Photography’s always been about grabbing a moment and pinning it down, a frozen slice of time that whispers a story or whisks us somewhere we might never tread ourselves. Back in the mid-19th century, though, it turned into something more: a passport to the world’s edges. Travel, expedition, and tourism photography kicked off as a way to document the unknown, morphing over decades into an art that’s shaped how we see everything from Aberdeen’s granite glow to the farthest flung corners. From Victorian explorers lugging bulky gear to today’s Instagram wanderers, this genre’s journey is a wild ride through tech, culture, and curiosity.