Documentary Travel Photography by Place

This collection brings together travel photography and photojournalism galleries from around the world, documenting culture, street life, landscapes, and daily moments across Asia, Latin America, and beyond.

The portfolio includes documentary photography from regions such as India, Myanmar, Mexico, Guatemala, Nepal, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Peru, and other locations encountered through long-form photographic journeys.

Photography from Asia, Latin America & Beyond

Deep in meditation, along the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India.Deep in meditation, along the Ganges River in Rishikesh, India.

Documentary photography across India, from sacred rivers and pilgrimage towns to markets, villages, historic cities, and the everyday life of Bihar, Gujarat, Agra, and beyond.

From Bagan's temples and Buddhist monasteries to markets, tea shops, artisan workshops, and village streets, these galleries follow the sacred and everyday rhythms of life across Myanmar.

Following ancient paths through the Annapurna region, these photographs explore high valleys, mountain villages, Buddhist traditions, and the immense landscapes of the Nepalese Himalaya.

River life, rickshaw art, markets, cinema, shipbreaking, and working waterfronts reveal a country shaped by water, labor, craftsmanship, and community.

From Antigua to Lake Atitlán and the western highlands, photographs of Maya communities, markets, processions, mountain villages, and everyday life.

Under the intense midday sun of southern Mexico, a man takes refuge in the beautiful shade of a treeUnder the intense midday sun of southern Mexico, a man takes refuge in the beautiful shade of a tree

Street life, artisan traditions, Carnival, and contemporary art across Oaxaca, focusing on the people and living culture behind one of Mexico's most visually distinctive regions.

Related galleries: Oaxaca Carnival · Oaxaca Street Art

Festivals, Indigenous and Zapatista art, and the dramatic landscape of Sumidero Canyon reveal the cultural and natural diversity of southern Mexico.

Water rushes between breathtaking scenery and rock formations along the Oregon coast.Water rushes between breathtaking scenery and rock formations along the Oregon coast.

Forests, waterfalls, volcanic mountains, wild rivers, and the rugged Pacific coast photographed through changing seasons, weather, and light.

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