time I Got Culture Shock in... Dublin
This is the story about the time I got culture shock in Dublin, Ireland of all places.I know, a professional travel writer and photographer getting culture shock is a bit of a funny scenario. But it happens, and the truth is that it happens more often than people realize. It happens to travellers when they're not expecting to get it. And it happens to travel photographers even when they've
The Time I Photographed a Wedding
This week I live streamed telling the story leading up to when I photographed my sister's wedding. I was so broke I almost missed the wedding. And the photos were so badly edited, I wonder if she regretted me photographing it.
My 5 LEAST Favourite Countries to Travel
I get asked a lot about my favourite countries to travel, but I rarely get asked which countries I didn't like.This podcast I talk about some travel experiences I didn't love.
How Travel, Coffee, Padel, and a Dog Saved my Life.
I've been going through a lot. Not only have I been dealing with some physical struggles needing a major knee surgery. I also have definitely been in need of some mental health help. Luckily, I've gotten that.
The Time I was Kidnapped in Colombia
I really love Medellin, Colombia. I love the people, the city, and the city was like home to me in 2009-2010. But, it's also the place I was kidnapped.
I've held off from telling this story for a long time because I really don't want to disparage the people of Colombia, and didn't want my family to worry. But, I think it's been long enough. So, this is the story about the time I was kidnapped (
AI is Ruining YOUR Photography... For ME
I'm going to weigh into the area of AI photography and, maybe more so, AI generated photography. On this episode, I talk about how it's sort of ruined my feelings about photography. Also I dive into the legality of AI generated photography and talk about some other related topics.
Some of the links I mentioned in the photography podcast are:
The blog post: https://brendansadventures.com/is
A Series of Unfortunate Events in Venezuela
This was one of the wildest 6 days of my life. I spent 5 nights sleeping on buses. I didn't change my clothes, and I must have smelled horribly. I travelled all the way from Annai, Guyana to Medellin, Colombia via Venezuela over 6 days without sleeping in a bed.
I hitchhiked with some less-than-ideal members of Venezuelan society. I got stuck in Caracas. And I just had a bunch of weird thing
4 Mistakes Landscape Photographers Make
So, no storytelling today, just photography.
I just got back from Patagonia, and I had an awesome time. We made lots of great photos, and had some really special moments. But, I did spot a lot of photographers making mistakes. In fact, I think that this is the first time I've been around so many other photographers in awhile, and I was definitely more aware.
On today's episode, then, I&
TOTALLY Broke in Suriname
Back in 2011 I arrived in Suriname. This is the story about how I got there, and the series of misadventures that led to me being totally broke.
I slept on the beach because I couldn't afford a hotel. I snuck food from hostel fridges. I did all I could to survive the simple fact that I just didn't have any money what-so-ever.
How I Accidentally Became a Travel Photographer
I became a travel photographer almost on accident. I had the goal of travelling, and I was following the mantra of "find what you love doing, and then find out how to make money that way." I loved travel, and be it leading tours, writing, driving tour buses, or taking photos I was going to travel for a living no matter what.
This is the story about how I accidentally became a travel phot
Trailer - Travel, Photography & Life with Brendan van Son
Travel photography is a career I sort of fell into. Along there way, there were countless stories. On this podcast, I'm going to focus on the stories that brought me to where I am today. Whether it's being broke and sleeping on beaches in Brazil, or nearly dying in the Congo, or travelling all of Africa on a scooter, these are the stories way behind the photos.
