Joe Ogden

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Joe Ogden

Joe is one of Travel Begins at 40's founders, webmaster and resident photographer. As a career freelancer and lifelong traveller he was a "digital nomad" before they had a name for it. He's based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from where he travels the region while keeping an eye on website alerts. With a keen interest in photography and a newfound love of hiking, he is always searching for a spectacular viewpoint atop a mountain.
Death in Varanasi: The Burning Ghats

Death in Varanasi: The Burning Ghats

In the second of two photo essays from Varanasi India we discover the cremation rituals at the burning ghats on the banks of the Ganges river. Read the first article…

Life in Varanasi India: Ganga Aarti

Life in Varanasi India: Ganga Aarti

The first of two photo essays from Varanasi India exploring life and death in the holy city along the banks of the Ganges river. Varanasi is also known by its…

What to Look for When Buying a Travel Tripod

What to Look for When Buying a Travel Tripod

Choosing the perfect travel tripod means balancing different factors. Improving one area is often a trade off against another since a sturdy tripod is not necessarily small and light. Here…

Tips for Buying a Travel Camera Bag

Tips for Buying a Travel Camera Bag

Whether you’re a keen travel photographer or just starting out as a hobby, a camera bag is an essential piece of equipment. So how do you find the best camera…

Street Photos of Jakarta Indonesia

Street Photos of Jakarta Indonesia

Before the pandemic we took a walk through Jakarta’s bustling streets and captured these scenes of normal life in this crowded metropolis. Enjoy these street photos of Jakarta Indonesia. Fatahillah…

Photographic Journey Through Flores Indonesia

Photographic Journey Through Flores Indonesia

Landing at Ende on the eastern side of Flores Indonesia, we embarked on a five-day overland trip following the Trans-Flores Highway, capturing memories for a digital memory book along the…

Exploring the Marvels of Mandalay Myanmar

Exploring the Marvels of Mandalay Myanmar

Located in northern Myanmar on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, Mandalay is the second largest city in Myanmar. Not a major tourist destination in itself, Mandalay was the first…

Dodging Tourists in Hoi An Ancient Town

Dodging Tourists in Hoi An Ancient Town

After visiting Da Nang and Hue, Joe Ogden continues his travels through central Vietnam to Hoi An Ancient Town, only to discover that the picturesque port has most definitely found…

Things to Do in Hue: A Trip Back in Time

Things to Do in Hue: A Trip Back in Time

Continuing his photographic journey around Vietnam, Joe Ogden leaves Da Nang behind to discover the wonderful things to do in Hue.  The highlight of our visit to Hue was the…

Timeless Images of Siem Reap City, Cambodia

Timeless Images of Siem Reap City, Cambodia

Siem Reap city in northern Cambodia is the gateway to the Angkor temple complex. While recent years has seen tourism in Siem Reap increase from two million in 2008 to…

Things to Do in Yangon on a Short City Break

Things to Do in Yangon on a Short City Break

From sampling the local cuisine to visiting the amazing Shwedagon Pagoda, Joe Ogden discovers there are many things to do in Yangon on a short break to Myanmar’s largest city…

10 Timeless Images of Kampot and Kep, Cambodia

10 Timeless Images of Kampot and Kep, Cambodia

In recent years, the twin towns of Kampot and Kep on the Gulf of Thailand in southeast Cambodia have emerged as tourist destinations. Famed for pepper and durian fruit, Kampot…