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Molokai in 11 Snaps: An Instagram Session

Randy Kalp

Molokai Instagram Photos: Sunset over Papohaku.

Vacant postcard beaches–Check. Rich Hawaiian culture–Check. Sea cliffs the size of skyscrapers and mules to navigate them with–Check and Check. Molokai was everything Beth and I had hoped it would…

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A Kick Cancer’s Butt Staycation in Boston

Bethany Salvon

A couple weeks ago I announced that I was partnering with Skinny Cow to promote women’s empowerment – in the form of WoCave travel missions throughout the summer. I was…

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Yay! Our #Vines Made It Onto The San Francisco Chronicle

Randy Kalp

Travel Vines: Bethany Salvon and Randy Kalp of Beers and Beans.

I’ve been a fan of the Chronicle since my undergraduate days at San Francisco State University in the early 2000s. At that time, the paper was a staple in my…

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How I Shoot: So What Is Depth Of Field Anyway?

Bethany Salvon

It’s time for a new How I Shoot series! I decided this time to tackle what is a real shooting issue for a lot of people – Depth Of Field.…

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Peace, Thrills and Hijinks on the Trebbia River

Randy Kalp

An aerial view of the Trebbia River near Bobbio, in the Province of Piacenza (Emilia Romagna region).

On a wet Sunday morning in May, in a canyon just beyond Bobbio, Italy, a group of rafters and their guide gathered for a descent down the Alta Val Trebbia…

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8 Ultimate Travel Apps

Bethany Salvon

Considering the luggage restrictions on most airlines these days it’s a good thing that technology allows us to pack our entertainment in the slim weightless volumes of a phone, tablet…

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Wine Makes Me A Better Photographer

Bethany Salvon

It was mid-November and really cold outside. The kind of cold where even if you are traveling to a new area you want to just stay inside. And that’s exactly…

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