I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. After our trip, I put together my photo essay of Latvia, which includes additional curated photos.
Someone (I have no idea who) once said, โThe best camera is the one you have with you.โ The camera I have with me the most is my iPhone, which is absolutely not the best camera, but it is with me 99% of the time. And it does a damn fine job for my photo essays.
We do a massive amount of walking when we travel, and Iโve learned the hard way that carrying my โbigโ camera (Nikon D-800) is just too much (too heavy, too bulky, too hot, too everything), so it stays at home. Lately, Iโve been doing more and more street photography when we travel. But life happens pretty fast โ carrying 10 pounds of camera gear in a backpack, stopping to get it out, and then set it up is an exercise in frustration. By that time I do all that, the shot I wanted is gone. Iโm a pretty quick draw (and pretty stealthy) with my iPhone, though.
Other cameras I travel with: my Leica Q3 (fixed lens), and my Sony RX-10 (zoom). Carrying both of them is (again) too everything. So, I make a guess as to which one I will need for the day. And whichever way I guess, I usually need the other one. But I always have my iPhone.
Here is my photo essay of Lithuania (in no particular order):
I hope you enjoyed my photo essay from Lithuania. You can find my entire (work in progress) photography portfolioย here.ย
ฤฎ sveikatฤ !
All images ยฉ 2025 Kirsten Georgi Photography
I love photo essays. They are so much less work than posts with all those words! I pick out books by which has the most pictures. Iโm almost done with my last bookโฆ.just two more pages to color in!
Love your whole photo essay here – methinks you got a beautiful balance in the cityscapes, the almost holy (to me at least) field of crosses and what the tummy requested! Love the way the pink soup is presented! Thank you !!!
Thank you, Eha!!
Was that Beet soup? and the Pile of crosses, do you know what those were from?
Indeed, beet soup! Sent you a link on your previous comment to the Hill of Crosses. Cheers!
Really cool– What was the photo of the pile of LARGE crosses? Thanks, safe travels
That is a spot in Lithuania called the Hill of Crosses. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/things-to-do-hill-of-crosses-religious-tourism
Very creative blog post! For how long are you travel writing?
Hmmm. I’ve probably been writing my travelogues for 3 or 4 years now. That’s actually a good question! Cheers!
That’s awesome, you are very creative with your travelogues. I have actually an Academy where we learn and come together to empower each other with travel writing. I will be happy to introduce you to fellow members. ๐ https://www.skool.com/digital-nomad-academy-6519/about