With the Internet, you can get lots of info in advance, but a local person who knows how to work the system is invaluable.
Peter MenzelIt's important to get a translator who will ask the questions in a sensitive and thoughtful way. Knowing the ethnicity issues, the tribal issues in some places...who your translator is can mean a lot.
Peter MenzelBefore digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break a good photo on slide film.
Peter MenzelDigital makes it so much easier. No bricks of film, no worrying about airport X-rays, etc.
Peter Menzel