When I started working on this website, I thought about what first interested me in photography all those years ago. After going back and forth for some time, I kept returning to the  way a photograph could tell a story.

I’ve always been drawn to stories, wherever I found them. Whether a novel, comic book, song, movie, painting or, yes, a photograph — each had a unique way of telling a story. Photography appealed to me because, like music and painting, it has the ability to convey complex, abstract emotional nuance.

At the same time, a photo can be representative and literal, a record in a sense, that freezes a moment in time. The elements may be familiar — trees, mountains, buildings, people — but the light, color, framing and action can often evoke something in the viewer that’s greater than the sum of those literal elements. 

So, I invite you to click through the headings above and explore. My travel blog, under ‘Travel Takes’, may help when thinking about future travel plans. My hope is that the images here will inspire you to explore some of these amazing corners of the world to bring back your own images and stories.

–Bob Demyan