8 Inspiring YouTube Travel Channels You Need to Watch
Want to document your travels in photo or video, but need a little inspiration? Then the following YouTube Travelogue supremos are sure to give you the push you need.
High quality video and camera equipment is now more affordable than ever. This, coupled with the popularity of YouTube and the perennial desire to travel, has created fertile ground for photographers and filmmakers worldwide.
These YouTube channels demonstrate the many different approaches you can take to documenting your holidays and travel adventures. From cinematic drone footage to slapstick comedy, from featuring adrenaline sports to exploring inhospitable locations, these film makers prove that when it comes to travel videos, you're only limited by your imagination.
Vast, cinematic landscape videos accompanied by aspirational tunes and a TV commercial aesthetic, these mini ads are sure to get your creative juices flowing – or least inspire you to take a holiday somewhere rather beautiful.
Many of kold's videos are funded by product placement and sponsorship – which has evidently allowed him to pour resources into making visually-rich videos. A comprehensive range of professional video techniques are harnessed for maximum impact: from slow-mo to fuzzy summery filters to drone captures. The juxtaposition of kold's cinematic grandeur and his physically challenging (read: a bit dangerous) exploits will inspire many to grab their cameras and make their own vacation movie. But hopefully with a safety helmet.
Effervescent Nadine delivers an intriguing mix of travel advice wisdom-nuggets and eye-pleasing videography as she makes her way around the globe. Join her as she nibbles on a reindeer snack in Helsinki and provides skateboarding advice in Venice Beach, CA. Nadine's videos also focus on the nuts-and-bolts of travel, while aiming to inspire reluctant travellers to take to road, rail, sea or sky. If you fancy joining the travel-video echelons of YouTube, Nadine has set the bar pretty high...watch her vids and get inspired.
Ollie Ritchie delivers a feast of music-video-esque treats, infusing urban and rural scenes with cinematic drama. Ritchie's use of music and intelligent editing packs a powerful emotional punch – even in pretty ordinary situations – and is sure to inspire people to become stars of their own travel movies. Richie also demonstrates how it's possible to make professional videos with everyday camera equipment.
Mr Ben Brown eloquently narrates his undeniably exciting life with snappy to-camera monologues interspersed with skilful camerawork. These longer videos have a travelogue quality and often stretch beyond 10 minutes. If you yearn to make your own slick, informative travel videos, then Mr Ben Brown is sure to provide plenty of inspiration.
Alternatively branded as Hopscotch the Globe, 'Kristen Sarah' is a Canadian husband-wife team who document their lives on video – both at home and abroad. While they are generally based in a 1960s Airstream caravan converted for off-grid living, they frequently fly overseas and make entertaining, illuminating travel docs. Their relationship tips are probably as enriching as their videos – i.e., very.
The technical aspects of photography are a key focus of Joe Allam, who documents his epic travels with high quality vlogs. Allam really gets about, too. From hot air ballooning in New Zealand to street photography in Asian metropolises such as Tokyo and Bangkok, Allam's videos are sure to give anyone a wanderlust. And if you have a passion for video making and/or photography, his creations are nothing less than required viewing.
With a refreshingly personal edge to his videos, Thomas Alex Norman offers honest insights into his life as he travels some of the globe's most exotic locations. Norman also delivers helpful planning and editing advice for travel video makers of all levels. Even if you pick up a fraction of his artistic/general life advice, your videos (and life) are sure to benefit. Norman's films are certain to have you reaching for your passport – as well as your video camera.
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