City and Landscape Stock Photos

I made my first trip to Copenhagen aware that it’s one of Europe’s design centers, full of chic boutiques and stylish locals famous for their effortless good looks. In recent years, the city has developed a reputation as a culinary center, with collection of Michelin starred restaurants one might expect to find in Paris or Rome. There is no question; Copenhagen is an almost impossibly beautiful city full of equally beautiful people, all of whom appear to have stepped out of the pages of a fashion magazine. But that isn’t what drew me to Copenhagen...

Like many people, when I began planning my trip to Prague, I started by planning the landmarks and historic sites that I wanted to see and photograph. I’d seen the photographs of the Charles Bridge, the city’s most recognizable site, and knew my customers would expect to see that Gothic landmark. Of course, like many other photographers, painters, and visitors to the city, I found the reality is a bit different than I expected — overrun with tourists and souvenir sellers, I had to wake in the wee hours of morning and get to the bridge before dawn to get a photograph when it wasn’t full of people. Looking back at the final results, I think the extra effort was worth it...