More than Writers

For those of us who have the chance to publish a travel book full of stories and photos,  it may seem a perfect opportunity to combine your text with visual inspiration as well. I  have been very grateful to Amberley Publishing for signing me up to write highly illustrated books. My books for them so far centre upon my own home county, Warwickshire, so I don't need to drive further than one and a half hours to gather the photos. I take many of the photos myself and also have the assistance of my able photographer son Jamie who is skilled at getting an interesting angle. However it is fascinating to learn all the challenges involved in finding the right photos to accompany the stories I tell. Sometimes, the story I planned to tell changes its focus because I want it to accompany a fabulous photo. Other times, I have the perfect story: and no suitable photo to go with it.  I hate having to resort to the internet to source photos with a licence 'free to share and use commerc...