Many of us don’t have the opportunity to go globetrotting, so we’ve resorted to refreshing our Instagram feeds to experience the world through our favourite bloggers photographs. But what if we told you that you could make your next holiday trip the testing waters of becoming a travel photographer?

We’ve teamed up with Clifton Cameras, retailers of Olympus cameras to advise you on what you should make room for in your luggage compartment next time you’re boarding that aeroplane. Our checklist will ensure that the journey to your desired destination runs as smoothly as possible.

Not only will our essential equipment list help you out, we’ve also thought of some travel considerations that you must keep in mind next time you’re heading to an airport with technical equipment – you don’t want to be setting off any scanners!

Where will you be travelling this year? Take a look at some of our suggestions and what locations you could site see whilst you’re there!

WHAT TO PACK?

There is so much that you can pack when aiming to take countless high-quality photos while travelling. If you are limited when it comes to luggage space, you may not be able to carry everything you would like.

So we’ve provided you with two checklists – one with the essential items that you shouldn’t leave your homes without, and the other with ‘nice to have’ equipment when you find you have a little more luggage space to spare

TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS

Bored a plane in the UK and you will be faced with restrictions, both in regards to the items that you can take on board with you in your hand and hold luggage. Here’s what to bear in mind where carrying camera equipments it concerned:

BEST DESTINATIONS TO PHOTOGRAPH?

So you’ve packed all your camera equipment and ensures that you are covered for that added peace of mind. The only thing left to ask is where will your travel photography trip take you? Here are some of our favourite destinations for travel photography…

Iceland

• Any of the country’s ice blie coloured hot springs
• The glacial lagoon of Jökulsárlón 
• Skógafoss waterfall which has a drop of some 60 meters and a width of 25 meters
• The Volcanic lake of Myvatn which is a popualr breeding place for birds!
• The Great Geysir located along the Golden Circle in the Haukadalur Valley

Hawaii

• Lava as it flows into the ocean park at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• The abudance of tropical plants at Nā Pali Coast State Park
• The mountain top gorge of the Grand Canyon of the Pacific at Waimea Canyon State Park
• Pearl Harbor
• The USS Arizonal Memorial

Read: 5 IDEAL places every tourist should visit in Hawaii

Great Barrier Reef

• An aerial shot of the scale of the Great Barrier Reed (your drone will come in handy here)
• Endangered sea turtles in Tahiti
• Whale watching in the summer at the Mackay-Capricorn section of the Great Barrier Reed
• A shot of a brown boobie bird on Raine Island
• The Ribbon Reefs on the norhtern tip of the Great Barrier Reef

Norway

• The colourful and old wooden houses of Bergen
• The aurora borealis over the sky of Lofoten Islands during the winter months
• The Geiranger Fjord 
• Kjerag (sometimes reffered to as Kiragg) mountain
• The Royal Palace in Oslo

Dubai

• Downtown Dubai shot at dawn from the upper floors of a hotel or office building
• The Burj Kahalifa
• The Dubai Marina
• An aerai shot of Palm Jumeirah (one for your drone perhaps)

Read: 5 world-renowned attractions to visit on your IDEAL trip to Dubai

South-East China

• The Karst forests of Zhangjiajie – they inspred the movie Avatar
• The landscars surrounding the city of Guilin
• The rice fields of Longji and Yuanyang
• Tianmen Mountian
• Elephant Trunk Hill

Vermont

• Either the historic town of Stowe or Middlebury, with a white steeple church as a key feature and the Green Mountain backdrop
• Lake Champlain
• Mount Mansfield
• Vermont State House

Borneo

• The Sultan of Brunei’s palace – officially the world’s largest residence of a current head of state
• An orangutan in the world’s most diverse rainforest
• Mount Kinabalu
• One of the huge limestone caves found in Gunung Mulu National Park
• The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque

Croatia

• The coastal cliffs of Croatia’s Dalmation Coast
• Dubrovnik – while ensuring to get the city’s 16th century walls in the shot
• Old town Dubrovnik at Twilight
• Diocletian’s Palace
• Pula Arena

Read: 5 of the best restaurants in Dubrovnik Old Town, Croatia, IDEAL for your Adriatic adventure

Southern Brazil

• A sunset across Copacabana beach
• A tram ride in transit from Christ The Redeemer – making sure to get as much of Pão de Açúcar (also known as Sugarloaf Mountain in the shot too
• Iquazu Falls
• The Pantanal wetlands
• São Francisco and Convent in the historical Colonial town of Salvador

*This is an updated post