Elia Locardi
Illustration — Locardi teaching in the field Elia Locardi (born July 13, 1980) is an American photographer specialized in travel photography, landscape photography, aerial photography and videography. He is also a photography blogger, educator, speaker and entrepreneur. Locardi often works together with his wife, Naomi Locardi.
Elia Locardi
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- Born
- 1980
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer
- Education
- The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
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Illustration — Locardi teaching in the field Elia Locardi (born July 13, 1980) is an American photographer specialized in travel photography, landscape photography, aerial photography and videography. He is also a photography blogger, educator, speaker and entrepreneur. Locardi often works together with his wife, Naomi Locardi.
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Life and work
Life and work
Locardi graduated in media art and animation from the Art Institute of Ft Lauderdale in 2002. After a decade working in the media arts and animation industry, and travelling, he launched a career as a location-independent digital nomad photographer. His photographic themes have been natural landscapes, cityscapes, ancient architecture and world heritage sites. His work has been published in National Geographic, Digital Photo Magazine, Digital Camera Magazine, and Professional Photographer Magazine.
Video series
Video series
Moments in Time is a serial travel show filmed in 2019 in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy and Spain. In addition to displaying tourist attractions, the show includes interviews with and the work of local experts and artists in the world of photography. Season two of the series was shot at the end of 2019 in the Philippines, Cambodia and Indonesia, but its continuation has been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kentucky in Focus is a short-form episodic series sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Tourism, in which Locardi's team tour Kentucky’s most iconic sites in 11 episodes exploring the state’s horse country, outdoor city life, water, food and bourbon.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1980
Elia Locardi was born on 1 January 1980.
Aerial photography
Locardi was still photographer for the documentary film How I Became an Elephant (2012), and captured drone footage for a documentary film on Bhutan's annual Tour of the Dragon bicycle race (2015). His drone pictures and footage have been favourably reviewed in specialized online and book sources.
Teaching
With his wife Naomi Locardi, in 2010 he founded a photography-oriented website Blame The Monkey, an American blog focusing on travel photography. The blog shares stories of the photographers' experiences as global nomads and the techniques used in photographing and post-processing. Blame The Monkey was voted "Best New Blog for Photographers" by Scott Kelby, in his roundup of 55 best of things in 2011. Alone or in association, Locardi has participated in the development of tutorials and other educational material on photography and postprocessing techniques as applied to travel, landscape, cityscape, desert nightscape, and astro-photography. In 2016 Locardi was chosen by Kelby as one of five best photography workshop teachers.
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- 1.Elia Locardi (@EliaLocardi) on Twitter. twitter.com.
- 2.It’s guest blog wednesday featuring elia locardi!. scottkelby.com.
- 3.Lebendig, Usnea. The ultimate guide to travel photography. www.picturecorrect.com.
- 4.Elia Locardi. community.wacom.com.
- 5.Interview with Elia Locardi, One of the Most Amazing Photographers in the World. youqueen.com.
- 6.About Elia Locardi. www.elialocardi.com.
- 7.SmugMug Films: Tips for chasing light across the globe with Elia Locardi. news.smugmug.com.
- 8.USA Today Travel Media Group. Top Travel Photography Bloggers Exposed in New Readers' Choice Poll. 10Best.
- 9.Best of 2014: Top 10 Travel Photos. iso.500px.com.
- 10.Best of 2015: Top 10 Travel Photos. iso.500px.com.
- 11.Best of 2016: Top 50 Photographs From Around the World. mymodernmet.com.
- 12.Top Flickr Photos from 2016. blog.flickr.net.
- 13.Lazell, Jeff. Photo Plus Expo 2014 Photo Walk in NYC!. blog.xritephoto.com.
- 14.Hasselblad hosting DJI event with Elia Locardi. www.hasselblad.com.
- 15.Desert Nightscapes and Post-processing. gulfphotoplus.com.
- 16.Do not miss Elia Locardi. outofchicago.com.
- 17.ASMP South Carolina Presents Southeastern Film & Photo Conference. www.asmp.org.
- 18.Kaisi, Jyoti. Celebrating the art of photography. gulfnews.com.
- 19.ELIA LOCARDI interviewed at National Geographic Exodus Aveiro Festival. www.youtube.com.
- 20.Xposure Elia Locardi. xposure.ae.
- 21.Top photographers to headline Xposure 2018 fest in Sharjah. gulfnews.com.
- 22.Estrella de National Geographic enseñará gratis sus trucos sobre la fotografía de viaje. www.biobiochile.cl.
- 23.says, Eric Carlson. A Dynamic Blending and Post Processing Workshop With Travel Photographer Elia Locardi - X-Rite Photo Blog.
- 24.Boom, Cedric De. Blending moments in time. Cedric De Boom.
- 25.Savvides, Lexy. HDR photography with Elia Locardi. CNET.
- 26.How I Became an Elephant. Gorski. Tim. 2021-03-28. 2012-04-20. Sharp. Synthian. Poole. Joyce.
- 27.Thestorybehindtheshot. www.pressreader.com.
- 28.Cade, DL. Drone Footage So Beautiful it Made a Local Italian Woman Cry. iso.500px.com.
- 29.Buda, Charline. VIDÉO - Les paysages d'Islande filmés avec un drone. www.rtl.fr.
- 30.Mather, Lindsey. A Bird’s-Eye View of 5 Natural Wonders. www.architecturaldigest.com.
- 31.Photographer Elia Locardi Takes His Sense of Home on the Road. community.wacom.com.
- 32.My 'Best of 2011' Awards. scottkelby.com.
- 33.Photographing The World with Elia Locardi. www.bruisedpassports.com.
- 34.Fstoppers Landscape Photography Tutorial With Elia Locardi Is Now Available. fstoppers.com.
- 35.The Best Landscape Photography Tutorial Ever. theplanetd.com.
- 36.Scott's Top Five List Of Everything! (revisited).
- 37.Moments in Time with Elia Locardi - Smugmug & Fuji. SLR Lounge. 2019-06-24.
- 38.Valenzuela, Nicco. ‘Moments in Time’ Sends a Subtle Message That No Photographer Should Miss. Fstoppers. 2020-08-01.
- 39.Valenzuela, Nicco. Elia Locardi Postpones His Travels, Tours, and Workshops Due to COVID-19 for All the Right Reasons. Fstoppers. 2020-03-13.
- 40.Explore Kentucky with short-form episodic series - Lane Report Kentucky Business & Economic News Explore Kentucky with short-form episodic series.
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