2017 – A Year of Travel In 100 Color Photographs

Every year I post 65 (expanded this year to 100) of my favorite photos from the year’s travels.  Ordinarily, this post comes around the New Year. This year, it and its black and white sibling will land in the middle of April.  The reason for this? Fantastic travels and an expanded focus on travel photography. At the close of 2016 I spent 9 incredible days exploring Tanzania and Zanzibar. Those photos are included in this year’s 100 shots and part of the reason that I just couldn’t quite cut things at 65.

This year’s post includes photos from the United States, Mexico, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Iceland, Denmark, China, Romania, Slovenia, and Italy.  It was a spectacular year of travel and one which was complemented by a significant upgrade to my equipment in May when I gave up on Canon, sold my Canon 6D and pivoted to the Sony A7RII. On top of changing camera styles, I also significantly upgraded from one tier of camera to another. I’ve spent the last year learning the new camera and focusing heavily on how to enhance my photography.  The photos in this post are taken on a combination of the two cameras.  The Sony also brings with it added video capabilities which have led to added exploration with creating video content which you can explore here.

This post is part of an annual tradition.  For previous years, check out 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 and 2016.  Stay tuned for my 100 favorite black and white shots from 2017 which will be linked (HERE).

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 2017 (and previous years) which didn’t make it in this post.

The Serengeti, Tanzania

The Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

Kamniska Bistrica, Slovenia

Lake Natron, Tanzania

The Terracotta Warriors, Xi’an, China

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Kamnik Bistrica River, Slovenia

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, United States

Seljalandsfoss, Iceland

Lake Natron, Tanzania

Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, United States

The Great Wall, China

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, United States

Savica Falls, Slovenia

Hvolsvöllur, Iceland

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Kamniska Bistrica, Slovenia

Lake Natron, Tanzania

Canyon-X, Arizona, United States

Seljalandsfoss, Iceland

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Lago di Fusine, Italy

The Serengeti, Tanzania

The Great Wall, China

Canyon-X, Arizona, United States

Nauthusagill Waterfalls, Iceland

Lake Natron, Tanzania

Lake Bled, Slovenia

Canyon-X, Arizona, United States

The Serengeti, Tanzania

The Countryside, Romania

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Seljalandsfoss, Iceland

Lake Natron, Tanzania

Canyon-X, Arizona, United States

Predjama Castle, Slovenia

Stone Town, Zanzibar

Rupea, Romania

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Canyon-X, Arizona, United States

Jökulsárlón Glacier Bay, Iceland

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Brasov, Romania

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Reynisfjara, Iceland

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Slap Kozjak Waterfall, Slovenia

The Harbor, Copenhagen, Denmark

Canyon-X, Arizona, United States

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Reynisdrangar, Iceland

The Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, United States

Stone Town, Zanzibar

Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Kamniska Bistrica, Slovenia

Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Reynisdrangar, Iceland

Sucevita Monastery, Romania

Lake Bohinj, Slovenia

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Near Brasov, Romania

Rift Valley, Tanzania

Reynisdrangar, Iceland

Gullfoss, Iceland

Puerto Penasco, Mexico

Lake Natron, Tanzania

Shanghai, China

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Jægersborg Dyrehave, Copenhagen, Denmark

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Rupea Castle, Romania

The Serengeti, Tanzania

The Lakes, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Stone Town, Zanzibar

The Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Shanghai, China

Serengeti, Tanzania

Gullfoss, Iceland

Rift Valley, Tanzania

Lake Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Shanghai, China

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

Öxarárfoss Waterfall, Iceland

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lake Natron, Tanzania

The Serengeti, Tanzania

Stone Town, Zanzibar

Lake Bohinj, Slovenia

The Serengeti, Tanzania

 

For those curious and/or who want to support me, the following camera and lens links are affiliate links. The majority of Safari photos were taken on a Canon 6D, a few random shots from trips up to Slovenia on a Canon M3, and the majority of all other photos on a Sony A7RII.  All using either a Canon 50mm f/1.4, Canon 40mm f/2.8, Canon 17-40mm f/4, Sigma 70-300mm lens with the 6D or a Sony 70-300mm, Sony 24-70mm f/4, or Sony 50mm f/1.8. I do light editing in Adobe Lightroom. You can see the specific settings each image was taken at via the EXIF data on flickr. I’m also always happy to answer questions.

Thanks for a wonderful year!  I cannot wait to see what adventures and explorations 2018 brings and don’t forget to jump over to 2017’s 100 best black and white shots (coming soon)!