Wings Magazine for Eurowings | May/June 2022

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Categories: Editorial · Places · WorkTags: aldeias do xisto · travel photographer portugal · travel photography Europe · travel photography portugal · travelling in central portugal · travelling in Portugal

In the spring I was contacted by Wings magazine to photograph a feature on the Shist Villages of central Portugal. With the help and guidance of the team at Aldeias do Xisto, the writer and editor, Lydia and I spent three days road tripping through this relatively unknown region of the country, which in many places seems to have stopped in time. A region of mountains and rivers, small stone villages and narrow, winding roads, this is a part of the country that I haven´t explored much and this assignment was a revelation for me. I will definitely be back…

Flydoscope for Luxembourg Air Summer 2019 | Travel Photographer Lisbon

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 Categories: Editorial · Places · WorkTags: editorial photographer Lisbon · food photographer lisbon portugal · travel and food in europe · travel photographer lisbon · travel photographer portugalLeave a comment

Earlier this year I was contacted by Flydoscope Magazine to be a tourist in my “home town”… its always fun to pretend to be a foreigner (well, I kind-of am a foreigner) in a city that I know so well, a travel photographer in Lisbon for the first time. Its a challenge, actually, to see a place you know well with fresh eyes but I really enjoyed this assignment and in this digital era it´s always a thrill to see my work in print, and even more exciting that it was the cover story. Bonus points, the editor who commissioned…

Lisbon | Portugal

July 25, 2019 Categories: PlacesTags: food photographer lisbon portugal · lisbon portugal · off the beaten track in lisbon · street photography lisbon · travel photographer lisbon portugal · travel photography lisbon · travelling in lisbon portugal4 Comments

Back in Portugal, these are a few photos of Lisbon from several different trips to the city, many of them outtakes from other assignments and some just from wandering the streets… Lisbon has a very particular light that is hard to describe but wonderful to photograph. SaveSave SaveSave

Pico Island | Azores, Portugal

October 23, 2018 Categories: PlacesTags: Açores · azores islands portugal · azores portugal · food photographer portugal · pico island azores · travel photographer portugal · travel photography azores · visit azores2 Comments

From Faial we hopped on a ferry across to Pico, named for the volcanic mountain peak that dominates the skyline and is visible from almost everywhere on the island, as well as from the neighbouring Faial and São Jorge. Pico is famous for her mountain (obviously) and also for her wine. We were ill equipped to climb mountains so made up for it by drinking a lot of wine instead. Pico is known for her wines and it is mind-blowing that the first people here even managed to get vines to grow in this harsh, windy climate and volcanic terrain….

Faial Island | Azores, Portugal

August 14, 2018 Categories: PlacesTags: faial island azores · pico island azores · são miguel açores · travel photographer europe · travel photographer faial · travel photography azores · travel photography portugal · travelling in Portugal · visit azores2 Comments

Last summer we took a trip to the Azores islands, more specifically the central group that consists of Faial, Pico and São Jorge. These volcanic islands are absolutely spectacular and still relatively undiscovered… and hopefully they stay that way. Faial is a stopping point on most transatlantic sailboat voyages so in spite of it being a tiny island lost in the middle of the ocean, the vibe here is super international, with the sailing crowd from all over the world in town, fixing boats, topping up supplies and just generally taking advantage of a few days on land. SaveSave

Brighton | UK

May 21, 2018 Categories: PlacesTags: Brighton England · seven sisters sussex · Travel photographer brighton · travel photography Europe · travel photography UK · travelling in the UK9 Comments

Last year we visited one of my closest friends in Brighton and spent a few days exploring the town and surrounding countryside. I must admit that living in the UK has never been something that appeals to me so I haven´t spent much time on this rainy island… I have a penchant for countries with inefficient politicians and great weather… but Brighton´s quirky open-mindedness and colourful houses really captured a place in my heart. SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

Sicily | Italy

March 15, 2018March 14, 2018 Categories: Places · Van LifeTags: catania fish market sicily · farmers market italy · travel photographer sicily · Travel photography Italy · traveling in sicily · travelling in italy · van life sicily · vanlife italyLeave a comment

From the Ionian Islands we ferried back to the mainland and drove north to Igoumenitsa, a port city with several ferry lines running across to the south of Italy. The crossing was overnight and took about 10 hours which was perfect as we slept through most of it anyway. The noise of the engines and the waves crashing on the hull were reminiscent of our cruise ship days and even the smell in the crew area was the same, a particular mix of grease, sweat and stale cigarette smoke that is hard to define but very particular to ships. Once…

Ithaki | Greece

February 28, 2018February 27, 2018 Categories: Places · Van LifeTags: campervans in greece · ionian islands greece · ithaca island greece · ithaki island greece · road tripping in greece · travel photography greece · van life greece5 Comments

From Kefalonia we hopped onto another ferry to Ithaki, a tiny unassuming island that turned out to be the highlight of Greece, maybe even the highlight of the entire trip? Hard to say… but it´s up there in our top 5 favourite places. We arrived in mid September, so the tourist season was well and truly over, but the weather was still great and we had the place more or less to ourselves. I´m sure that in August the vibe would have been quite different, but during the time we were there, the island was sleepy and laid-back. Locals just…

Kefalonia | Greece

February 2, 2018February 2, 2018 Categories: Places · Van LifeTags: campervans in greece · ionian islands greece · kefalonia greece · road tripping in greece · travel photography greece · van life greeceLeave a comment

From Lefkada we boarded an early morning ferry to Kefalonia, arriving in Fiskardo on the northern tip of the island. Kefalonia is posh. Beautiful, but not wild and ramshackle like Lefkada had been. There is a lot of tourism here and a lot of rich people, which means that towns are clean and beautifully restored… lovely for photos but lacking just a little bit in soul. We were also unceremoniously chased off of Myrtos beach halfway through cooking our supper as apparently campers are not allowed to overnight there. Since it is not illegal to park and sleep on public…

Lefkada | Greece

January 11, 2018January 10, 2018 Categories: Places · Van LifeTags: best honey in greece · campervans in greece · ionian islands greece · lefkada greece · road tripping in greece · travel photography greece · van life greeceLeave a comment

Lefkada was an unknown island to us, we´d never heard of it but it made it onto our trip itinerary because of the fact that it has a bridge connecting it to the mainland, which meant one less ferry trip in the van, which was good for our dwindling budget. But I am glad we visited because not only does this island have some seriously mind-blowingly beautiful beaches, but also produces some of the best honey I have ever tasted. The entire island is blanketed in wild thyme and sage, it is a bee paradise and the honey is sublime….

Kerry Murray

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