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It's been a bit of a Holy Grail for me over the last number of years... I love working with my full-frame system and the quality it provides, but not when I'm in "tourist mode", constantly on the move, exploring new places, often on a timeline dictated by the needs of non-photographers. Even when backpacking or canoeing I’d rather not have my FF system with me. So my Holy Grail has been to find the "ultimate travel camera” that will allow me to capture the nature, outdoor and landscape photos that are my forte as a photographer.
Rainbow, Svínafellsjökull, Iceland – 127mm (equiv.) ƒ5.6@1/500 ISO100 EV0The ultimate travel camera is light enough to always be with me and has the versatility to handle a wide variety of situations.
Is it even possible to define a single camera – or system-in-camera – that can handle all the permutations and combinations of not just travel destinations and subjects, but personal shooting styles as well? Could there possibly be one camera that "does it all": o...

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Terry McDonald is an artist, author and educator, working in fine art landscape and nature photography. He approaches photography as both an art and a craft: a solid grounding in technique frees him to explore a variety of visual styles. As a photographer his goal seems simple enough: capture and recreate the inherent art in nature. However, nature is not always so accommodating! Although Terry grew up and has lived most his life in Canada, he has lived, worked and photographed overseas for 10 years in Tanzania, Germany and, more recently, England. Additional travel destinations have included much of western Europe, across Canada to two of three coats, South Africa, south Florida, the Galápagos and Iceland. Terry lives with his family in Guelph, Ontario, his home base for hiking, backcountry canoeing and nordic skiing. When time permits, he offers classroom and field workshops throughout the year. Terry’s work has been featured in Photo Life and Light & Landscape and is in private collections on three continents. His work may be viewed at luxBorealis.com or at his luxBorealis Flickr account.
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