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The Power of a Photograph – Trek Earth

http://www.trekearth.com

One of the qualities that I love about a photograph is its unique ability to offer you a sneak peek into the life of someone else. A decent photograph quite literally opens a window to another world allowing you for an instance of frozen time & space to see through the eyes of another. A photograph has the ability to whisk you away to a time and place that you would otherwise not experience. That is what this month’s website is all about.

Trek Earth is like the photography from an issue of National Geographic on steroids. Fulfilling its mission of “fostering a global community interested in photography”, Trek Earth members post photos they have taken, and politely provide feedback & critique each others work. The site is divided in several different ways. There are discussion forums, a section for links and one for books, but it is the gallery section for photography where you want to spend a great deal of time. Each photograph here is a perfect gem. Broken into a number of categories, it is easy to explore photographs from a specific area or on a specific theme.

And oooo the photographs! Time spent thumbing through any of the galleries is like a mini vacation. The energy in each photograph is abundant and the images stunning. These are the best of the best that each photographer has to offer. Feel like exploring the wilds of Australia or the countryside of Serbia? Or maybe you are jonesing for the perfect sunset or snippets of daily life from around the globe? You will find them all here and much, much more.

The only criticism I have of the site as a whole is minor. I would love to see the presentation format take a much more visual approach. Right now, while you exploring the visual riches of Trek Earth, you are still very aware that this is a website, complete with advertising and side links. Ouch. Photographs this good should have an option to be presented in a gallery or sideshow fashion taking the viewer the extra step and providing a true window to explore the world.

Go explore the visual riches that Trek Earth has to offer and celebrate our truly global culture.

LA. Judge

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