Hidden Gems of Central Asia https://journals.worldnomads.com/sarahannehardy/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:26:54 GMT World Nomads Adventures When I picked up my 1st DSLR to document my travels I had no interest in or knowledge of photography as an art. I was taking pictures of what I saw, no rules or technique. But people liked them and praised my 'eye'. This sparked my curiosity and I began to experiment a bit more, until it gradually became the part of each trip I most looked forward to. As a travel junkie for 8 years I never imagined any feeling could match that which I get from experiencing a new place, but the combination of these two addictions in the last couple of years has blown me away. It's a completely unique feeling to have captured, and in a way created, something beautiful. My only problem now is that I feel I have reached some sort of plateau, I'm at a level that I'm happy with and proud of, yes, but I don't want it to stop here. That feeling of progress and improvement is what makes it so exciting- I want to learn how to venture even further outside my comfort zone- where the magic happens! And so here I am applying for this scholarship... :) https://journals.worldnomads.com/sarahannehardy/photos/41671/Lesotho/The-Kingdom-in-the-Sky Travel Lesotho sarahannehardy https://journals.worldnomads.com/sarahannehardy/photos/41671/Lesotho/The-Kingdom-in-the-Sky#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/sarahannehardy/photos/41671/Lesotho/The-Kingdom-in-the-Sky Fri, 21 Jun 2013 04:39:00 GMT 0 When I picked up my 1st DSLR to document my travels I had no interest in or knowledge of photography as an art. I was taking pictures of what I saw, no rules or technique. But people liked them and praised my 'eye'. This sparked my curiosity and I began to experiment a bit more, until it gradually became the part of each trip I most looked forward to. As a travel junkie for 8 years I never imagined any feeling could match that which I get from experiencing a new place, but the combination of these two addictions in the last couple of years has blown me away. It's a completely unique feeling to have captured, and in a way created, something beautiful. My only problem now is that I feel I have reached some sort of plateau, I'm at a level that I'm happy with and proud of, yes, but I don't want it to stop here. That feeling of progress and improvement is what makes it so exciting- I want to learn how to venture even further outside my comfort zone- where the magic happens! People have asked me why I don't attempt travel photography as a career, and I've shrugged it off believing it to be an unattainable dream. Until now, that is. After all, everything is impossible, until it's not. https://journals.worldnomads.com/sarahannehardy/photos/36956/Kyrgyzstan/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Travel Kyrgyzstan sarahannehardy https://journals.worldnomads.com/sarahannehardy/photos/36956/Kyrgyzstan/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/sarahannehardy/photos/36956/Kyrgyzstan/My-Scholarship-entry-A-place-I-have-visited Fri, 4 Jan 2013 03:40:35 GMT 0