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Signs: From airport signage showing your destination to street signs, store signs and more, this is a great way to capture the local flavor, culture and happenings on your trip. Here is a sign in Cairns, Queensland indicating crocodiles may be found in the water. I stayed out!

Food: Take pictures of unique or interesting items as they arrive at the table. Also consider snapping images of menus, restaurant frontage, views from your table, and colorful drinks. I learned quickly that the most popular local food in the Great Barrier Reef region is Prawns. They are enormous versions of shrimp and come to the table with their heads attached. While in Australia, I also tried Barramundi reef fish, Morton Bay Bugs (which are similar to crab and lobster), crocodile and kangaroo.

People: Often images of the locals make for unique photographs that really tell a story of the people. Since I was traveling to Australia with a group of bloggers, I mainly photographed them.Here is a sample image taken by Tourism Queensland at Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.

Your travel companions: Take pictures of the people accompanying you. For my trip to the Great Barrier Reef, I took a lot of shots of the 10 bloggers plus five generous hosts from Tourism Queensland. Here’s a fun one of Mei, of Malaysia.

Places: Take pictures of the local buildings, your hotel room, newsstands, and other places you visit.

Activities: Take pictures of the things you do on your vacation. Whether it’s a photo of zip lining, snorkeling, a trip to the zoo, hiking, relaxing at the beach, or even shopping, capturing your daily activities is a must. One of the highlights of my trip to Tropical North Queensland was the helicopter ride over the Great Barrier Reef. It was amazing. As seen in the photo below, we landed on that sandy cay. What an incredible experience.

Views: Take photos of the sights. Find look out points or interesting angles to get landscape, rural or cityscape imagery. Also consider sunrise, sunset, nighttime and full sun images of the views. Here’s an image taken from a lookout point in Port Douglas.

Wildlife: If you go to a destination with interesting wildlife, make sure to photograph animals, birds and marine life. As you can see, Australia was a perfect place for this. I photographed interesting birds, kangaroos, koalas, and even crocodiles. If there is enough interest, I can do a full post about capturing wildlife.

Reflections Yourself: Get in photos. Use reflection or self timer and take photos of yourself.