Road Trip! 19 Remarkable ‘Road’ Images
Image by Sippanont Samchai
Roads… they’re all around us but I’ve never really considered them to be in my most photogenic subjects list. But maybe I need to rethink that!
Image by Ben Fredericson
Image by fatboyke
Image by Berenice Decados
Image by Paolo Margari
Image by Tambako the Jaguar
Image by ecstaticist
Image by Tricky
Image by Etrusia UK
Image by joiseyshowaa
Image by Pörrö
Image by Bartek Kuzia
Image by Matthew Fang
Image by gari.baldi
Image by eir@si
Image by Shahram Sharif
Image by Martino's doodles
Image by purplemattfish
Image by MSH*
Share a link to your favorite ‘road’ photo in comments below.
116 Responses to “Road Trip! 19 Remarkable ‘Road’ Images” - Add Yours
May 20th, 2011 at 12:56 am
All great images, thanks for putting them together.
A reminder of another aspect of traveling to consider as well, I should take more photos of the “journey”.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lendog64/5411001432/
May 20th, 2011 at 1:08 am
Some are great, some are in the HDR-madness-trend. Over-saturated color are not the only way to impress an emotion on a photograph.
I’d love to go on a road trip tho’, with nothing but an old and rusty car and a lot of batteries/memcards. I guess some shot are also right around the corner, as I live near a motorway !
May 20th, 2011 at 1:21 am
http://m.facebook.com/?w2m&_rdr#!/photo.php?fbid=217547624941522&id=196342930395325&set=a.217524974943787.68775.196342930395325&refid=0
May 20th, 2011 at 1:34 am
A road image you may like
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrossi80/5350981815/
Shot in Milan, Italy
Thanks a lot
May 20th, 2011 at 1:39 am
I was lucky enough to travel most of the south island of New Zealand at the end of last year in a campervan. My girlfriend did the driving so I was able to snap away and got a few shots of the wonderful roads over there…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drummp2/5089956184/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drummp2/5089357569/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drummp2/5089356573/in/photostream
I’d recommend the trip for anyone with an interest in photography as it’s full of some of beautiful landscapes and really friendly people.
May 20th, 2011 at 1:44 am
Not a great one but you can see the snow around, one of my early picture.
http://blogs.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/2005/07/the-road-less-traveled-manali-leh-highway.html
May 20th, 2011 at 1:48 am
http://www.vincentgoetz.com/Scenics.html#0
May 20th, 2011 at 1:48 am
http://jpgmag.com/photos/1848122
May 20th, 2011 at 1:51 am
one of my favorites. my wanderlust drives a love of road shots.
http://laurengaston.tumblr.com/post/663784916
May 20th, 2011 at 1:51 am
I love this article, and the pictures are great! It’s a good reminder that sometimes the best pictures can be captured in the most unlikely places.
My favorite is definitely the first one, because the editing makes it look so much like a miniature that I’m still not sure it’s real.
May 20th, 2011 at 1:52 am
i ABSOLUTELY LOVE Tambako the Jaguar’s picture…it LITERALLY took my breath away.
May 20th, 2011 at 2:01 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spooke/3925717321/in/photostream
Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, it was only after I realised it is very similar to an Annie Leibovitz picture taken 30 years before.
May 20th, 2011 at 2:02 am
This is really more of a handcart photo than a road photo but the handcarts were lined up along the road and it really struck me how the Mormon Handcart Pioneers must have felt pulling the handcarts across the American West and then finally arriving in Salt Lake City and pulling them to a stopping place along a road instead of the plains and mountains that they had crossed. The site of a road must have been a physical manifestation of relief from the arduous travels that they had just accomplished.
http://williamburnettgalleries.zenfolio.com/pioneer/h2fa286c#h2fa286c
May 20th, 2011 at 2:05 am
http://lil-dina.deviantart.com/art/in-the-forest-126846491
May 20th, 2011 at 2:11 am
I don’t agree that roads don’t make great photography subjects. It’s actually quite the opposite I think, roads are loaded with great historic meaning, hold a lot of heritage and are quite often situated in amazing natural locations…this is why these pictures are so picturesques..
May 20th, 2011 at 2:11 am
Is the first picture tilt and shift or are those really toy cars?
All of them are really great, I like the 4th and the 8th the most.
May 20th, 2011 at 2:18 am
I love to be on the road and to take travel photographs… Great selection of road images in the article.
http://www.natpostrigan.com/Portfolio/Places/IMG9504/996093239_HdLvh-M.jpg
http://www.natpostrigan.com/Portfolio/Places/IMG5781/997202113_9MxcS-M.jpg
May 20th, 2011 at 2:19 am
WOW! Great collection of Road Images! Super Inspirational! Thanks for sharing!
Here is another from The Big Apple! http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/hey-yo-taxi/
May 20th, 2011 at 2:22 am
Roads really have something enticing about them…
Close shot, rainy road:
http://jlopez.ende.cc/?p=369
Wide shot, sunny road:
http://jlopez.ende.cc/?p=375
May 20th, 2011 at 2:28 am
I love all the images!
May 20th, 2011 at 2:28 am
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirangosu/5736044272/
May 20th, 2011 at 2:31 am
Hi
Another shot of the Iconic Flatiron Building in NYC – a bit of Motion Blur Traffic to add to The Road Theme!
http://kerstenbeckphotoart.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/a-really-flatiron-building/
May 20th, 2011 at 2:34 am
ThoughtTavern.com
my road trip pic:
http://www.thoughttavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/for-background3.jpg
May 20th, 2011 at 2:48 am
This has always been one of my favorite road pics.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisquinn2010/5736883475/in/photostream
May 20th, 2011 at 2:49 am
These are awesome! I have always loved bread road shots.
May 20th, 2011 at 2:51 am
I went on a lonely photowalk to take some street photos. This was a rare day for me to be alone (no kids, no work!) and to just spend time with my two cameras I hardly spend time with. I didn’t edit any of the photos here, it was more for me to just shoot and learn.
This is Market St in San Francisco, usually very busy. But this was the day of the tsunami warning after the Japan earthquake, and downtown was quite empty and quiet. This was around lunchtime.
Other photos from the same day:
May 20th, 2011 at 2:56 am
Sorry (again).. can’t tell if I’m posting the links wrong. I’ve never shared my photos here before until now.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5189/5588001226_fe2da2720a.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5587402933_105b4f93c9.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5588008142_94ff800dd7.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5015/5588004320_afc93418c7.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5057/5588003406_973c1290b2.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5587406249_e1e2fe2923.jpg
Again sorry if I’ve posted too much
May 20th, 2011 at 3:05 am
@michelle, I’ve have to disagree with your opinion of the 1st photo. I think it’s the worst of the lot. As a miniature trying to look like life size it’s a complete fail. The colors are way too saturated for a real scene, the DOF is much too narrow for a photo taken at this distance and the lighting is all wrong.
May 20th, 2011 at 3:05 am
I like “road photos”, but every one is manipulated to the max. What happened to “real” photography without all the “over-the-top” manipulation?
May 20th, 2011 at 3:24 am
I really really interest the one. Image by Shahram Sharif…..that feeling….I can touch the sky…! Thanks you so much!
May 20th, 2011 at 3:31 am
Saratoga Springs, NY – Avenue of the Pines
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phugger/5638679139/sizes/l/in/photostream/
May 20th, 2011 at 3:39 am
A beautiful road leading to some sun kissed mountain peaks in Banff National Park.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26431673@N04/4255758436/in/set-72157623025532349
May 20th, 2011 at 3:53 am
Here’s one that I took several days ago in Hong Kong…thanks for sharing the rest of the photos.
http://jeffreymoyphotography.com/?attachment_id=328
May 20th, 2011 at 4:58 am
Both the blog header & the post The Road Ahead offer different perspectives of travel… http://tiny.cc/RoadAhead
May 20th, 2011 at 4:59 am
all of the photos are great, each one of them shows different point of view, different technique, different settings, lensbaby, hdr, long exposing time, every photographer tried to show something special they have seen, special to them means exciting and new to us as well, great selection.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/martin7/art/4670798-road-to-nowhere
May 20th, 2011 at 5:01 am
Roads (not to forget sidewalks too) have provided lots of opportunities for me in the past. Sometimes a road in a countryside scene is also perfect to lead a viewer’s eye through the picture to the main subject or mountains in the distance. Here are a few:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegforcers/5083609271/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegforcers/4908763148/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegforcers/3655096303/sizes/m/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegforcers/3608699795/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegforcers/5697134338/sizes/z/in/photostream/
May 20th, 2011 at 5:01 am
I absolutely love road pictures, and the greater the variety, the better. They shouldn’t all be views into the long distance (which not all of these are – that’s good). Some stories can be told with just a short section (especially the 4th and 2nd-to-last here.
A few of my own:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgcphoto/2980050970/in/set-72157594395201862/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgcphoto/324546191/in/set-72157604476845451/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgcphoto/1108547387/in/photostream
May 20th, 2011 at 5:23 am
Love the tilt-shift one up top. So many good photo opportunities with a tilt-shift lens.
May 20th, 2011 at 5:45 am
The Metropolis That Is Istanbul…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pishtii/5317031403/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pishtii/5317474060/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pishtii/5317212640/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pishtii/5312277692/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pishtii/5198884351/in/photostream
May 20th, 2011 at 5:59 am
This set of images, which runs the spectrum from the ordinary to the surprising, is a great demonstration of how (1) great lighting, or (2) a well-placed foreground object, can turn a ho-hum image into something that makes us sit up and take notice.
May 20th, 2011 at 6:03 am
These are so inspiring! One of my faves is the 4th from the bottom. Here’s mine, shot along a rural road in Southern Africa:
http://sweetronit.com/blog/2010/07/29/a-road-less-traveled/
SR
May 20th, 2011 at 6:09 am
Lovely collection. Thanks for sharing.
Here`s another one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/domiketu/5383667993
May 20th, 2011 at 6:10 am
Cycling in autumn is just golden…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eddokloosterman/2995576991/in/set-72157622223900809
May 20th, 2011 at 6:48 am
Thanks for the post and all the commentary, really inspiring stuff. I took my favourite on a road trip from South Africa to Lesotho. And this was before I had my real camera
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karvinen/2615369957/
May 20th, 2011 at 7:51 am
I was fortunate to capture this shot of the Loneliest Road in America at dusk. No post-processing done.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/archerian/5273159630/
May 20th, 2011 at 8:11 am
These are all brilliant. In particular I like the 1st shot – tilt shift is pretty cool when done right.
Here’s some of my attempts at taking photos on of the road…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenncartmill/3528382294/in/set-72157616435075869
http://www.flickr.com/photos/glenncartmill/4212232984/in/set-72157616435075869/
May 20th, 2011 at 9:11 am
Thanks for this, it helped me take a trip down memory lane and inspired my latest blog post (that includes a “Road Trip”: http://www.patzahn.com/2011/05/road-trips-photos-and-stressful-stuff/
May 20th, 2011 at 10:38 am
Inspiring. Love all the images.
May 20th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Here is my interpretation of roads, taken around midnight in Daejeon, South Korea. I love the lights that shine like little suns
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alka0909/
May 20th, 2011 at 11:00 am
Another one from me, but this one is a beach, where a tractor decided to make a road for himself. Enjoy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alka0909/5738597618/in/photostream
May 20th, 2011 at 11:24 am
They are all fantastic… thank you for a wonderful selection and a reminder that something as “plain” as the road we are all on everyday could be so beautfiul
I have one similar to the one by joiseyshowaa…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mytidbits/5079662099/in/set-72157625235972236
May 20th, 2011 at 11:59 am
Really nice pictures!
I also enjoy shooting the highway next to my working place in Tokyo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/romainfontugne/4427397194/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/romainfontugne/4427568186/in/photostream
May 20th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Thanks for all the information. Any other suggestions as to neutral places for mini shoots? Parks, quaint towns, etc. I don’t necessarily want shoppers from craigslist coming to my house for a shoot. Also, while prices we might charge for our shoots are personal, can someone just give an idea of a price ‘range’? That would be helpful. I’ve done a couple unpaid shoots but just received a request and would like to offer minis. Great idea.
May 20th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag-photography/5738212413/in/photostream
It stopped raining long enough to catch this.
May 20th, 2011 at 1:37 pm
http://flic.kr/p/8Hgwpq
May 20th, 2011 at 2:13 pm
http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/display/23474937
May 20th, 2011 at 2:27 pm
i wish I had a good “road” picture to post here. These are amazing. I’ll work on it now! This post has inspired me.
May 20th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
One caught while geocaching up on the Olympic Peninsula near Sequm, WA:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31736686@N00/4924132297
May 20th, 2011 at 3:51 pm
I took this on our road trip back from Yosemite National Park http://www.kitchencorners.com/2011/03/wordless-wednesday-popcorn-popping-on.html I titled it Popcorn Popping on the Tree. The drive through agricultural land in California is pure magic.
May 20th, 2011 at 4:34 pm
My photos… shot from a point and shoot in Death Valley
http://flic.kr/p/9Kao4Y
http://flic.kr/p/9Kao4u
May 20th, 2011 at 8:03 pm
Just outside my village, Leirvik, on the Faroe Islands.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eilerhansen/4036162635/in/photostream
May 20th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
@ DrZaius
I think you’ve missed the point – I believe that photo is of a REAL street scene and has either been taken using a tilt/shift lens or has been processed to look like a model/miniature. Considering you BELIEVED it to be a model of a street scene, i’d say it worked perfectly
May 20th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unfolding_story/5739881600/in/photostream
May 21st, 2011 at 12:01 am
Love the pictures posted! These are a couple that I have taken…
http://flic.kr/p/7P6w5d
http://flic.kr/p/7MqDjd
May 21st, 2011 at 1:10 am
Here are my 2 cents..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fpramparo/5614885177/sizes/l
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fpramparo/5611726291/sizes/l
May 21st, 2011 at 1:27 am
Gosh, I really hate HDR.
May 21st, 2011 at 1:51 am
Just awesome shots, love the different perspective everyone can bring to one shoot. I did some “yellow line” shots a while back and they have been some of my favorites
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottfillmer/3333442477/ – basically a DOF test
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottfillmer/3333442151/ – macro shot of the road
May 21st, 2011 at 2:06 am
all pics r nice, Should inspire
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajeshlalwani/5099325072/
May 21st, 2011 at 2:15 am
I enjoy these articles, they always remind me how far I still have to go … Epic Photos.
May 21st, 2011 at 2:43 am
I love the Image by Berenice Decados, the simplicity of the dirt road and contrast of the available light. These images give me some inspiration for the weekend ahead. Wish I had some road pictures to share.
May 21st, 2011 at 4:53 am
What a great idea, taking photos of the journey rather than just the destination.
Here’s my fave road image in my collection.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_flynn/4779836958/in/set-72157618659667962
May 21st, 2011 at 4:54 am
May 21st, 2011 at 6:54 am
You might like this picture taken while crossing the salt flats in Tunisia.
http://everchangingperspective.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/down-the-road/
May 21st, 2011 at 11:52 am
Hi gang
Also just back from a trip to NZ
Here’s a couple of road pics with a “twist” The roads were offset up to 4 metres horizontally and ~ 1 metre
vertically by the Sept 4th 2010 M7.0 earthquake
http://www.sydneystormcity.com/IMGP1654.JPG
http://www.sydneystormcity.com/IMGP1677.JPG
cheers
Dave
May 21st, 2011 at 9:57 pm
hi all,
some road pics with a “twist”
on a recent trip to Christchurch, NZ had a chance to survey where the fault trace crossed several roads just west of the city. As can be seen they are no longer a straight line, having now been offset by up to 4 metres horizontally
http://www.sydneystormcity.com/IMGP1654.JPG
http://www.sydneystormcity.com/IMGP1677.JPG
cheers
Dave
May 22nd, 2011 at 10:22 am
I notice no-one commented on the last photo,looks like the Tower of London.Well shot,I thought.
May 22nd, 2011 at 11:09 am
Good presentation, some great shots there. I like them very much.
May 23rd, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@Jim. I really liked the bridge shot, especially since it would seem said photographer was standing in the middle of traffic on a traffic island. Hope he/she wore reflective clothing.
May 24th, 2011 at 12:13 am
http://www.frameworx.com.au/image-viewer.htm?Fgallery3-4
May 24th, 2011 at 12:14 am
http://www.frameworx.com.au/image-viewer.htm?Fgallery5-5
May 24th, 2011 at 12:24 am
Castelluccio is in the middle of Marche region in Italy
Takeshita Street is one of the crowded street in Tokio
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csph/3573255032/in/set-72157622068355033
May 24th, 2011 at 2:13 am
I like this one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmitriyk/54163606/
May 24th, 2011 at 4:29 am
Speaking of road trips!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20697701@N00/4148357607/
May 25th, 2011 at 1:21 am
some photographs i pointed-and-shot over the past few years…
Scotland: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam-snaps/4569754381/in/photostream
New Zealand: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam-snaps/4510166304/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sam-snaps/4509506583/in/photostream
May 25th, 2011 at 3:16 am
May 25th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
The place taken now by (very) highly post-processed photographs is impressive. I’m 30, I shoot digital but I sometimes feel like an old man who would miss the film good ole times
May 25th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Great shots. Very well done, like them a lot.
May 26th, 2011 at 4:59 am
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/claire_flynn/5343160055/in/photostream]
May 27th, 2011 at 9:07 am
Took this one at our road trip in Iceland. This place is only 30km from Reykjavik.
Picture
May 27th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
These photos are so so amazing.I can’t stand to view them again and again. I love photography too much. Someday,I do hope I can also take like these nice photos
June 2nd, 2011 at 12:59 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/abernalguarin/5372201546/in/photostream
June 12th, 2011 at 9:17 am
All of them look really good, but I patrticularly like the 3rd one. It looks so simple yet so inspiring, and the word on the road is utterly threatening… I LOVE it !
November 24th, 2011 at 1:36 am
I do accept as true with all the ideas you’ve introduced for your post. They are very convincing and will certainly work. Nonetheless, the posts are too short for newbies. May you please prolong them a bit from next time? Thank you for the post.
December 28th, 2011 at 3:00 am
Sacred Valley Road in Peru:
http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/112416716
December 28th, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Roadways in night
showing the clouds too!
http://raghavendra-mobilephotography.blogspot.com/2010/09/one-fine-evening.html
December 30th, 2011 at 5:05 am
In Münster, Germany
December 30th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
I love these kind of photos! I now feel inspired to shoot more roads and play with perspectives. This is one of my first ever DSLR shots, taken in Greece:
http://chameleonyx.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d49q2lk
May 2nd, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Road to Mount Cleopatra in the Drakensbergs, South Africa.
Roads can make a great lead in
http://wildlifeencounters.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Drakensbergs/G0000.XwoItDTaWY/I0000WQhqMWKpOo0/C0000D2MMb2JEuew
May 2nd, 2013 at 10:11 pm
http://flic.kr/p/e1ugqU
May 3rd, 2013 at 3:34 am
That’s a nice collection of road images, great idea! Here are a couple of remote roads I’ve traveled.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fenske_tom/7769730354/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fenske_tom/814512941/in/photostream
May 3rd, 2013 at 4:42 am
I’m beginning to hate HDR
May 3rd, 2013 at 6:52 am
Love these shots. I enjoy taking road shots through the car windscreen while a passenger.. I like the converging lines and the “S” curve both of which I learnt about here on DPS.
May 3rd, 2013 at 7:42 am
Here are a couple of mine. both very different from each other
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=600049120025029&set=a.555436671152941.137326.555425434487398&type=1&relevant_count=2
and
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=605768766119731&set=a.556241964405745.137439.555425434487398&type=1&relevant_count=1
thanks for bothering to look G
May 3rd, 2013 at 8:32 am
A lovely one i got in india
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calhobbes74/3214231791/
May 3rd, 2013 at 2:48 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43799470@N02/8496431531/ – Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43799470@N02/8422836410/ – Ballalarayana Durga Trek, Karnataka, India
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43799470@N02/7567998000/ – Nandi Hills, Karnataka, India
May 3rd, 2013 at 4:43 pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ylorson/2573678100/
here is a beautiful and inspiring one!
May 3rd, 2013 at 5:16 pm
Some roads from Europe, Romania
http://marius-fotografie.blogspot.ro/2011/08/way-to-transalpina.html
May 3rd, 2013 at 5:30 pm
Awesome!
May 3rd, 2013 at 5:32 pm
this is awesome!
May 4th, 2013 at 2:48 am
Photo by me. All roads lead to the cross:
Actual link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O3oQoJh5l5o/UV9WokVouoI/AAAAAAAABgY/HZ5UQEJ4Apo/s1600/IMG_8381.jpg
May 4th, 2013 at 2:53 pm
Some really good shots, but without camera, settings, and other info…not informative.
May 4th, 2013 at 4:17 pm
thanks for sharing wonderfull pics!
May 7th, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Hi! wonderful road pictures
May 7th, 2013 at 5:37 pm
One from a novice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashiqpm/6382526779/in/photostream
May 11th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Southwest USA, Rt 89 Cameron AZ to Vermilion Cliffs. We were on the move and my wife was shooting pics through the windshield. This one got my attention because the sign was spot on.
http://www.evendozen.com/Travel/Southwest-USA/Cameron-to-Vermillion/17514037_22GzWM#!i=1333018473&k=WTjPn9n
May 14th, 2013 at 5:09 pm
Hi
Please see link to Photo in South Africa……Love it as it just went on forever.
http://tinyurl.com/cmj97m4
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