It sounds like it could be a pretty sweet deal, and is definitely positioning YouTube as more than just an amateur video creator platform or home for weird cat videos, with YouTube gunning to create original content for YouTube Red following Netflix’s success with its original programming … though YouTube’s original content offerings definitely take a different direction in their themes, focusing on creating partnerships with some of YouTube’s current top stars.

We’ll see if YouTube’s current user demographic (used to getting everything for free and skewing pretty young) will pony up the cash for the subscription. If you do decide to go with the subscription option, definitely wait to get it on October 28 directly from YouTube on the web, you’ll pay an extra three dollars through Apple’s in-app purchase platform. Then you can sign in to the app and get the benefits on your phone without Apple’s 30% mark up.

We’re not sure how the new subscription service will affect content creators. Some things seem somewhat alarming at first blush – like the fact that creators who don’t agree to the new subscription terms will have their videos marked as private and they won’t be able to be seen by anyone. But YouTube says 99% of their content creators have agreed to the new subscription terms. So maybe marking only 1% of videos private won’t be that big of a deal.

YouTube also hasn’t laid out how they’ll share revenue with content creators. They have said that the “majority” of revenue will go to the creators, but that’s a pretty vague term. Currently content creators get 55 percent of the advertising revenue on their videos. In theory, this should only help add revenue for content creators, right? They’ll still get their ad-supported revenue from the free YouTube, and then the official YouTube blog says, “YouTube Red will play an important role in expanding user engagement on YouTube and provide creators like you with an additional way to get paid for the content you’re already creating.” Unless however they carve out $9.99 between all the videos subscribers watch ends up coming out far less than what the content creator would have gotten with ads.

Right now is probably not the time to worry. We’ll see how things go when the service is released to the masses on the 28th. We just hope that YouTube will still continue to be the awesome place we can go to find great videos from great artists.

In the meantime, you can still use Wispeo to send and share videos that aren’t for the masses at YouTube, free or otherwise. Share videos with your family, friends, and colleagues with Wispeo, now available in the App Store and from Google Play.

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There are so many ideas about how to make a viral video and as time progresses and it gets harder to go viral, those ideas are changing, but there are a few common trends.

People Plan

Not everyone takes the time to plan out exactly how they are going to execute a viral video. In fact, there is really no way to predict whether your video will successfully go viral, but as Karen Cheng (creator of the viral video Girl Learns to Dance in a Year) will tell you, planning makes going viral feasible. Think of the 5 “W”s you learned in elementary school – except we are modifying it to be 3 – who, what, and why. “Who” is the people you plan on contacting to get involved with making the video viral. That includes friends, family, businesses, and anyone else you think might give you some attention. “What” is the content of the video that makes it worth going viral. “Why” is the reason people will make it a viral success (more on this later). In addition to these questions, thinking about the length of the video will also influence its success. People don’t have the patience to watch extended videos anymore, they want the entertainment to come fast and end fast. As you plan out your video, asking yourself these questions will help point you in the right direction.

The Element of Surprise

This is the “what” and “why” of viral videos because, as Kissmetrics emphasizes, content is the key to success. “What” and “why” determine the nature of the video and the reason behind it going viral whether it’s because it’s completely stupid, a great ad, or practical advice. Whatever route your video takes, the most important element is surprise. Get creative and don’t let norms of what people expect to see block your thinking. Most likely you will have to go through some trial and error to figure out what is surprising to people and what is unimpressive, but keep trying. In the end all that matters to the viewer is that they are entertained (even if it is not for the reasons you thought they would be).

Garner Support

This goes back to the “who” question. Who are you going to contact to help make your video viral? Sharing with friends will do a lot. Individually contacting them and asking them to continue sharing will do even more. But that may not be enough no matter how popular you are. You have to tap into a much larger, well-known network for something to go viral. This is what Kevin Allocca, the YouTube trend manager, calls “tastemakers.” Essentially, gaining the support of one tastemaker, such as Ellen Degeneres, or any other celebrity for that matter, will make you a success because they have thousands if not millions of fans that hang on every word they say. One share from them and you have gone viral.

Remember that virality is not always by chance. You make it happen by planning out all the details from “who” to “why.” Making the content surprising in some way will increase your chances of going viral. Most importantly, there is no way you will be able to make a viral video on your own, so network and see how much attention you can generate.

We also think a really good way to start your video going viral is to start with sharing it with coworkers, friends, and family through Wispeo. You can test out clip ideas, piece together shots from several different people, or just let them watch your great video before everyone else. Check out Wispeo (now available in the App Store and from Google Play) to get started on the easiest way to share your video files.

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We published a blog a few weeks ago about citizen journalism, where we recognized  the idea that just about anyone can be a videographer, or at least wear a videographer’s hat for a day. Modern technology has given countless people access to the kinds of tools needed to capture relevant news footage as it’s happening. The rise of citizen journalism means that virtually anyone can report on virtually any event.

Periscope is taking that idea to a whole new level.  

“It may sound crazy, but we wanted to build the closest thing to teleportation,”  the company wrote in a post on its website. Periscope, which was acquired by Twitter in January, allows users to stream live video from their iPhone, and has amassed a whopping 10 million registered users. A TechCrunch article said that as of mid-August, all of the app’s users combined were streaming over 350,000 hours of video a day. All in all, that means that collective amount of video streamed on the app is equal to over 40 human lifetimes.

Periscope will eventually become more than just an iPhone app – (or at least that’s what people are saying.) It’s been rumored that the company is developing an app for the new Apple TV that will allow users to watch live Periscope footage on their TV screens. In another article, TechCrunch reported that Apple TV will function like the Periscope website, which allows users to watch live footage but, of course, limits them when it comes to uploading their own streams.

So, what are people watching on Periscope? Well, there’s TIME’s live footage from the migrant crisis on the Hungarian border, as well as a few popular live streams Apple’s big event, including a firsthand look at the new iPad Pro and a post-event chat with Verge reporter Casey Newton. You can check out these newsworthy “recent streams” on the app right now, but Periscope makes it really easy to access other streams, too. It’s not all about following the big news channels. Periscope also functions sort of like a hybrid mix of Snapchat and Skype because it allows users to watch live streams from their contacts, but its structure is that of a social network.

We love everything about Periscope, because it really complements what we’re doing for video here at Wispeo. We believe that life should be captured from every angle and that those stories should be shared and connected in the most convenient and advanced ways available. If you want to send large video files, you can use Wispeo to do it in the highest possible quality.

And, just like Periscope, Wispeo will soon be available on iPhone and Android devices. Sign up so you can be the first to know when the apps are available!

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The first awesome video-related feature Apple announced was that GoPro is coming to the Apple Watch. You can now use your watch as your viewfinder for the camera – it looks like it will be a pretty slick app and easy way to manage your shots.

The iPad is new and improved (“the biggest news in iPad since the iPad” was a bit much): iPad Pro – something that looks like Apple is trying to take a direct hit at Microsoft’s Surface Pro. The iPad Pro is larger with a 5k display, 8-megapixel camera, and a far more powerful processor. It also has a 4-speaker sound system. This will allow for an awesome video playback and Adobe showed off how the faster processor makes it easier to edit and manage photos on the iPad. Loved CNET’s take on the “Apple Pencil”:

Meet Apple Pencil. @sharatibken jokes “hell must have frozen over” (live blog) http://t.co/CS6bHcXTJi #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/i7azikfo5C

— CNET (@CNET) September 9, 2015

We’ve already talked about how iPhone is the most popular camera in the world, and now Apple has announced that iPhone 6 is the most popular phone in the world with its year-over-year growth. Apple says they’ve changed everything about the phone (except how it looks), but we’re most excited about the camera improvements. Schiller announced that the new iPhone 6s and 6s+ have a 12 megapixel rear camera, “50% more pixels than before”, 50% more focus pixels so autofocus is faster, and new technology to get more accurate color. This will be awesome, especially combined with the 4K video recording and the 5-megapixel front-facing camera – taking the selfie game to a whole new level of clearness.

The iPhone 6s and 6s+ will be able to shoot 4k video, meaning that they have 8 million pixels in every frame. It will be hard to appreciate the 4k video on the smaller iPhone screen, but when you wisp these ginormous videos to yourself so you can view them on a desktop or TV screen, they’ll be amazing! Schiller also announced that you can edit the 4k videos in iMovie right on the iPhone 6s.

One more photo feature: Schiller talked about a new feature called Live Photos. It takes photos before and after when you snap your image to “extend the capture moment”. You can see your Live Photos on the Apple Watch and do some cool things there. The iPhone 6s commercial showed that if you tap and hold an image, the Live Photos can kind of play together and make the photos move?

One feature we’re kind of excited about that wasn’t discussed at the event, but rumored beforehand and kind of shown off in demos is that Apple is releasing Motion backgrounds on the iPhones. They did talk about video screensavers on the Apple TV (which is nice because we were getting REALLY tired of seeing the same 10 Getty Images as the screensavers). The AppleTV backgrounds were shot exclusively for Apple and will automatically change from day to night shots depending on what time you’re watching TV. The rumors are that the iPhone Motion backgrounds can incorporate timelapses, videos, or cinemagraphs. We think it will look really awesome, fingers crossed that we’ll hear more about it when people start demoing the phones.

What are you most excited about with Apple’s event today? Do you think they have awesome new camera features that will blow photographers and videographers away? Or are they just catching up with the rest of the market? Tell us what you think below!

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Depth Rating. Depth rating refers to how far the drone can sink before it is no longer able to function properly. The lower the drone sinks, the more pressure there is on the casings of the drone. Before buying, have an understanding of how deep you’ll have to go to capture your footage, and make sure the depth rating fits your needs. In general, you’ll find that the cheaper the drone, the lower the depth rating – meaning there are drones that can go down 330 feet, but they’re thousands of dollars more than a drone that only sinks 150 feet.

Cable Length. ROVs don’t fly (or swim) unattached to you like air drones, which is probably a good thing because it’s hard enough controlling drones when you can see them in the air – it would be far more difficult when they’re a hundred feet underwater. The longer your cable, the deeper your drone can go, as long as it’s within the depth rating. Luckily, you won’t find a drone with a cable equal to or longer than the depth rating, so as long as you’re happy with your depth rating, you shouldn’t have to worry about cable length.

Video Features. There are two aspects of video you should check. First, does it have a live video feed? Or, do you just drive around and see the footage later? Second, how high is the quality of the video? Many cameras will capture footage in 720p, but they have the option of upgrading to higher resolutions, or you can start with an ROV with 1080p resolution.

Motors. The number of motors and their function makes a difference. The more motors you have, the faster you can travel through the water. Motors have two functions: thrusting and hovering. Some ROVs that don’t have hovering motors (they are also less expensive).

There are many other features you should look at when investing in an ROV, including battery life, Wi-Fi, and memory capacity, but the four mentioned are some of the main differences between ROVs.

After you’ve captured some awesome footage of a shark swimming straight at your ROV, wisp the footage to your friends, family, and clients (and us).

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But does Facebook really have a chance against the longstanding video giant?

There’s a good incentive for them to try. In 2014 video accounted for 67% of all internet traffic. And Cisco predicts that by 2019 video will move up to 80% of all traffic. This means money is definitely moving away from traditional display ads and toward video-sponsored ads, so there is a lot of pressure on the current internet giants to get video right, right now.

Recently some ado has been made about how much traction Facebook-native video has been getting on Facebook. The numbers are pretty impressive – by the last quarter of 2014, 80% of interactions with video on Facebook went to Facebook-native video (meaning videos uploaded directly to Facebook and not shared there from another platform). Most of that 80% interaction was won from YouTube videos shared on the social media platform, YouTube went from 32% at the beginning of the year to 13% at the end of it.

There are a lot of factors that go into Facebook’s winning numbers though, so the boost may not be as significant as it seems. First off, Facebook autoplays native video, that alone probably makes their interaction numbers go through the roof. Facebook also controls the algorithm for how content is displayed in a user’s news feed, so it’s a pretty safe bet that native video gets seen more and therefore gets more likes and shares based on the higher volume of eyeballs that see the video. Plus, those numbers are just on the Facebook platform. Statistics show that over its life, a video on YouTube gets more engagement than on Facebook.

From a video creator perspective YouTube is still leaps and bounds ahead on security controls, automatically blocking content that appears to infringe on copyright. YouTube also offers better and more robust statistics and multi-platform viability to video creators – though Facebook is catching up, introducing a view counter at the end of last year and creating embed options early in 2015.

YouTube has a tried and tested ad-sharing platform that will continue to encourage video creators to post their videos on that platform. Facebook announced earlier this year that they’re going to start sharing ad revenue with video creators with a new “suggested videos” feed, but it’s unclear exactly how that revenue model will break down right now. Finally, YouTube also has an awesome search engine behind it – both on the platform and on Google results – so videos don’t move out of a news feed and get lost in obscurity.

But half of the online world uses Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Facebook passed 1 billion in one day mark – 1 in 7 people in the world were on the platform at some time during the day.

Facebook says that they’re committed to develop a “comprehensive video management system”, so that should be enough to at least give YouTube pause.

Either way, with more and more videos being created and shared online, it’s important that everyone has a tool to easily move and share their videos across multiple devices and with multiple people. Wispeo makes sharing high-resolution videos super easy, allowing a user to send up to 3GB of data for free to anyone with an email address. Plus, Wispeo works as a free video converter allowing you to convert your videos into several different formats that play nice with other devices.

Soon, with the Wispeo apps for iOS and Android, you’ll be able to easily get HD videos off your phone and with the people who want to watch them. Watch for the app in mid-September.

What do you think: can Facebook really overtake YouTube as the No. 1 video platform on the internet?

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Eric Cheng of Make magazine compiled a list of unintentional water submersions, and after four quadcopter drownings he attached buoys to his drone. Luckily, he wrote that piece over a year ago, and since then, drones have advanced to the point of having decent water capabilities.

While we could provide you with a list of the top water compatible drones on the market, we thought it might be more helpful to list the most important features you’ll need if you intend to fly your drone over water:

Waterproof – Some drones completely encase all the electrical parts, including the camera. Others, you have to provide the waterproof casing for the camera, specifically in the case that you’re shooting with a gimbal and GoPro. Still others, like The Splash Drone, are made with waterproof wires and circuits.

Landing Gear – Can it take off and land in water? If you generally start shooting from land, you probably don’t need to worry about having water landing gear, but if you find yourself taking off from a boat frequently, having the ability to take off straight from water might be a helpful feature for you.

Underwater Footage – If you want to capture underwater footage, you need to consider where the camera sits on the drone. Some drones sit above water, while others are able to go a little below the surface and capture underwater activity. These options generally involve a gimbal and GoPro, so when the drone is floating on the water the GoPro is suspended underneath the water line.

Surface Footage – Some people need to shoot the water’s surface. Just as some drones hang the camera slightly below the water, other drones land with the camera just above the surface. The trick is finding a drone that will capture the surface while moving around to get every angle you need. Parrot recently released a drone that acts much like a speed boat, using an attached mini drone to propel itself around the water’s surface.

Inclement Weather Capabilities – If you’re filming around large bodies of water, storms are a reality you have to deal with frequently. Storms can also provide some of the most interesting and exciting footage, so it’s tempting to send a drone out in the middle of a storm. Usually that ends in disaster, but there’s at least one drone on the market claiming to be able to navigate rain. If you want to be the next storm chaser, the QuadH2O is your new best friend.

At the end of the day, no matter what kind of drone you have, use common sense when flying to keep your drone out of harm’s way. If you do, you’ll have great videos that you can then send to friends, family, colleagues, and clients using Wispeo.

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‘The Wild‘ featuring Noah Beschen is the 2015 REDirect Surf Film Festival Grand Prize Winner.

“Presented by RED Digital Cinema & Surfer Mag. REDirect Surf was a filmmaking competition to see who can create the most unique and original surf short of the year using RED Dragon 6K cameras provide by RED. 11 film makers were hand selected to participate and after 10 weeks of filming and 4 weeks of post production all films were submitted. The distinguished panel of judges included Taylor Steele (World Renowned Surf Film Maker), Jarred Land (CEO of RED) as well as Director of Point Break 2, Grant Elis (Editor of Surfer Mag), and Jamin Jannard (Founder of RED son).”

Aaron Leiber won the competition for his short film featuring 15-year-old prodigy surfer, Noah Berschen, REDirect announced a few weeks ago. The winning film, The Wild, is appropriately titled. It opens with footage that manages to seem peaceful and ominous at the same time and closes with footage of Noah expertly navigating through the waves on his surfboard. According to RED’s site, Aaron brought home an EPIC DRAGON valued at $50,000, as well as all of the RED gear he used to shoot the winning film.

Aaron told us a little about what it was like to make The Wild:

W: You swam with sharks to get some of this footage. Did you have to take any precautions to stay safe?
AL: We went out with a boat tour called @islandviewhawaii and they had a diver in the water to make sure we were “safe.” Obviously anytime you get in the water with sharks and are not in a cage there is risk involved. But it’s calculated risk and for the most part the type of sharks we were swimming with get scared and swim off if you make a lot of splashes. Its all about staying really calm and relaxed so that the sharks feel comfortable and then they will swim up close and check you out. Its really an awesome experience. Sharks are dramatized in the media and are seen as this evil creatures lurking in the dark just waiting to attack you. And that just is not the case. Sharks are curious creatures, they make mistakes, but humans aren’t their source of food.

W: At first, The Wild is really surreal, and then at about 2:31, the vibe really changes. Things really speed up. What do you think you accomplished when you set up the footage this way? Can you walk us through your creative vision?
AL:  Well this was a film making competition and I felt that there were a lot of boxes to check in order to win. Although this was a “surf film” specific competition I knew a lot of the judges weren’t just going to be looking just at that aspect of it. So the intro for me was an opportunity to tell a visual story. Tell a short story of where Noah is at in his life, the world he lives in, a vision of how he wants to conquer his world. Then the shift to action is to be true to the sport. To showcase every possible angle I could get with a RED in 10 weeks and showcase Noah’s talents at 14 years old. I also used the intro as a way to draw in viewers who aren’t necessarily surfers, I wanted the intro to be something everyone would want to watch and if I did it right, hopefully re-watch.

W: You’ve shot surfers like John John Florence and Bethany Hamilton. What was it like to work with Noah? What made him the right fit for The Wild?
AL: I’ve been working with Noah since he was 9 years old. I’ve made 1 or 2 short videos with Noah for the last few years. So for me this was an evolution of that. But simultaneously I knew that all the other competitors in this competition would be making a project with adults. Noah being half everyone’s size makes him stand out so for me it was a unique opportunity to create something that look and felt similar to everyone else’s projects, but completely different because Noah is so much younger.

W: You say that The Wild represents how teenage years can be pretty wild. Was Noah the inspiration for this theme?
AL: Noah was totally the inspiration. But my own life, everyone’s teenage years are Wild. I really enjoyed reading Lord of the Flies in high school. And I wanted to rift off that a little as well. One quote I really liked from the book was “The thing is – fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.” And I think that says it all.

W: How did you choose the music for the video? Did you have the tracks selected before you started filming, or did you add them later?
AL: I chose the music during the making of this project. Then I had Nash Howe come in and do all the sound design. Without good sound design the visuals just aren’t as appealing.

W: Why do you think you won? What is it about your submission that you think stood out from the others?
AL: I think my entry stood out because of the sound design and all the post work my friend Octave Zangs helped with. He did all the color correction and took 3 different locations (Hawaii, Mexico, Tahiti) and made all the water color look similar. I tried to produce a piece that was more of an experience than just a short film… something you want to share with your friends. I don’t really know its kinda an awkward question. I am just really passionate about what I do and it was so much fun to have an opportunity to create exactly what I wanted.

W: In what ways has this win impacted your career? What’s next for you, career-wise?
AL: I am not sure how it will impact my career. I was invited to be on G-Technology G-Team which is really exciting. Hopefully I’ll get hired to do more cool projects! Time will tell  Career wise I still am working with Bethany on Surfs Like A Girl, that will come out late 2016, spring 2017. Also working with Alana Blanchard on a short project and LifeProof phone cases on some stuff as well.

Connect with Aaron: www.lieberfilms.com

or on Instagram: lieberfilms

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In fact, the Graava website features a quote by Forbes writer Ryan Mac. It says, “Watch out GoPro.”

According to Forbes’ article on the company, Graava CEO Bruno Gregory got the idea for the smart cam when he almost got hit by a car while cycling. Luckily, he was wearing a GoPro. After reviewing the footage of the incident, he prosecuted the driver who nearly killed him. Gregory reportedly dreamt up Graava following the experience – after he had to sift through hours of boring biking footage to finally find the moment when the driver almost ran him off the road.

Anyone who wants to capture great action shots has relied on GoPro cameras to do the job, but Gregory has a point – you can shoot hours of footage on a GoPro before capturing the amazing (or in his case, not so amazing,) footage that you really want to edit and share with friends.

Editing video shot on a GoPro can be really tedious.

The Graava is incredibly small – like, the size of a box of Tic Tacs. And according to the Graava site,the camera shoots in HD 1080p 30 fps, or 720p 60 fps. Hyperlapse footage can be shot in 4k. So the camera shoots in crazy-high resolution despite its size. But that’s not why people are talking.

Graava is waterproof and durable – like a GoPro. But it’s most impressive feature? Built-in editing software. Graava sensors have the ability to detect direction, movement, light, and acceleration. The camera comes with two high quality microphones, a speaker, and has an auto image rotation option that allows user to record either vertically or horizontally. Graava even features a sensor that tracks your heart rate, so it knows when you’re filming something exciting.

The camera’s crowdsourcing option may be of particular interest to action videographers who work on a team. The camera’s GPS system can link up to nearby Graava cameras, and gives videographers the option of editing footage together to capture multiple angles.

The camera also takes care of post-production. It will add and trim your music for you.

When it’s done cutting your footage, the Graava app will edit the footage a second time – to fit  whichever social media site you want to share it on, since sites like Instagram have a 15 seconds time limit for video posts.

The Graava cam will become available in early 2016 and will cost $400 (You can grab it for $250 if you preorder it now).

Once you get your Graava and all of your sweet action footage, use Wispeo to share the full resolution HD videos with your family and friends.

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Source: 2015 Traveler Photo Contest

It’s an awesome time of year in the photo industry when the National Geographic Traveler announces the winners of their annual photo contest. It’s a great way to see gorgeous images from prominent photographers and to see emerging and creative new visions in the field. And because we love photography and videography at Wispeo, we wanted to highlight some of the winners.

According to the contest website, “The 2015 Traveler Photo Contest judges reviewed nearly 18,000 photographs, and ten pictures won top prizes. Photographers entered pictures into four categories: Travel Portraits, Outdoor Scenes, Sense of Place, and Spontaneous Moments.”

This year’s grand-prize winner is a gorgeous photo of a humpback whale, her calf, and several divers in the background taken by photographer Anuar Patjane in Mexico entitled “Whale Whisperers”. The caption says, “Diving with a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they cruise around Roca Partida … in the Revillagigedo [Islands], Mexico. This is an outstanding and unique place full of pelagic life, so we need to accelerate the incorporation of the islands into UNESCO as [a] natural heritage site in order to increase the protection of the islands against the prevailing illegal fishing corporations and big-game fishing.”

The second-place image is called “Gravel Workmen” by Faisal Azim. The caption for that photo says “[This] gravel-crush working place remains full of dust and sand. Three gravel workmen are looking through the window glass at their working place. Chittagong, Bangladesh.”

The third-place image (and my personal favorite) is a low-angle action shot of riders on camels by photographer Ahmed Al Toqi called “Camel Ardah”. The caption reads, “Camel Ardah, as it [is] called in Oman, is one of the traditional styles of camel racing … between two camels controlled by expert men. The faster camel is the loser … so they must be running [at] the same speed level in the same track. The main purpose of Ardah is to show the beauty and strength of the Arabian camels and the riders’ skills. Ardah [is] considered one of the most risky situations, since always the camels reactions are unpredictable [and] it may get wild and jump [toward the] audience.”

There were 10 total winners and you can see all of them on the Traveler website. Check them out if you want to feel inspired and awed by the beauty photographers can capture in the world.

Wispeo is a fantastic tool for photographers of all kinds, providing an easy way to send large files that don’t fit on email. Check it out and wisp your favorite images to someone today!

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