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词条 Laurence Norah
释义

  1. Background

  2. Career

      Photography    Blogging    Speaking    Television & Radio Appearances  

  3. References

  4. External links

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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1980}}
| nationality = British
| occupation = Photographer & Travel Expert
| spouse = Jessica Norah
| website = {{URL|https://www.findingtheuniverse.com}}
}}Laurence Norah (born 1980) is a British / Seychellois travel photographer and blogger. He is the author of the travel blog Finding the Universe, and his photography has appeared on a number of high-profile publications such as BBC, National Geographic, Fox News, and USA Today.[1][2][3][4]

Background

Laurence Norah was born in 1980 to a British mother and a Seychellois father. Norah's parents worked as hotel managers and he spent his childhood living in various locations in the UK and the Seychelles.[5] In 2009, he left his job as a software engineer and sold off most of this belongings and traveled around Australia for year in a Land Cruiser.[6] In 2010, he started his travel blog, Finding the Universe.

In 2014, he met his now wife Jessica Norah at a travel blogging conference in Italy.[7] The two were married in August 2015 aboard the Queen Mary 2 on a transatlantic voyage, halfway between the United States (her home country) and the UK.[8] Norah and his wife are currently based near Edinburgh, Scotland.[9]

Career

Photography

Norah's travel photography has appeared in a number of publications and websites including National Geographic, the BBC, Fox News, Brides, and the Huffington Post.[1][2][3][4][8][10] He was also a founding member of Lightmoves Creative, an online photography hire organization.[11]

Norah has won a number of awards for his photography, including Bronze in the SATW Bill Muster Photo Competition in 2019, being named a top 10 travel photographer in USA Today in 2014 and winning the Bloggy for best photography on a weblog in 2015.[12][4][13] He specializes in travel and landscape photography, but has also shot travel conferences and festivals such as the South by Southwest music festival.[14] Norah's photography has been recognized worldwide and he currently serves as an ambassador for Vanguard (an American tripod company).[15]

Norah is also the instructor and author of the online Superstar Blogging travel photography course hosted by Matt Kepnes.[16]

Blogging

Norah started his travel and photography blog, Finding the Universe, in 2010. Today, he co-runs both Finding the Universe and Independent Travel Cats (a couples travel blog founded by his wife in 2013) with his wife Jessica. He is well known for his large social media following, especially on Instagram and Facebook where the Finding the Universe Facebook fan page has over 1 million followers.[9][17][6]

Laurence Norah also served as a board member of the Professional Travel Blogging Association (PTBA) for 4 years, serving as the non-profit organization's President from 2015 to 2016.[18]

Speaking

Norah is a regular speaker and presenter at travel events and conferences about travel blogging and travel photography, and has spoken at numerous conferences worldwide such as Travel Bloggers Exchange,[19] TravelCon,[20] Arabian Travel Market,[21] Travel Blogger Destination Italy,[22] and INFLOW Travel Summits,[23]

Television & Radio Appearances

Laurence and his wife have also appeared on a number of online videos, TV, radio, and podcasts, including an episode of House Hunters International, online video commercials for Mediatek and Vanguard, radio show for 98.8 Castle FM, and an Amateur Traveler podcast.[24][25][26][27]

References

1. ^1 {{cite news|title=Tourism body reveals its top pictures on social media|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37870995|accessdate=9 December 2017|publisher=BBC News|date=4 November 2016}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Photo of the Day|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/2016/8/santa-cruz-arch/|website=National Geographic|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
3. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Gifford|first1=Erin|title=7 sweet rides for the ultimate summer road trip|url=http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/06/24/7-sweet-rides-for-ultimate-summer-road-trip.html|accessdate=9 December 2017|publisher=Fox News|date=24 June 2016}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Top Travel Photography Bloggers Exposed in New Readers' Choice Poll|url=http://www.10best.com/awards/new-media-awards/best-travel-photography-bloggers/|website=10 Best|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Interview: Seychellois travel photographer living in UK|url=http://www.seychellesdiary.com/index.php/2017/11/30/interview-seychellois-travel-photographer-living-in-uk/|website=Seychelles Travel|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
6. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Hasan|first1=Saad|last2=Taha|first2=Mohamed|title=Travel bloggers: Nonstop holidays or a "bohemian" business?|url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/travel-bloggers-nonstop-holidays-or-a-bohemian-business-339825|website=TRT World|accessdate=10 December 2017|date=April 21, 2017}}
7. ^{{cite web|last1=Mezzolani|first1=Ruth|title=A true love story ... Made in Marche!|url=https://www.destinazionemarche.it/una-vera-storia-damore-made-in-marche/|website=Destinazione Marche|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
8. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Tigar|first1=Lindsay|title=7 elopement stories that go beyond the courthouse|url=https://www.brides.com/story/elopement-stories-that-go-beyond-the-courthouse|website=Brides}}
9. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Donnelly|first1=Ellie|title=A lot of work goes behind that one Instagram photo' - 'Finding the Universe' blogging couple share their top tips|url=https://www.independent.ie/business/small-business/your-stories/a-lot-of-work-goes-behind-that-one-instagram-photo-finding-the-universe-blogging-couple-share-their-top-tips-36202569.html|accessdate=10 December 2017|date=October 7, 2017}}
10. ^{{cite web|last1=Norah|first1=Laurence|title=This crazy groom photographed his own wedding - twice!|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/laurence-norah/this-crazy-groom-photogra_b_15401546.html|website=Huffington Post}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Lightmoves Creative Gallery - Laurence Norah|url=http://lightmovescreative.org/gallery/#gallery-laurence|website=Lightmoves Creative|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=SATW Bill Muster Photo Competition|url=https://portal.satw.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4301|website=SATW|accessdate=24 March 2019}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Fifteenth Annual Weblog Awards - Best Photography of a Weblog|url=http://2015.bloggi.es/#photography|website=The Weblog Awards|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
14. ^{{cite book|title=SXSWorld March 2015 - Music flipbook magazine|date=March 2015|publisher=South by Southwest}}
15. ^{{cite web|title=Get to know Vanguard Professional Laurence Norah|url=http://www.vanguardworld.com.au/vanguardlife/tag/laurence-norah/|website=Vanguard World|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
16. ^{{cite web|last1=Kepnes|first1=Matt|title=How to Become a Travel Photographer|url=https://superstarblogging.nomadicmatt.com/how-to-become-a-travel-photographer/|website=Superstar Blogging|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Finding the Universe|url=https://www.facebook.com/findingtheuniverse/|website=Facebook|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=PTBA Board Members|url=http://travelbloggersassociation.com/ptba-board-members/|website=Professional Travel Bloggers Association|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=TBEX Speaker Laurence Norah|url=http://tbexcon.com/2017-europe/speakers/laurence-norah/|website=TBEX Events|publisher=TBEX|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=TravelCon 2018 Schedule |url=https://travelcon.org/schedule/|website=TravelCon|publisher=TBEX|accessdate=17 October 2018}}
21. ^{{cite web|title=Inside ATM 2014|url=https://issuu.com/ltmpublications/docs/webready_atm2|publisher=Arabian Travel Market|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
22. ^{{cite web|title=Much-awaited tourism event: Travel Blogger Destination Italy|url=https://www.eturbonews.com/76024/much-awaited-tourism-event-travel-blogger-destination-italy|website=eturbonews|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=Speakers|url=http://inflowsummits.com/its-istanbul/speakers/|website=INFLOW Travel Summits|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
24. ^{{cite web|title=On the Road to Edinburgh, Scotland - Season 100, Episode 3|url=http://www.hgtv.com/shows/house-hunters-international/episodes/on-the-road-to-edinburgh-scotland|website=House Hunters International Episodes|publisher=HGTV|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
25. ^{{cite web|title=Laurence Norah's smartphone story - Long edit|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL4vH70tGpk|website=Youtube|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
26. ^{{cite web|title=Vanguard: Travel Blogger Laurence Norah with VEO 2|url=https://vimeo.com/225575776|website=Vimeo|publisher=Vanguard USA|accessdate=9 December 2017}}
27. ^{{cite web|last1=Christensen|first1=Chris|title=Travel to the Dordogne Region of France â€" Episode 522|url=http://europe.amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-the-dordogne-region-of-france-episode-522/|website=Amateur Traveler|accessdate=9 December 2017}}

External links

  • [https://www.findingtheuniverse.com Personal Website - Finding the Universe Travel Blog]
  • [https://independenttravelcats.com Personal Website - Independent Travel Cats Travel Blog]
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