Travel Photographer
Michelle Chaplow, Travel Photographer

The Hurricane Group, Tarifa, Michelle Chaplow Photography

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The Hurricane Group, Tarifa

This room is one of the suites in the Hurricane Hotel’s sister hotel Punta Sur. It’s very difficult to make a reservation at the Hurricane during the summer months so it’s worth remembering that the Punta Sur may have rooms available. Both are fun places to stay

The Hurricane Group, Tarifa, Michelle Chaplow Photography

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The Hurricane Group, Tarifa

Tarifa is all about surfing and the whole town’s economy revolves around surf culture. It’s worth remembering that everyone’s only half listening, the physical bodies are present but the minds are wandering out to sea. One of my freelance assistants is a surfer and he always has one eye checking out the waves.

My favourite hotels in the world

As a travel photographer, hotels are a fundamental part of the journeying experience. Michelle averages 100 plus hotel nights per year and this section has been created to share a selection of her personal recommendations for hotels around the world. Whilst on assignment, a hotel provides a travel photographer with a base from which to explore the country and a secure storage space for equipment. It’s the mobile office, the refuelling zone, the meeting point and if you’re really lucky, there may even be time to indulge in the pool or the Spa. The reality of following the light and photographic deadlines however, often means this isn’t the case. A good hotel can be the primary inspiration for a photographer as they embark on their project, the place from which ideas evolve for imagery. A travel photographer’s hotel is essentially the gateway to photographically documenting a destination.