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The experience of travel is undeniably a feast for the senses, especially visually — we’re riveted by the newness of our surroundings, caught by a particular detail or awestruck by an overwhelming feature. Nowhere is this truer than when we find ourselves faced with a landscape we want to capture. Landscape photography is a core element of travel, for the simple reason that landscapes encompass the places we see and want to remember.

We want to focus this week’s Twitter chat on the process of photographing the landscapes we come across — which appeal to us most, what common challenges we run into, and what advice we can share with each other.

We’ll be joined this Thursday, 8/27 at 2pm EST by co-hosts whose experiences with landscape photography are both wide-reaching and in-depth:

Chris Burkard (@chrisburkard): globe-trotting adventure and landscape photographer, videographer
Colby Brown (@colbybrownphoto): landscape and travel photographer, founder of The Giving Lens

If you will be unavailable during the chat time but would still like to participate, please schedule your responses according to the schedule below:

Q1 – 2:00pm EST
Welcome to our #PassionPassport chat on Landscape Photography! Where are you joining us from?

Q2 – 2:05pm EST
What is your favorite type of landscape to shoot? What aspects of it are particularly attractive to you?

Q3 – 2:10pm EST
Name one destination whose landscapes you’re dying to shoot. Why?

Q4 – 2:15pm EST
What conditions do you like best for landscape photography? Why?

Q5 – 2:20pm EST
Weather can have unexpected effects on landscape photos. Do you have a photo when bad weather made for a great shot? Share it!

Q6 – 2:25pm EST
Wide-angle or telephoto? When would you choose one over the other?

Q7 – 2:30pm EST
Certain landscape techniques, such as night and time-lapse, require extra effort. Share a tip on such a technique, or ask a question! (Favorite to help us prioritize!)

Q8 – 2:35pm EST
Share the landscape love! Name your favorite landscape photographer(s) and what you like about their work.

Q9 – 2:40pm EST
What do you find is your biggest challenge in shooting landscapes?

Q10 – 2:45pm EST
Share your hardest-won landscape shot. What was the biggest obstacle to getting it?

Q11 – 2:50pm EST
Do you have a golden rule for shooting landscapes that you’ve learned or been told?

Q12 – 2:55pm EST
Share a taste of your landscape work with us! Where was it?