Sure Travel Journey Vol 4.4 Spring 2018 | Page 29

• E N R O U T E / / P O R T F O L I O “Before you travel to a place absorb all you can about it… Then set it aside and go. Bits you’ve taken in will guide you and make you a smarter traveller” f lio Far left: This is Nagura from the Surma tribe in Ethiopia. A few times a year I lead photographic tours to the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia, where access is difficult. Even when you’re there it isn’t easy to photograph in the area without the right permissions and relationships, but we’ve built up good relationships with the leaders of the tribes in the area over time. Top left: The famous Taj Mahal at dusk as tourists descend onto its marble steps Top right: Snorkelling at Tanakele off the Madagascan coast. Above: A fisherman collects his daily haul on Kalakajor Island, Madagascar. MAKE MEMORIES FOR LIFE // 29