A trip abroad is always a treasure trove of memories, from new flavours and scents to breathtaking views. After returning home, these experiences quickly fade in memory, buried under everyday responsibilities. A photobook lets you capture the most beautiful moments from your journey in one place and return to them as often as you like, without searching through folders on your computer.
Structuring a travel photobook
When planning a photobook from a trip, it's worth thinking of it as a travel journal. A good idea is to arrange the photos chronologically, day by day, so that each page corresponds to the next stage of the journey. The first page might show the airport or the view from the aeroplane window, and the last, the sunset on the day of departure or a souvenir photo with suitcases. Between these bookends, you can place everything that created the unique atmosphere of the trip: local markets, narrow streets, morning coffee on the hotel terrace, or a cat encountered by chance on a wall.
Choosing and composing photos
We usually bring back hundreds of photos from a trip, so selection is essential. It's not worth trying to fit everything into a single publication. It's better to choose a few dozen of the best shots that together form a cohesive story. It's worth combining wide landscape shots with details, such as the door of an old church, a restaurant menu, or the pattern on a ceramic plate. Such photos, seemingly insignificant, turn out to be the most interesting after years, because they recall a forgotten detail that sparks the imagination anew.
A good habit is to add short descriptions on a few pages, for example the name of the visited place, the date, or a funny anecdote from that day. These don't have to be long texts. One or two sentences that will help refresh the context of the photo in a few years are enough. This way, the photobook becomes more than just a collection of photographs. It turns into a personal guide to a place you had the pleasure of visiting.
A finished travel photobook is also a great way to share impressions with loved ones. Instead of showing friends several hundred photos on a phone screen, you can sit down together at the table and turn pages together. It's a completely different experience, closer and more engaging. And if you travel regularly, over time an entire collection of travel photobooks builds up on the shelf, which is the best souvenir from all your journeys.
