The Travel Diary
The Travel Diary: Cycling through Iceland's feral Fjords
What you see along the way — There's a sense of euphoria that comes from cycling down an open road that is impossible to put into words. Artist Steve Léon Brown found this out for himself in Iceland, where he spent 31 days and nights in the enchanting mountainous countryside, capturing the journey on a point and shoot camera.
Written by: Steve Brown
The Travel Diary: Capturing Cuba through the lens of the street
What you see along the way — The world is watching Cuba right now, with Obama’s historic visit, an opening up for trade, and human rights abuses galore - the island is in a state of flux. Photographer Adrian Morris found himself in Havana during a critical era in Cuba's history, and took to the streets to take a look through a different lens.
Written by: Lars Hamer
The Travel Diary: Ten dusty days biking through the hidden Himalayas
What you see along the way — After last year's devastating earthquake in Tibet and Nepal, a group of adventurers set out for the once-forbidden nation of Upper Mustang to see what had changed, paragliding and motorbiking along the way.
Written by: James Joiner
The Travel Diary: The Mongolian nomads wrestling with horses and the future
What you see along the way — Mongolia is in the midst of mass urbanisation, putting traditional culture and rituals under threat. Photographer Dimitri Staszewski is based in the country, and was invited to capture an old farming practice still going strong.
Written by: Dimitri Staszewski
The Travel Diary: Blood, sweat and tears inside a Japanese Sumo stable
What you see along the way — The life of a Sumo wrestler is gruelling and arduous, the tradition-steeped sport requires total dedication. When in Tokyo, photographers Pearce Leal and Woody Gooch took a look inside a stable where they live, eat, train and sleep.
Written by: Pearce Leal // Woody Gooch
The Travel Diary: Radical Exarcheia shows Athens there's another way
What you see along the way — Greece remains deep in a political and economic crisis, but Exarcheia - a small radical district in the heart of Athens - continues to remind us all there's a better way of doing things.
Written by: Chris McClean
The Travel Diary: Chucking in life as a teacher in search of a different education
What you see along the way — Sometimes in life it can feel like you're drowning - work, bills, relationships can just get too much. Photographer Tom Bing and partner Sally McGee packed in their lives as teachers in northern England to explore South America, the continent of extremes, feeling it was time to sink or swim.
Written by: Tom Bing // Sally McGee
The Travel Diary: Documenting daily life in North Korea
The people of the regime — Documentary photographer Gianluca Pardelli heads to North Korea to capture the human faces of this mysterious and repressive regime.
Written by: Gianluca Pardelli
The Travel Diary: The Palestine Marathon runs through an occupied land
What you see along the way — In a country where the right to movement is so restricted for Palestinians, the Palestine Marathon is about more than the freedom to run. Photographer and participant Sam Mellish documented what she saw along the way.
Written by: Sam Mellish