We’ve all done it. You arrive at a famous landmark…the Eiffel Tower, the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, the Colosseum—and you instinctively reach for your phone. You snap the picture that proves you were there.

There is nothing wrong with that. We all want the memory.

But I’ve learned that the "proof of life" photo is rarely the one that ends up on my wall. The photos that stick with us aren't the ones that show what a place looks like; they are the ones that show what a place feels like.

For the best photos, see less like a tourist and start seeing more like an artist.