Travel photography is a skill. To really show a place, its culture and its people the photographer needs to capture the true essence of that place without making it look too stylised and contrived. Conde Nast Traveller has searched Instagram for some of the best travel photographers around. And these are the people they are following right now—from food photographers and architecture lovers to magazine veterans— these photographers break up our feeds with unexpected and wholly transportive doses of travel inspiration.
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Mangroves are disappearing at an alarming rate, with conservationists across the globe striving to save them from local extinction. Despite their ecological and economic value, mangroves are perishing at least three to five times faster than overall global forests. Half of the world’s mangroves have already been lost over the last 50 years due to human activity such as coastal development and pollution. In a webinar organised by the Commonwealth Secretariat to mark World Mangrove Day, scientists and policy experts discussed how to “unlock” the wealth of mangroves, by regenerating these extraordinary ecosystems.
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Have you ever wondered what it must be like to be an onboard reporter (OBR) in The Ocean Race? Offwatch chats to James Blake about his experience as a floating OBR for the teams, and what it takes to have the responsibility of documenting an ocean race that circumvents the world. James explains the challenges of building relationships with the sailors especially when moving between teams, maintaining objectivity in every situation – good or bad – and how to do the best storytelling in extreme conditions.
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How would you deal with a sudden crash in the middle of the ocean in the pitch black of night? And how does it feel to have a camera pushed in your face in the middle of such a crisis? Niall Myant-Best from The Ocean Race’s Offwatch series puts all these questions, and more to Chris Nicholson.
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CNTraveler reveals the worlds most beautiful restaurants – from a candlelit courtyard in Ibiza to our very own foraging sensation in South Africa. From their list of 35 we have selected 10 restaurants based on their uniqueness, and the once in a lifetime experience on offer.
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The Red Bull Big Wave Awards have been announced – where the biggest, baddest…
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How you start a race in the SailGP fleet is often indicative of how you will finish, which is why starts are a crucial chapter of the United States SailGP Team’s playbook. Data analyst for the US SailGP Team, Phil Crain crunches the Oracle data to make the optimal recommendations to his team.
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Lindani Mchunu, highly respected in local sailing and yachting circles, reflects on his journey that started in Kwazulu Natal and has landed him in Cape Town as a newly appointed Associate of well-known brokerage, and sole distributor of Princess Yachts on the African continent, Abromowitz, Sharp and Associates (Pty). Ltd. This is his story.
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With so much uncertainty in the world right now, many people are re-evaluating their futures and looking to new horizons for passports that hold power. Debbie Hathway looks at prospects in Portugal, Mauritius, Montenegro and Australia. For the third consecutive year, Japan has secured the top spot on the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Singapore is second, followed by South Korea and Germany.
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What would you do if you only had 6 months to live? Nikki and Jason from Gone with the Wynns met Mark Paarman in Fiji and became involved in his brave fight to survive without the help of the high-priced meds that he can’t afford, and without his wife by his side who is stranded in South Africa. The Wynns decided to raise awareness of his plight, and this is the story of what happened next.
