Howard Cheng

Two very simple steps I take when planning views of #MountFuji (or any other thing for that matter) from the air.

Step 1: I use a flight tracker like Flightradar24 to see on what side of the plane Mount Fuji will be.

Step 2: Remember — not all window seats are created equal! This is why I use the seating maps on Aerolopa which show how the seat rows align with the plane's windows.

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#Japan #JapanTravel #VisitJapan #WindowSeat #TravelPhotography #Travel #Photography

If you're ever visiting #Berlin, don't leave without seeing this place at all. Emotionally, it's not an easy place to visit, but like the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, I think it's one of those places you HAVE to visit if you're in Berlin, even if uncomfortable.

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#Gleis17 #BerlinGrunewald #Grunewald #VisitBerlin #BerlinTravel #Holocaust #HolocaustMemorial #HolocaustRemembrance #History #NeverAgain #Travel #Germany #FinalSolution

There was a concentration camp just 35 km from #Berlin. Tens of thousands of people died at the #Sachsenhausen camp between 1936 and 1950 at the hands of the Nazis and the Soviets.

There is a precipitable heaviness and oppressiveness to the air at the site, even after all these years. It is one of these sites that everyone should visit at least once — a reminder that "#NeverAgain" must truly mean never again.

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#Holocaust #WW2History #BerlinHistory #Travel #Genocide

#MountFuji looks beautiful from the ground, but with a well-planned flight and the right window seat, you can see how beautiful it looks from the air.

I used tools like Flightradar24 to make an informed guess as to my possible flight path, and seat maps like the ones on aerolopa.com to make sure my seat aligns with a window.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcezWJ7tD7r/?igsi=MXFwcnB0N2p6cXBubg==

#Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #WindowSeat #VisitJapan #JapanTravel #日本 #富士山

As a frequent traveller, I want gear that does the job, but is small.

Wanted to see how purely #PhonePhotography might work — torture test scenario shooting the #SolarEclipse in #London on 12 Aug 2026.

Surprisingly, the #Xiaomi #Leitzphone turned out okay. The Xiaomi Gallery app's editor doesn't have all the bells and whistles as Lightroom, but does the job (without subscription!) for a social media edit, in my opinion.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcZr2oGssEh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsi=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

#Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #Eclipse

A juxtaposition between natural and artificial light.

It was -19°C. Ice crystals in the air reflect a car's headlights causing it to look like a pillar.

I love how the light shining over the snow makes this look like the surface of a different planet.

📍 Lake Torneträsk • Sweden.
📷 OM System OM-1 II • OM System 7-14 mm f/2.8 Pro.
⏱️ ISO 6400 • 5 seconds • f/2.8.

#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #Sweden #SwedishLapland #OMSystem #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #Lapland #Astrophotography

If you'd ever wondered if it's possible to get a clean shot of the Milky Way from a plane using an actual camera — yes it is.

If you want to see a preview of the kind of planning involved, this short 20ish-second reel is for you. Watch until the end for the final image.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcHXnyXN1y9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

#Photography #Astrophotography #MilkyWay #WindowSeat #AvGeek #PlaneTravel #WingFriday #AirTravel #TravelPhotography

The Blue Marble, 2026 edition. Shot by the crew of Artemis II. Photo from #NASA image library.

📍 The Earth • from space.
📷 Nikon D5 • Nikon 14-24 mm f/2.8.
⏱️ ISO 51200 • 1/4 • f/4.

#Earth #Space #ArtemisII #BlueMarble #Astrophotography #Photography #Artemis