Travel is a great way to experience new people and places. Avid travelers almost always take pictures of their travels, and some even dream of a becoming a photographer. New York is a city with endless photo opportunities. If you happen to be lucky enough to visit New York and talented enough to take beautiful photographs, you are in fact a NY travel photographer.

Your intimate shots of New York neighborhoods and inspiring photos of the memorial at ground zero are being wasted on your computer or tucked away in a box. It is time to make your own photographic art book. You want the end product to look as if it had been professionally published with the quality of expensive magazines and coffee table books.

Modern technology has so much to offer the artistic photographer. Digital cameras, zoom lenses and publishing software make it possible to create calendars, books and newsletters that years ago required the services of a professional printer and publishing house.

Take a look at the online publishing websites and you will see how achievable this really is. The publisher can help you layout and format your photos to give them the professional touch. Then the company will help you market and sell your photographic art book with online book stores. This could be the start of something big for your photographs.

With technology and online publishing many people can indulge their creative side. Nothing wrong with taking what you love to do and turning it into a business. If this becomes a business, you could deduct many travel expenses from your taxable income. Do not quit your regular job right away. You may still need that income.

Your book will be a fun way to share the memories of your travels. If you are lucky, the venture could also be profitable. Either way, long after your trip has ended you can look at that photography art book and recall all those special moments.