Top Travel Photos Taken in 2014

2014 was full of memories and a lot of great photography. Here are the top photographs taken by PathlessTravels in 2014 and a small story about them.

10. San Camilo Cemetery - Pereira, Colombia

After landing in Pereira at night I woke up the next morning to explore the city. Cementerio San Camilo was on my list of locations to visit. As I got there I started taking photos. At this point my Spanish was a bit rusty so I kind of ignored reading of the signs.

When I got here I decided to really explore my new 12-40mm Olympus lens (review can be found here). I mostly wanted to explore the wide angle aspects. As I started taking photos, I was told that photography was prohibited in the cemetery. I snuck a few more photos, including this one.

9. Sunshine in the Barrio - Bogota, Colombia

I new friend of mine in Bogota invited me out. She asked me “Have you been to Juan Amarillo?”

I responded with a no. At that point she MADE me go. She said I would get some great photos there. She was right. The clouds started to roll into Bogota and as we started walking the water way of Río Juan Amarillo the sun peaked through the sky. I started to take some photos and this HDR with out a tripod came out not bad.

8. WWJD - Hot Air Balloon Festival - Windsor, California

Summer was just beginning and Windsor has it’s annual Hot Air Balloon classic. It was early morning when the group of photographers go there to get the dawn patrol balloons as they all light up just as the sun was coming up.

Some time later the first balloon went up… WWJD. Here he is flying high in the sky.

7. Salento Church - Salento, Colombia

My pretty friend said to me that we had to visit the town of Salento. “It is famous” she said with giddiness in her voice. In the town center was a church where I walked in and fell in love with the lighting. Low to the ground I took some photos.

6. San Pedro Church - Cali, Colombia

While in Cali I decided to take a tour with Colombia Walking tours lead by Sandra, a woman who loves her city. The tour was free. It was an amazing experience to walk through downtown Cali and learn the history.

One of the stops was this old church named Iglesia San Pedro. It was dark and eerie but had just enough lighting.

5. An Amazing Smile - Armenia, Colombia

I was visiting my friend in the city of Armenia (Colombia). We sat down and I wanted to catch a picture of my pretty friend. She would not have it. She just covered her face.

At that point I heard a voice “You can take my photo”. I turned around there was an amazing smile. I just had to snap the photo. She asked for some milk for her baby. So we proceeded to fill her bottle with milk and both my friend and I also had a huge smile.

4. Pretty Eyes - Villavecencio, Colombia

My friend wanted to show me the city where she lived. Here I was in Villavicencio where the temperature was a hot 102 degrees. We waited for it to cool down before taking a walk through the city. Then it started raining. I came down really hard. We ran for shelter.

The lighting in the Church where we took shelter was fantastic, so fantastic it made my friend’s eyes just glow. We held a mini photo shoot there.

3. Statue in Villa De Leyva - Villa De Leyva, Colombia

After meeting Claudia, a girl I meet had an amazing connection with, her family and I went to Villa de Leyva. Villa De Leyva is North of Bogota and is famous for it’s plaza. I have already taken photos of the plaza so was seeking for something different.

I found this interesting statue next to a smaller church. I found the sky to be so dramatic so I got low and too an HDR shot of the scene.

2. The View of Salento - Salento, Colombia

My friend that I mention before took me to Salento. She insisted we go take a hike to see this view. But she also insisted we eat before hand. We ate a grand lunch, huge bowl of salad and deserts. It was great, but I was stuffed and now tired.

Next up, take a hike up some stairs. I was dead tired. But finally getting past it all we get to this view. It was amazing. I took and HDR series of shots to make this amazingly view.

1. Sunset on the Beach of Puerto Colombia - Puerto Colombia, Colombia

I went to Carnaval in Barranquilla, one of the largest festivals in Colombia. The drawback is that everything was expensive. So I did some research to find a cheap alternative when traveling during a peak time. I came across a nice place in Puerto Colombia and this beach was my backyard.

As you can see there is a common theme to these photos as I spent most of my 2014 in Colombia. How did your photographs come out for 2014? Have any to share with us? Let me know. Leave a comment below, send me a tweet on twitter or post on my Facebook. Heck even send us a message. Let me know so I can help. Subscribe to our newsletter to gain even more tips on beer or travel. Happy travels