In this article, I share the five best plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom. They can help you take your photo editing to the next level by providing better sharpening, selections, focus stacking, and other creative ways to enhance your images. I've been using some of these plugins for close to 10 years, and they are an integral part of my photo editing workflow. I'll start the overview with two free extensions before diving into the premium plugins you have to pay for to use. Here's what I cover: Web Sharpener by Andreas Resch Nik Collection Lumenzia by Greg Benz Helicon Focus Luminar NEO Y ..read more

In this Bangkok photography article, I show you what kind of photos you can take in Bangkok and where to find good photo opportunities. Before I visited Bangkok, I thought of it as a hectic party town filled with backpackers about to travel through Thailand. Movies like Hangover certainly played a role in creating this image. So, the decision to stay a total of six days in Bangkok when visiting Thailand was not an easy one. Usually, I like to leave such cities behind quickly and get into the countryside. However, I was curious and wanted to learn what Bangkok really is about and what photo opp ..read more

Sekumpul waterfall is a natural wonder located in the north of Bali. It's a photographer's paradise surrounded by lush vegetation, offering endless opportunities for landscape photography. In this Sekumpul photography guide, we explore this incredible waterfall, how to get there, and how to photograph it. If you follow my articles, you know I love to photograph tropical waterfalls. On Bali, you find countless of those, and one of the best is the Sekumpul waterfall. The Sekumpul waterfall in the north of Bali Because it's one of the most popular waterfalls in Bali, you have to arrive early to ..read more

In this article about landscape photography in Java, Indonesia, I show you some of my favorite photo locations in the eastern part of the island. Featured are spectacular waterfalls, temples, and the volcanoes for which Java is known. Java is the largest island in Indonesia and also home to its capital, Jakarta. It's located between Sumatra in the west and Bali in the east and has a length of more than 1000 kilometers. Since I already showed you some of Java's west in my Sawarna landscape photography guide, I want to dedicate this article to the eastern part of the island. Volcanos, thunderin ..read more

In this landscape photography guide, I show you a place in Malaysia that is great for seascape photography: Tioman Island. I share how to get there, where to stay, and my favorite photo spot on the island. Tioman Island is a small tropical paradise located off the east coast of Malaysia. It is known for its crystal clear waters, white sandy beaches, and lush green forests. Two of its main attractions are diving and snorkeling. The island is home to various dive sites, boasting a wide variety of marine life. But I didn't visit Tioman Island solely for the underwater world surrounding it. I wan ..read more

Back in September, I traveled through Malaysia for a total of 30 days. During that time, I had three stays in Kuala Lumpur, where I used to photograph its spectacular skyline. In this photography guide, I share the best photo spots I found with tips on how to get to and around Kuala Lumpur. How To Get To Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia and also its largest travel hub. If you want to travel through Malaysia, you'll likely fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport – also KLIA. It lies 60km south of KL's center, which is reachable via several transport options: You can take t ..read more

Remember my last article about Milos? Milos has a very barren landscape, and the fascinating part about it is all the different rock formations. Corfu is another Greek island farther north, close to the Albanian border. In contrast to Milos and the other Cycladic islands, trees cover most of Corfu. Photographing it was much different, as I share in this landscape photography guide. This guide will not cover all of Corfu but will focus on its northwest. We stayed in Liapades for one week, which gave me enough time to visit some of the spectacular beaches and viewpoints in this area. How To Get ..read more

In my last photography guide, I focused on the beautiful island of Paros. Today it's time for another island of the Cyclades, Milos. As you'll learn in this article, it's different from Paros, which made it a great next stop on my travels through Greece. I only had three days on Milos, and I could not explore every photo spot on the island. In the west, you'll find places that can only be reached by boat or with an off-road capable vehicle. Kleftiko is one example. Since I didn't fancy a boat tour, and we only had a regular rental car, I decided to skip the west and save it for another time. H ..read more

The Cyclades had been on my list of future photo destinations for a long time, and this May, after our two weeks on Crete, it was finally time to explore some of these beautiful islands. Maybe the most popular islands of the Cyclades are Santorini and Mykonos, which we intentionally skipped. They are too crowded for my taste. Instead, we made Paros our first stop, and in this article, I show you some of my favorite photo spots on the island. How To Get to Paros Most of the Cyclades have airports. But only a few are reachable via direct, international flights. For islands like Paros, a stop in ..read more

When we decided to visit Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, this May, I was uncertain, if I would find enough subjects to photograph. The main reason for us to visit were the cheap flights, the affordable rental car and accommodation options, and the weather. My research for landscape photography locations came after that. And in this photography guide, I share the result of this research. First things first: I won't be able to cover all of Crete in this article. As I learned quickly, Crete has a lot to offer for landscape photographers who don't mind the effort to get to some photo loca ..read more