Have you ever wanted to capture the great moments in your travels, but just don’t know where to begin? Well, who better to learn from than a three-time Travel Photographer of the Year award-winner?

In the latest interview of Advancing Your Photography, Marc Silber sits down with award-winning travel photographer Bob Holmes to offer some answers to this question, as well as an in depth discussion of what you can do to improve your own travel and outdoor photography.

With a career marked by several successful decades in the industry, Bob Holmes is a globe-trotting photographer who has captured breathtaking photos everywhere from the snow-capped mountains of Nepal to the rocky shores of the California coast. He has worked for magazines like National Geographic, Lonely Planet and Departures, and has been the sole photographer for 46 books. Perhaps most impressively, Bob has been named Travel Photographer of the Year a record three times.

Watch the interview and you’ll learn all about:

1. Learning to See Light — As primarily an outdoor photographer, Bob does not like to use artificial light. Watch the interview as he talks about the importance of seeing light not with your eyes, but recognizing how the camera would see it. Most people don’t see, Bob says, because they’re too busy looking.

2. Composition — As a photographer, you are responsible for what you choose to leave in (as well as what you choose to leave out) of your photos. Listen to Bob talk about the importance of always scanning the edges of your frames, and why there should never be anything in it that you did not intend to be in it.

3. Photography is like a Violin — “Keep shooting,” Bob tells us. “Shoot as much as you can. Photography is deceptively simple. You can’t expect to pick up a violin and play it within a week, and you can’t expect to pick up a camera and take great photos within a week. It just doesn’t happen.”

To see more of Bob Holmes’ tips and techniques on how to improve your travel and outdoor photography, watch the latest episode of “Advancing Your Photography” with Marc Silber. Also, be sure to check out more of Bob’s amazing work at his website, www.RobertHolmesPhotography.com.

Photos Copyright Robert Holmes