WHERE HOWARD GOES

Travel photography and storytelling by Howard Cheng


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  • London at Christmas 2024

    As we move from November into December when the air gets a little crisper as temperatures drop, decorations of Christmas trees and Christmas lights pop up all over London as we get ready for the festive Christmas season. I will be updating this map right up to Christmas 2024 to showcase London’s best festive looks…

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  • Hiking on the Sólheimajökull glacier

    Getting off the van and onto the uneven ground of the Sólheimajökull base camp, we were ushered towards a group of guides stood by some picnic tables piled with equipment. With a helmet on my head, and an ice axe and crampons in hand and after a safety briefing, our group followed our guides along…

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  • Light Lens Lab 50 mm f/2 Speed Panchro II: make every frame look like a still from a classic Hollywood film

    It is said that the one lens which every photography should own is the ‘nifty fifty’ – a 50 mm prime lens. The 50 mm lens is considered a ‘normal’ as images produced with a 50 mm lens results in an image which, when viewed at normal viewing distances – usually at arm’s length –…

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  • PlanIt Pro: an app that might actually have earned its ‘pro’ title

    As we approached September and October 2024, news of a once-in-lifetime visitor to grace our night sky excited many people around the world. Initial estimates identified comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as having possibly last materialised in the night sky above Earth some 80,000 years ago, although other estimates place the comet’s orbital period even longer…

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  • Photographing the Milky Way from 35,000 ft

    Table of contents A window seat to the stars A couple of weeks ago, while sitting in seat 30K on an Asiana Airlines A350 making an overnight flight from London to Seoul, I was grinning like a Cheshire Cat as I posted on social media a photograph of my Leica Q3’s back LCD screen. The…

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  • Why Using the Leica Q3 for Over a Year Made Me Realize It Could Be the Only Camera You Will Ever Need on Your Travels

    In the world of travel photography – or actually any photography, for that matter – the weight of your gear can make or break your experience. When I first started in freelance photojournalism, I often found myself burdened with a heavy camera bag crammed with multiple lenses, accessories, and other gadgets I thought were essential.…

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