2023 – A Year of Travel In 100 Black and White Photographs

Every year I post 100 of my favorite photos from the year’s travels. As part of my photo-editing process, I edit my photos chronologically. This means that the more travel or photo-intensive my trips are, the longer it tends to take me to close out a year.

The post this year features photos from Denmark, China, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, South Korea, and Turkey.

This post is part of an annual tradition.  For previous years, check out 201220132014, 2015201620172018201920202021, 2022 and of course, don’t miss the color post from 2023.

For my daily photo posts feel free to tune in and follow along via Instagram and Threads @virtualwayfarer.

Questions about how I composed or took a specific photo? Feel free to ask in a comment. You’re also encouraged to check out my complete flickr albums here which include the many other shots from 2022 (and previous years) which didn’t make it in this post. As you can imagine, picking “just” 100 photos for this is actually quite difficult!

As is true of my style more broadly, virtually every photo in this list is a single shot. I don’t do bracketing, blending, replacement or focus stacking. Nothing has been added/removed outside of correcting lens spots. Generally my edits focus on adjusting sharpness, contrast, dodging and burning, and some mild saturation and color enhancement to bring the photos closer to what I saw in the moment.

Huangshan, China
Lake Issy Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Dolomites, Italy
Copenhagen, Denmark
Aalesund Region, Norway
Dolomites, Italy
Huangshan, China
Seoul, South Korea
Dolomites, Italy
The Countryside, Norway
Istanbul, Turkey
Huangshan, China
Back Roads, Norway
Dolomites, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
North, Norway
Seoul, South Korea
Huangshan, China
Mosjoen Area, Norway
Copenhagen. Denmark
Dolomites, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
Huangshan, China
Dolomites, Italy
Near Mosjoen, Norway
Huangshan City, China
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Copenhagen. Denmark
Seoul, South Korea,
Mosjoen, Norway
Huangshan, China
Istanbul, Turkey
Dolomites, Italy
North of Trondheim, Norway
Copenhagen. Denmark
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Istanbul, Turkey
Huangshan, China
North of Trondheim, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dolomites, Italy
Eastern Region, Kyrgyzstan
Seoul, South Korea
Dolomites, Italy
Lake Issy Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Near Aalesund, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Seoul, South Korea
Huangshan, China
Istanbul, Turkey
Eastern Country, Kyrgyzstan
Seoul, South Korea
Copenhagen, Denmark
The Countryside, Kyrgyzstan
Venice, Italy
Huangshan, China
Seoul, South Korea
Western Region, Norway
Burana Tower, Kyrgyzstan
Seoul, South Korea
Dolomites, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
Aalesund Region, Norway
Dolomites, Italy
Copenhagen. Denmark
Seoul, South Korea
Burana Tower, Kyrgyzstan
Terrak, Norway
Dolomites, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
Western Region, Norway
Dolomites, Italy
Seoul, South Korea
Huangshan, China
Seoul, South Korea
Aalesund Area, Norway
Istanbul, Turkey
Dolomites, Italy
Copenhagen. Denmark
Aalesund Area, Norway
Dolomites, Italy
Istanbul, Turkey
Seoul, South Korea
The North, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Huangshan, China
Seoul, South Korea
Burana Tower, Kyrgyzstan
Dolomites, Italy
Copenhagen. Denmark
Huangshan, China
Lake Issy Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Istanbul, Turkey
Dolomites, Italy
The North, Norway
Istanbul, Turkey
Huangshan, China
Aalesund, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Kyrgyzstan
Seoul, South Korea
Aalesund, Norway
Dolomites, Italy

That’s a wrap for 2023! As always – let me know which are your favorites. For these photos I used a Sony A7R III camera with a mixture of lenses. These included a Sigma 100-400, a Sony 24-70 F4, Tamron 28-75 F2.8 and a Tamron 17-28 F2.8.

I am a travel blogger and photographer. I also am involved in academic research into the study abroad and backpacker communities.

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