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Laurence Norah
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Country wey e be citizenUnited Kingdom Edit
Name wey dem give amLaurence Edit
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Ein date of birth1980 Edit
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Ein occupationphotographer, blogger Edit
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Laurence Norah (born 1980) be a British/Seychellois travel photographer den blogger.[1]

Background

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Na dem born Laurence Norah insyd 1980 to a British mommie den a Seychellois poppie. Norah ein parents work as hotel managers wey he spend ein kiddie time dey live insyd various locations insyd de UK den de Seychelles. Insyd 2009, he lef ein job as a software engineer wey he sell off chaw of ein belongings wey he travel around Australia for year insyd a Land Cruiser.[1] Insyd 2010, he start ein travel blog, Finding the Universe.

Insyd 2014, he meet ein wifey Jessica Norah at a travel blogging conference insyd Italy.[2] Na de two marry insyd August 2015 aboard de Queen Mary 2 on a transatlantic voyage, halfway between de United States (ein home country) den de UK.[3] Norah den ein wife currently dey base near Edinburgh, Scotland.[4]

Career

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Photography

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Norah ein travel photography appear insyd a number of publications den websites wey dey include National Geographic, de BBC, Fox News, den Brides. [5][6][7][8]

Norah win awards for ein photography, wey dey include Bronze insyd a category of de SATW Bill Muster Photo Competition insyd 2019, dem name am as de eighth Best Travel Photography Blogger insyd a 2014 USA Today online poll, wey he win de Bloggy for best photography on a weblog insyd 2015.[8][9][10] He dey specialize insyd travel den landscape photography, buh he sanso shoot travel conferences den festivals such as de South by Southwest music festival.[11]

Blogging

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Norah start ein travel den photography blog, Finding the Universe, insyd 2010. Today, he dey co-run both Finding the Universe den Independent Travel Cats (a couples travel blog found by ein wifey insyd 2013) plus ein wifey Jessica. He get a large social media following, especially for Instagram den Facebook wer de Finding the Universe Facebook fan page get over 1 million followers.[1][4]

Laurence Norah sanso serve as a board member of de Professional Travel Blogging Association (PTBA) for 4 years, wey he dey serve as de non-profit organization ein Presido from 2015 to 2016.[12]

Appearances

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Norah be a speaker for travel events den conferences about travel blogging den travel photography, wey he speak for conferences worldwide.[13][14][15][16][17]

Laurence den ein wifey sanso appear insyd online videos, for TV, radio, den podcasts top, wey dey include an episode of House Hunters International, online video commercials, den a radio show for 98.8 Castle FM.[18][19][20]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hasan, Saad; Taha, Mohamed (21 April 2017). "Travel bloggers: Nonstop holidays or a "bohemian" business?". TRT World. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Mezzolani, Ruth. "A true love story ... Made in Marche!". Destinazione Marche. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Tigar, Lindsay. "7 elopement stories that go beyond the courthouse". Brides.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Donnelly, Ellie (7 October 2017). "A lot of work goes behind that one Instagram photo' ��� 'Finding the Universe' blogging couple share their top tips". Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tourism body reveals its top pictures on social media". BBC News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Photo of the Day". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Gifford, Erin (24 June 2016). "7 sweet rides for the ultimate summer road trip". Fox News Channel. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Top Travel Photography Bloggers Exposed in New Readers' Choice Poll". USA Today. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "SATW Bill Muster Photo Competition". SATW. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Fifteenth Annual Weblog Awards – Best Photography of a Weblog". The Weblog Awards. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  11. ↑ SXSWorld March 2015 – Music flipbook magazine. South by Southwest. March 2015.
  12. ↑ "PTBA Board Members". Professional Travel Bloggers Association. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "TBEX Speaker Laurence Norah". TBEX Events. TBEX. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "TravelCon 2018 Schedule". TravelCon. TBEX. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Inside ATM 2014". Arabian Travel Market. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Much-awaited tourism event: Travel Blogger Destination Italy". eturbonews. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "INFLOW Travel Summit'17 Istanbul & Antalya". INFLOW Network. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "On the Road to Edinburgh, Scotland – Season 100, Episode 3". House Hunters International Episodes. HGTV. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Vanguard: Travel Blogger Laurence Norah with VEO 2". Vanguard USA. Retrieved 9 December 2017 – via Vimeo.
  20. ↑ Christensen, Chris. "Travel to the Dordogne Region of France â€" Episode 522". Amateur Traveler. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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