Beyond the Selfie Stick: A New Angle on Travel Photography


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Are selfies to online travel agencies as pro photographers are to travel agents? The gap between DIY and special occasion creates business opportunities of all kinds.

Smart phones and selfie sticks are extra appendages to today’s travelers, who in an image-saturated world dominated by Instagram or SnapChat live each moment for that shareable photo opportunity. While travel brands and companies aim to create more engaging, immersive experiences, certain companies are doing that by taking technology out of the picture. Flytographer and El Camino are two of only a couple of companies changing vacation travel photos by dispatching professional photographers to document travelers on their trips, which means less selfies and bad angles for more