THE HUMAN TOUCH

As a travel photographer who enjoys telling stories through photography, I try to include human subjects in my work for more emotional impact. Sometimes a street scene or landscape can be powerful enough without the need for a person in the image, especially if there is already a captivating focal point or interesting pattern in the landscape.

But there are many times when a landscape style photo will not convey any strong feelings to the viewer as there is not an interesting enough focal point. In this case, the addition of a human positioned well in the composition can enhance the image greatly. In a wider landscape photo, the person’s face does not need to be visible, it is just their presence in the scene that