Custom, branded maps are one of the best ways you can stand out from your competition, especially in the world of travel and content creation. With so many people, groups, and organizations still relying on products like Google Maps, you’ll not only stand out from the crowd, but also come […]
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Use web-based maps and data to raise awareness and build an inclusive community around your mission and values both at home and abroad.
How to Import Shapefiles into Adobe Illustrator
GIS software is an incredibly powerful tool for displaying data on a map. However, they have their limits. And content creators often push well beyond those limits. Thankfully, Adobe Illustrator can help fill that void for creators that GIS programs, which are geared towards a much more technical audience, leave […]
Read MoreHow to Bulk Edit Your Photos’ EXIF Data with 10 Lines of Python
Keeping up-to-date EXIF data is critically important for managing large libraries of photos. In addition to keeping your library organized, EXIF data also lets you sort, filter, and search your photo library on numerous criteria, making it easy to find the images you want, and fast. Unfortunately, many photographers, including […]
Read MoreBloggers, Are You Taking Advantage of These Powerful Analytics?
Data analytics are critical to the success of your blog or website. Without them, you are literally flying blind. Unfortunately, Google Analytics can be intimidating and confusing for non-data science or math people. As both a travel blogger and a data scientist, I want to introduce you to several key […]
Read MoreWeird Geography: 10 Bizarre and Unusual Facts About the United States
As the fourth largest country in the world, the United States has no shortage of weird, bizarre, and unusual geography. Like France, the United States has territories scattered throughout the world. Even without the territories, Alaska and Hawaii give you plenty of fodder for weird geography. From the hustle and […]
Read MoreHow to Geotag Your Photos in Adobe Lightroom Without a Built-in GPS
As both a GIS professional and digital nomad, being able to geotag photos is critical to staying organized. With travel photography, you need to be able to search by both date and location, at the very least. But believe it or not, I’ve never owned a camera with a built-in […]
Read MoreThe Cyrillic Alphabet: A Fascinating Glimpse into the Russia-Ukraine War
When you see words written in the Cyrillic Alphabet, the Russian language is probably the first thing that comes to your mind. That makes sense, because after all, Russian by far the most widely-spoken language that uses the Cyrillic Alphabet. But the Cyrillic Alphabet goes far beyond Russian language and […]
Read MoreThe 7 Essential Elements You Need to Tell Your Story
There are 7 essential elements to deeply engage and grip your audience as you tell your story. Regardless of what type of media you’re using to tell your story, these essential elements will help leave your audience at the edge of their seats, craving to come back and see what […]
Read MoreThe Next Chapter: We’re Setting off to Explore the World. Here’s How to Follow Along.
When people ask me why I decided to uproot my entire life to go travel end explore the world, I tell them it’s pretty simple. I was sick and tired, and quite frankly fed up, with the status quo. It was the utmost culmination of severe cabin fever, a lot […]
Read MoreA Powerful, Heartbreaking Exhibit of the Severe Drought in California
You’ve probably heard a lot about the severe drought in California on the news over the past few years. And if you’re like most people who don’t live there, you probably just shrugged it off. It wasn’t a direct threat to your daily life. The seriousness of the drought didn’t […]
Read MoreWeird Geography: 10 Bizarre and Unusual Facts About China
In China, Beijing just accomplished the rare feat of becoming the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. China has a long, rich history and culture that far too many people misunderstand. With China hosting the Winter Olympics this year, it seemed only fitting to look at […]
Read MoreHow to Remove Noise from Photos with 14 Lines of Python…and Blow Lightroom Out of the Water
As a photographer, you will run into the frustration of noise in their low-light photos and having to remove it at some point. It’s a much of a guarantee as taxes and death. No matter what you do in post processing, it seems like every adjustment you make only makes […]
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