Top 69 Photos Of 2015

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2015 was an epic year for Travel With Bender. We started off in Bali, Australia and Malaysia, and then made the half-way-around-the-world jump to Canada and the USA to kick of an epic 1-year road trip (which is still underway as this I write this). In a 365-day window we’ve explored dozens of cities and experienced hundreds of unforgettable highlights.

Every day has been vividly captured on camera. So I undertook the mammoth task to whittle down over 36,000 photos to a mere shortlist of 247 favourites. And then painfully cut back one at a time, with groans of agony, until this finished list shone like a well-polished diamond.

This is a curated series of images representing a varied cross-section of subjects, styles, destinations and moods. Hopefully it will give you a taste of our year that was. And also a flickering glimpse into the wonderful, majestic, breathtaking world we share.

- Josh Bender

PS. If you're interested in what camera gear I use, check out my detailed list.


#69 - Santa Claus, Indiana, USA

#68 - Langkawi, Malaysia

#67 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

#66 - Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia

#65 - Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

#64 - Langkawi, Malaysia

#63 - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

#62 - Louisville, Kentucky, USA

#61 - Santa Claus, Indiana, USA

#60 - New York City, New York, USA

#59 - Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

#58 - Langkawi, Malaysia

#57 - Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

#56 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

#55 - Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia

#54 - Louisville, Kentucky, USA

#53 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

#52 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

#51 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

#50 - Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia

#49 - Jasper, Alberta, Canada

#48 - Skagway, Alaska, USA

#47 - New York City, New York, USA

#46 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

#45 - Badlands, South Dakota, USA

#44 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA

#43 - Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, USA

#42 - Bali, Indonesia

#41 - Idaho, USA

#40 - Victoria, Australia

#39 - Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA

#38 - Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia

#37 - Rialto Beach, Washington, USA

#36 - Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

#35 - New York City, New York, USA

#34 - Chicago, Illinois, USA

#33 - Olympic National Park, Washington, USA

#32 - South Dakota, USA

#31 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

#30 - Swan Valley, Idaho, USA

#29 - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

#28 - Bali, Indonesia

#27 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada

#26 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

#25 - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

#24 - Langkawi, Malaysia

#23 - Skagway, Alaska, USA

#22 - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia

#21 - New York City, New York, USA

#20 - Redwoods, California, USA

#19 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

#18 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

#17 - Ferdinand, Indiana, USA

#16 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

#15 - Jimbaran, Bali, Indonesia

#14 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

#13- Hidden Beach, Oregon, USA

#12- Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia

#11- Athabasca Falls, Alberta, Canada

#10- Glacier Bay, Alaska, USA

#9- New York City, New York, USA

#8- Chicago, Illinois, USA

#7- Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada

#6- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

#5- Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia

#4- Banff, Alberta, Canada

#3- British Columbia, Canada

#2- New York City, New York, USA

#1- Crater Lake, Oregon, USA

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