From Idea to Pocket: Introducing My Travel & Photography Guides
Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a project that started as a personal solution to a recurring challenge—how to plan my travels and photography shoots in a way that’s efficient, inspiring, and tailored to my interests.
What began as a tool for my own use has now evolved into two public web apps: My Travel Pocket Guide and My Photography Pocket Guide. After a lot of testing, failing, and refining, I’ve finally reached a version I’m happy to share.
My Travel Pocket Guide
This guide is built for travelers who want more than just a checklist of top ten sights. You start by selecting a location, season, and the types of activities you’re interested in—such as sightseeing, hiking, food, photography, or even activities with teenagers. Based on your selection, the guide presents you with curated suggestions of things to do in that region, along with practical travel tips and cultural or historical background.
Whether you're planning a weekend trip or a longer journey, the idea is to give you a personalized planning experience without the noise.
Explore it here: mytravelpocketguide.larsgphotography.com
My Photography Pocket Guide
This guide focuses on one thing: helping photographers get the most out of a location. You select a place, season, weather conditions, and your preferred genre—such as landscape, street, architecture, long exposure, or macro. The guide will then offer:
Context and background on the location
Subject suggestions tailored to the genre
Composition ideas specific to conditions
Camera settings guidance if needed (especially helpful in unfamiliar lighting situations)
It’s designed to help you approach each place with intention and creativity, whether you’re shooting early morning mist or golden hour in the city.
Explore it here: myphotographypocketguide.larsgphotography.com
Built by Necessity, Shared for Others
These guides were originally just meant for me. I wanted a way to combine curated local knowledge with planning flexibility—without relying on scattered notes, bookmarks, and half-finished Google Docs.
But as I developed them further, I realized they might be useful for others who think and plan like I do. They’re simple, lightweight, and made to work on any device. If they help you plan smarter or shoot with more purpose, then the work was absolutely worth it.
They’re still evolving, and I welcome feedback. But for now, I’m glad to finally share them—and I hope you find them useful on your own travels and creative journeys.
