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	Richard Arghiris - website - contact - - Freelance photographer, journalist and co-author of several Latin America guidebooks, including Footprint Nicaragua; Footprint Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama; and Footprint Mexico 2009. Travel articles have featured in The Observer and The Independent. High-res pictures available for all destinations covered.
	Christopher P Baker - Christopher P Baker website - Cuba & Costa Rica blog - email - . Lowell Thomas Award "Travel Journalist of the Year 2008". Guidebooks for Dorling Kindersley, Frommer's, Lonely Planet, Moon, National Geographic, Thomas Cook, etc. Pictures and articles in 200+ publications worldwide. Specializes in Central America, Cuba and the Caribbean. Also writes on Asia, Pacific, S. America, USA, cruising, adventure travel, motorcycling, deluxe resorts, etc. Based in Palm Springs, California.
	Marie Barbieri - website - email - I am a British freelance writer and photographer living in Australia. I have written for Silverkris and Jetstar in-flight magazines, Wanderlust, Australia & New Zealand, Italia!, The Italian, Italy, Greece, To Portugal, Devon Life, My Weekly, Great Walks, Bicycling Australia, Fitness First and Arrivals + Departures. I can provide words and pictures on Italian, Greek, French, UK, USA, Australian and New Zealand destinations.
	Claire Boobbyer - website - email Freelance writer and photographer specialising in Cuba, Guatemala, Laos and Vietnam. Assignments covered in Nepal, Morocco and Thailand. Author of several guidebooks and contributor to the Independent, Wanderlust and Time Out.
	BarbaraBothwell - email I'm a freelance writer and photographer covering a wide range of subjects and destinations from cruises to well-known cities, especially in the UK and USA. A long-time resident of Florida, and a frequent visitor, I am now based in the UK, south of London. Regular contributor to magazines including Mature Living and Open Skies.
	Marion Bull - website - email London freelance writer/photographer specialising in solo independent wilderness travel in Africa and the Middle East, and exotic small islands worldwide. Published in Mail-on-Sunday, Independent, Sunday Times, Observer, Guardian, magazines worldwide, books. In-depth knowledge of Dorset (UK), Cevennes (France), Sahara, opal mining. Broadcast on N African TV. Multi-lingual. Creative image library on Alamy.com.
	Jane Cody - website - email - Freelance travel writer and photographer specialising in Croatia. Author/editor of Boat International’s Superyacht Owners’ Guide: The Best of Croatia, co-author of the Croatia Cruising Companion, and regular contributor (features, reviews and images) to Time Out’s annual Visitors Guide To Croatia and bi-annual guide book. Extensive library of own images on Croatia.
	Donna Dailey - website - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Award-winning travel writer / photographer. Large photo library. Pictures published in CNN Traveller, Wanderlust, Global Adventure, Classic Travel, and many other magazines, newspapers and websites worldwide, and in travel guides. Author of guidebooks to Crete, Paris, Scotland, Ireland, Denver, Southwest USA. Specialist knowledge London, Spain, Greece, USA.
	Prodeepta Das - website - email - - I photograph and write for magazines and books. My titles include P IS FOR POLAND, I IS FOR INDIA, GEETA'S DAY, J IS FOR JAMAICA, K IS FOR KOREA, P IS FOR PAKISTAN, KAMAL GOES TO TRINIDAD and PRITA GOES TO INDIA. My images have been used by numerous publishers, newspapers and charities. I also write for Developments magazine and exhibit photography in the UK and worldwide.
	Phil Davies - email - - Ex-editor of Travel Trade Gazette, now managing editor of online travel industry news service www.TravelMole.com and editor of Carnival UK employee magazine About Ourselves. Freelance contributor to Telegraph Travel and monthly B-2-B magazine Destination UK. Also media/crisis management training, report and press release writing; travel industry consultancy and event moderator.
	Chris Deliso - Chris Deliso website - Balkanalysis.com - email An American based in Macedonia since 2002, I am the author of Hidden Macedonia (Haus), and co-author of Lonely Planet guides to Greece, Bulgaria, Greek Islands, Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, and Europe on a Shoestring. I've written numerous travel pieces in newspapers and magazines. I direct the Balkan-interest website, www.balkanalysis.com, and participate in tourism-related projects in the region.
	Angela Dewar - website - email Pictures supplied with own features, and small photo library. Former newspaper journalist, travel editor and magazine editor, now a full-time freelance travel writer. Specialist in Bhutan, Nepal, India, Thailand and Scotland but travels extensively worldwide. Covers short breaks, walking, beaches, eco-issues, food, spas.
	Sue Dobson - email Award-winning travel writer, editor and photographer. Large photo library of destinations worldwide. Pictures published in many magazines and newspapers. A lifetime of travelling, combined with editing magazines from mass market to niche titles. Contributor to ABTA Magazine, World of Cruising, Choice, European CEO, Nene Valley Living, arrivalguides.com and guidebooks. Author of guides to Cape Verde and Namibia.
	Siri Elise Dybdal - Neil Davey website - email - Freelance writer collaborating with photographer Neil Davey (wife/husband team). Specialise in language learning holidays, adventure, wildlife, culture/music, city breaks, culinary, Norway, Scotland and Central-America. Large photo library. Featured in numerous UK and foreign lifestyle/travel magazines, newspapers, trade publications and guidebooks. Bilingual (English/Norwegian).
	Jane Egginton - Hackney Home blog - Travel blog - email - Award-winning travel writer, editor and photographer. 20 years experience producing guides for Michelin, AA Publishing, Berlitz, Reader's Digest, DK, Cadogan, Footprint, Thomas Cook and Insight. Contributor to the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times and World Travel Guides online. Three AA guides to Marrakech and Michelin guide to Rio published 2009. Specializing in the UK and South and Central America.
	Teresa Fisher - email Freelance writer and photographer with a passion for Europe, food and adventure/activity holidays. Specialising in France, S.Germany, Switzerland, Spain, skiing, sailing.
	Rebecca Ford - email SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Photographs for travel guides and newspapers. Specialise in the UK, Europe (esp. Italy), walking, wildlife, railway journeys, WW1, eco-travel, spas and gardens. I have also written (and contributed to) many travel guides for the AA and Thomas Cook, and work for for newspapers such as The Express and The Guardian and audio guides and podcasts.
	Claire Frank - website - email I am an author, journalist and photographer specialising in the Caribbean island of Barbuda, with many high-quality photos of the island. Currently based in the UK, I have spent several years in Antigua/Barbuda and visit very frequently. I have contributed to several UK nationals and to guidebooks on the Caribbean, and created the Barbuda website.
	Carole French - website - email SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Pictures to accompany text. Image library available. Published pictures include landscapes, people and places, especially in the UK, Cyprus, Egypt and Turkey. I'm a travel, real estate and lifestyle journalist, magazine editor and author of travel guides for Michelin, Dorling Kindersley, AA Publishing, Time Out, Ryanair, easyJet, Bradt, Northstar and Thomas Cook.
	Robin Gauldie - website - email Words and pictures for Sunday Telegraph (annual Greece guide), Sunday Mirror, Scotland on Sunday, Holiday Villas, Greece magazine, Florida magazine, International Travel Insurance Journal, and many inflight, contract and other publications, as well as numerous guidebooks. Specialist areas: Greece, Scotland, S. France, N. Spain, SE Asia. See also - Authors, Journalists and Editors pages.
	Mike Gerrard - website - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Takes digital photos to accompany articles and guidebooks, and also has a good slide library from his specialist destinations in the UK and Europe, USA and the Caribbean. Contributor to numerous newspapers, magazines and websites in the UK and USA (where he has a home in Arizona). Also writes non-travel features on property, driving, food and drink and other subjects. Author of many guidebooks.
	Catherine Richards Golini - website - contact - - Based near Locarno, Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore, close to the Italian border, I am a regular contributor to a range of publications including easyJet inflight, Italy and SwissNews. I can provide high-resolution images to accompany text. I am the author of the Adventure Guide to Milan and the Italian Lakes and many short guides to cities/resorts in Italy.
	Geoffrey A. P. Groesbeck - website - email - A specialist consultant on Latin American cultural tourism, particularly the Jesuit Missions of Bolivia's Chiquitanía region (see: www.chiquitania.com), my photographs have been used by the publications and websites of numerous organisations, including UNESCO. I am author and co-author of articles, guides and academic titles, including 'Footprint Peru, Bolivia & Ecuador' and 'Footprint Mexico 2009'.
	Solange Hando - email SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Freelance travel journalist/photographer covering city breaks, soft adventure, over-50s and family holidays. Specialises in France and Europe, Tunisia, Indian subcontinent (including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan). Contributor to Holiday Villas, Holiday Cottages, Discover Sri Lanka, Trailfinders, BBC History, women's magazines (travel), inflight and francophile publications. Member of BGTW, CIoJ, WPu.
	Nick Haslam - website - email I have a large collection of photographs on Alamy.com and Eye Ubiquitous from all parts of the world. I write travel, general features and book reviews for the Observer, Country Life, Skyward (JAL inflight) Times Online and Telegraph supplements. Specialities include Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific, Northern India, West Africa and Europe. I broadcast for BBC Radio 4 (FOOC) and World Service.
	Linda Jackson - website - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Based in S.E. England within easy reach of central London, freelance travel writer and photographer Linda Jackson covers a wide range of topics and destinations. Linda has lived and worked in Barbados, Belgium, Dubai, France and Morocco and writes for numerous lifestyle titles, national press, on-line, in-flight, and golf publications. Member of the British Guild of Travel Writers and the Golf Travel Writers Association.
	Sarah Lee - website - email - - I have a large selection of engaging, high-quality digital images of people, landmarks and landscapes from around the world, taken to accompany my destination features. Managing editor of RCI Holiday and Ventures magazines until summer 2008. My freelance work since then includes RCI Ventures, Owners Perspectives and aviation industry e-newsletter High Flyers.
	Terry Marsh - website - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Specialist in France and the UK, and wide knowledge of Australia. Regular contributor to Living France; author of nearly 50 books; lectures on 'Writing about Travel'.
	Robin McKelvie - website - email - - Travel writer and photographer for over a decade, travelled to over 80 countries making 30+ trips annually. Published in 100+ global outlets including Sunday Post, Daily Mail, National Geographic, Wanderlust, BA Highlife and CNN Traveller. Written over twenty guidebooks and regular Internet writer. Specialist in Scotland, Baltic States, Croatia and Slovenia, as well as adventure, rail, luxury, city break and family travel.
	Caroline Mills - website - email Short snappy snippets, monthly columns or full-blown photo-journalist features on European destinations and contributions to guide books - I do them all, with work for Practical Motorhome, France Magazine, The Times, Brit'Mag, Great British Food & French Magazine among others plus contributor to '1001 Escapes' (published Aug 2009). Consultancy work for a pilot TV travel show. Extensive picture library.
	Paul Murphy - website - email - I have a large picture library on many European and Mediterranean destinations, particularly holiday hotspots. Author of over 40 travel guidebooks on many destinations for Michelin, AA, Fodors, Berlitz, Thomas Cook etc, also with editorial and project management experience, and a regular contributor to the travel pages of national magazines and newspapers.
	Mari Nicholson - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Award-winning writer, providing photos to accompany text. Specialist knowledge of Thailand, S.E. England, Australia, Italy, Jordan, Madeira, N.Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Chicago, New Orleans, California, Cargo-ship travel and War Grave sites. Articles/photos in national newspapers, magazines and inflight journals.
	Kate Nivison - website - email - Freelance travel writer, copywriter and photographer for 20 years. Destination and travel-related features (regional products, wildlife, conservation issues, local customs) supplied to dailies, regionals, in-flights, consumer magazines, Suite101.com, and for worldwide syndication. Frequent Africa traveller and ‘Africa watcher’. Other specialities: cruises, France, Italy, Western European cities and Mediterranean islands.
	John Oates - website - email - - Former Guardian Young Travel Writer of the Year, I have written for publications including Metro, ABTA Magazine and various in-flights, and am the author of guidebooks for Footprint and Dorling Kindersley. I consider photography to be an essential part of my work, and sell stock images both directly and through Alamy. Interested in anything offbeat or adventurous.
	Helen Ochyra - website - email - - I am a London-based freelance travel journalist, working mostly with the Guardian, the Observer and Time Out among a wide range of other titles and websites. My specialist areas are the UK, California and Australia, but I write about destinations all around the world. I also work as a travel editor for Rough Guides.
	Rachael Pettus - email I have written about and photographed extensive travels over the last fifteen years, most recently contributing to Rotana magazine (in Abu Dhabi), Travel News Europe (in Cyprus) and Apollo Executive Review (Cyprus Airways). Based in Cyprus. Pictures of many destinations throughout Europe and the Middle East.
	Marie Peyre - email Freelance travel writer and editor based in Norway. I can cover any destination in Scandinavia and Iceland. Also extensive knowledge of London, where I lived for 15 years. I can also supply hi-res pix of all destinations I cover. Particularly interested in food and restaurants around the world. Recent clients have included, among others, Fodor's, Virgin, Frommer's, Insight Guides and Columbus Travel Guides.
	Carlton Reid - website - email - - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE Writer, photographer, broadcaster, author of Family Cycling (Snowbooks, 2009) and award-winning editor of bikebiz.com and publisher of bicycling magazines. Specialist in cycling, but also sports and adventure travel, as well as family holidays and zoos of the world.
	Katerina Roberts - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Journalist and author working together with photographer Eric Roberts on guide books (Insight, Berlitz, Thomas Cook, AA), on-line guides (Expedia and Fastcheck), updates, pictures and articles. Specialising in Indian Ocean region (Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka). Extensive photo library. Based in Mauritius.
	Zoe Ross - Photography and media website - Editorial services website - email - Writer, editor, photographer. Project manager for Thomas Cook, AA Publishing, Dorling Kindersley, Insight Guides and other guidebook publishers. Travel journalist with articles and pictures published in the Sunday Mirror and Holiday Villas Magazine, among others .
	Paul Shawcross - website - email - Freelance travel writer and photographer since 1991 specialising in France, Italy and Spain. Recent work includes updating guidebooks for Michelin, Dorling Kindersley, Time Out, Thomas Cook and others. I also write magazine articles and online guides illustrated with my own pictures.
	Cathy Smith - website - email - Award-winning writer and photographer working for UK nationals, regionals and magazines, in-flight magazines and overseas press. Specialises in travel photography and flowers. Recent awards: Best London Article; Canada Travel Awards Best Consumer Travel Writer (Finalist); Naples International Journalism Award. Author of "How to Write and Sell Travel Articles". Knows Canada and Italy very well.
	Duncan J D Smith - website - email - SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Self-styled 'Urban Explorer', travel writer, historian and photographer. Currently writing/photographing a series of guidebooks to the hidden corners of Europe: Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. Commissioned articles and photo stock.
	Jon Sparks - website - email - An award-winning freelance photographer and writer specialising in travel, landscape and outdoor pursuits, especially walking, climbing and cycling. I've worked on five continents, undertaken a wide range of commissioned photography, and am the author of more than a dozen guides, including Traveller's Finland (Thomas Cook, 2nd edition 2008), and Traveller's Baltic Cruise (Thomas Cook, 2009).
	Nikki Spencer - email - Freelance journalist (and former C4 and BBC producer/ reporter) specialising in UK destinations, Food & Drink and Days Out - although I have also written on France, USA and Spain. Write weekly 5 Best Family Events column in The Independent and 50 Best articles plus regular pieces on unusual events and activities in The Guardian Family section and contribute to a variety of national newspapers and magazines.
	Hugh Taylor & Moira McCrossan - website - email - - Hugh Taylor is a photographer and award winning travel writer contributing to many UK and foreign publications, and a writer/producer for BBC Radio Scotland and Radio 2. He and partner Moira McCrossan are joint authors of over fifteen guide books (AA, Jarrold, Insight, Thomas Cook, Columbus), specialising in UK, especially Scotland. Other destinations: USA, Scandinavia, France, Middle East.
	Gillian Thornton - email SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Takes pictures to accompany own articles. Specialises in France and England, and city breaks, activity holidays, family destinations, self-catering, and over-50s throughout Europe. Regular contributor to Living France, Holiday Villas, Holiday Cottages, Quicksilver, My Weekly, and Travel Magazine.
	Ron Toft - email SEE PERSONAL PAGE FOR MORE - PHOTO SELECTION Freelance journalist and photographer of 40 years' experience specialising in travel features with a wildlife, ecotourism or countryside theme. Writes for dozens of local, national and international magazines, including The Lady, Canals and Rivers, Living Abroad, Holiday Villas, Holiday Cottages, Travel Africa and a string of major inflight magazines.
	Victoria Trott - website - email - - Victoria Trott is a Wales-based freelance writer and photographer who contributes to Daily Mail Weekend, Living France, Spain Magazine and www.thetraveleditor.com. She is co-author of Frommer's 'Provence & the Cote d'Azur with your Family' and has revised several Michelin Green Guides. Fluent French and conversational Spanish.
	Sue Watt - email - Freelance writer and photographer specialising in Africa, Nepal and Italy (especially Lazio). Interests include adventure travel and responsible tourism. Contributor to the Independent, Guardian Unlimited, Travel Africa magazine, Italy magazine, and co-author of Footprint Tanzania. Hi-res images regularly published to accompany articles.