About two or three years ago, HDR became a new trend in photography, probably due to the fact that consumer PCs became more powerful, average cameras less expensive and the raw format more widely used. Whatever the cause is, the fact remains: HDR is overused.

Zanzibar is a small island off the East coast of Africa. If you like scuba diving, white beaches and reggae music, it's definitely the place to be.

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I took this photograph in Kashmir, a region disputed by India, Pakistan and China, on a cold afternoon in December of 2007