by btharp | Jan 13, 2018 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Cuba, documentary photography, general photography, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
I love photographing people when traveling. When I visit a country for its culture, I love wandering around on the streets, capturing the daily interactions of people, the day-to-day activities. It’s the people that can make the place feel alive, when you are in...
by btharp | Dec 21, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, documentary photography, Namibia, photographing people, travel photography
Day 10 – Humbled by the love and tenderness of a Himba woman with her child. Family is at the core of their survival. Celebrate humanity – of all...
by btharp | Oct 5, 2017 | Black-and-White, Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Europe, photographs, travel photography
There are so many titles for a picture like this – ‘persistence’ being one of them. I loved the overlapping shapes and the shades of white/gray, and this little tree was just the perfect focal point to have in there. It may be planted in a pot on a...
by btharp | Oct 4, 2017 | The Blog, travel photography
It is very easy to see the luxury villas and hotels stepping up and down the steep hillsides here, like snow blanketing the brown landscape, but I came to Santorini to find a different type of photograph. The architecture provides such an incredible opportunity to...
by btharp | Sep 5, 2017 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Italy, travel photography, workshops & photo tours
I’m returning to Tuscany, Italy in 2018, co-leading a tour with pro photographer Jed Manwaring. Someone asked why I go back so many times; I could list a) the light, b) the food, c) the landscape, d) the food, e) the wine, f) did I say the food?! Seriously...
by btharp | Nov 16, 2016 | Brenda Tharp's Photo Blog, Italy, Landscape Photography, photography, travel photography
Late June, I attended a tour to the Dolomites so that I could get to great spots for sunrise and sunset without having to do all the research, as I was crunched for time working on my new book. I hadn’t take someone else’s tour in a long time, and it was...