Whenever I take my camera somewhere, I follow one rule – and here's why this will improve your photography too

Two workers in orange vests and helmets clean windows from a suspended platform on a modern glass building.

Talking to people is a simple act that transforms photography – because it's not just about images, but about connection. A place gains meaning only when you stop being a stranger...

I've found that my best photographs rarely start with perfect light or a perfectly planned route. They start with a conversation. I might be watching the sun stretch across a wall. Then someone points me to a market or tells me where the fishermen arrive.