Like most travelers, I enjoy taking pictures of the places I see.  It used to be to show family and friends but eventually developed into more of giving myself a challenge of not only capturing images for my memories, but also seeing if I could capture anything unique or interesting as I explore the world via travels.  However, I am hardly unique in all this as this photo essay will show.  Among the interesting images that catch my attention is watching others photograph people or their setting.  So in what I hope will not be the only post of its kinds, here are “photographers in action.”

Let me know which is your favorite picture!

Lots of summer weddings and photo shoots during my time in stunning Brasov, Romania

Plenty of great photo opps while cruising Milford Sound in New Zealand

Hopefully this photographer knew when close could be too close (Atacama desert in Chile)

Trocadero in Paris provides a great setting to capture photographers (and others!) in action

A friend caught me working hard on a photo on Itay’s Amalfi Coast

Something must have caught the eye of my cousin while traipsing around Sofia, Bulgaria!

The Pope mobile, a Pope, a security guard, and an avid photographer make for a peculiar shot

As I enjoyed a run through the monuments in D.C., I stopped to show respect for the fallen and snap a memory

Sometimes, a photographer needs to get up close and personal to capture the Washington Monument in D.C.

The Atacama desert is a perfect canvas of color any time of the day as this photographer found

Sometimes the amazing Sydney Opera House is not the only fun shot

A college friend captures one of the many beautiful vistas in the Cape in South Africa while offering me a great shot

The Medoc Marathon, commonly called the Bordeaux Marathon, certainly gives plenty of opportunities to capture costumed runners!

Trocadero in Paris may require some serious yoga-like poses for that perfect shot!

A pro capturing an image of a friendly Bedouin in Jordan

Trekkers capturing the beauty of the Transylvanian Alps

Another glacier hiker and I exchanged our cameras as we climbed Franz Josef glacier in New Zealand

When in Rome, take a lot of photos. And watch out for that friend who found a beautiful red door to photograph!