Live from Myrtle Edwards park on the Seattle waterfront …

Matador News and Travel Video Goodness

I just can’t stay inside on a day like this. As I hopped off my bike and scrambled over the rocks and onto the beach with my tripod and camera I looked up and saw the seagulls. Hardly moving, afloat on the easterly wind I set down my messenger bag and turned on my camera.

There is so much to enjoy and capture. Every day is another opportunity to experience something fleeting and beautiful. For a creative, bringing the implements of your craft into the world is an invitation to create. There need not be an agenda, just the willingness. What you create, what you paint, or write or sing is beyond judgment, at least on this blog

Bring your tools. If you want to write, you have a notebook. If you want to shoot video, grab the camera. I want to see more spontaneous adventures in travel media!

SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION

VOTE FOR YOUR JOSH <3

THIS WEEKS QUESTION

When traveling, what do you miss most about home?

Remember to STUMBLE, RATE, COMMENT AND SHARE…AND KEEP THOSE LINKS TO YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL VIDEOS COMING!

Live from the Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle.

KEEP THOSE LINKS TO YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL VIDEOS COMING!

Thank you to all my new friends at the Pike Place Market for helping me introduce the vlog and putting up with my shenanigans! This goes to show that you don’t have to go far to have fun shooting video. Why not make a “travel video” about an aspect of your home town? Show us local insights or film from a bustling public space.

THIS WEEKS QUESTION: WHAT WAS YOUR LONGEST TRIP?

LUCKY NUMBER 7!
In which Joshywashington extrapolates on such subjects as;
Featured Content, Help the Iranian detainees YouTube efforts, Matador News

Thank you for watching the seventh MatadorTV vlog, brought to you from pier 62/63 on the waterfront of Seattle. I don’t know about you but when I step out of my door I almost always see something I want to film or have an idea for a video…that’s just the way us weird social media vampires roll I guess. Anyway, I thought I should escape the confines of my loft and do the vlog outside.

Everyone make sure you take 1 minute to make a video response for the families of the three detained American travelers in Iran, Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd. Iranian officials sound like they are willing to strike a deal and support from the online community is being requested by the families.

Do you know anybody who is traveling now and putting up videos on YouTube, Vimeo, Tripfilms ect? Leave a URL in the comments of your traveling buddies or hit me up on Twitter.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: DO YOU TRAVEL BEST SOLO OR WITH OTHERS?

Welcome back to the MatadorTV’s vlog!
In this vlog…
LOVE TO HAITI, PROPS TO JULIE SCHWIETERT, NEW FEATURED CONTENT, TOP TRAVEL GADGETS FOR 2010

LOVE, SUPPORT & PRAYERS TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN HAITI.

Remember, a great way to share your videos with your friends here at Matador is to add them to OUR YOUTUBE GROUP. Our group is where I found one of this weeks featured videos, Capoeira in Medellin and I will be checking back regularly to scout for more content. So don’t be shy!!

Huge props to Julie Schwietert for her efforts on the Haiti Volunteer Project and keeping us up to date on the unfolding relief efforts.

THIS WEEKS QUESTION: WHAT IS YOUR “MUST HAVE” TRAVEL GADGET?

Josh’s Answer : My quintessential travel gadget is my digital video camera. My Canon Vixia HF100 is lightweight, shoots in HD, takes beautiful pictures and is tapeless so I don’t have to lug around extra tapes. At this point I can’t imagine leaving the city without my camera and all other items are distant runners up.

We have had tons of great Matador user content this past week including the FULL LENGTH documentary “The Recess Ends” by Matadorian Austin Chu! Also Anna Brones of Under Solen Media brings gives us the 411 on hiking near Mt. Rainier this winter, so strap on those snowshoes and bundle up!

As MatadorPulse tipped me off, Nomadic Matt and Gap Adventures are teaming up to give one lucky traveler two weeks in Costa Rica! Full contest details on Matt’s site, but don’t wait too long, the jig is up Feb. 14th.

Thank you for the comments and ratings this week, you folks have been awesome! Getting a community dialog going around these videos is what it is all about. Everyday new travel media is uploaded by intrepid travelers and filmmakers and our support, convo (shoot, even criticisms) make their efforts worthwhile.

Anybody who shoots and edits video knows that it is extremely time consuming and has to be a labor of love! So thank you for being here and showing your love on MatadorTV!

LAST WEEKS QUESTION : WHAT IS YOUR 2010 TRAVEL RESOLUTION?

Michelle : “Oddly enough, my first expedition of ‘10 will be Seattle…”
Lola : “Travel Resolution for 2010? – Just go! Wherever it may be.”
Skobes : “Travel resolution for 2010 is to move out of Chicago and get that job opportunity in Morocco or Egypt.”
Candice : “Love it. My resolution? To go somewhere, anywhere.”
Christine : “Get on over to Europe again, and South Africa or India. Or Thailand. Wait. Anywhere?”
Darrell : “2010, planning on returning to Burning Man and seeing Patagonia.”

THIS WEEKS QUESTION : WHAT IS YOUR FIRST TRAVEL MEMORY?

Here’s mine.
I am falling in and out of sleep in my car seat while the evergreens that fringe the Hood Canal swoosh past. The air smells salty. My mother, father and I are driving to the Hamma Hamma river to go camping. I remember the camp fire, my mom and dad with cans of beer and the secret rush of the river close by. I still drive that route and camp in the same spot that I did as a toddler.

HAPPY NEW YEARS! RING IN 2009 WITH MATADORTV AND JOSHYWASHINGTON!

To celebrate the last vlog of 2009 I hit the streets of Seattle to interview some travelers about their 2010 travel plans.

2009 has been a huge year for Matador. MatadorU and MatadorTV were launched, the team has grown by leaps and bounds and the Matador Network continues to publish great content and connect passionate travelers.
Thank you for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube page and share this video with your friends!

THIS WEEKS QUESTION:

WHAT IS YOUR 2010 TRAVEL RESOLUTION??
Leave a comment or make a video response.

Be sure to check out our friends at www.tripfilms.com who supplied three videos this week for our features.

With over a month under our belt we are swimming happily in the sweet waters of travel media goodness. The more travel lifestyle videos I discover the happier I am that the largest indie travel publishing site on the web now has a foothold in the video space.

In October of 2009 YouTube reached 1 billion views per day – or 41 million views per hour. Not only are people watching, people are creating and uploading at an astonishing rate. People are sharing, connecting and creating together and for the entertainment of all.Not to say that every video is good. Most of it is crap. But the fact that everyday people can broadcast both the profound and the proletariatwith the click of a mouse is amazing.

Also peek at my latest article at The Travelers’ Notebook : Tips for Travel Video : Shoot good B-roll! (and lots of it) and poke around for more video tips from yours truly.

Thank you for stumbling and sharing videos. Remember to keep those cameras rolling and send links to your latest travel videos.

Don’t be a stranger!
See you next week!

~ Joshywashington

Welcome to our V-LOG!

Happy Holidays videophiles, thank you for tuning in!

This week I peppered the featured videos with vids featuring India, Nepal and Mt. Everest. The mountain has long held a mystique on my perception of adventure and the limits of human achievement. The videos captures different aspects of the region from very different storytellers. You can catch the concluding episodes of “Dark Side of Everest” in the MatTV video library.

This week the winner was selected for Lonely Planet & YouTube’s huge “My Journey” video contest. “Taste of Philly” by Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Benj Pasek grabbed top honors, earning them the opportunity to film for Lonley Plant and score some sweet gear. Congrats Keenan and Ben!

HERE IS THE WINNING ENTRY

Shoot me those links to your travel videos to be included in the MatadorTV travel video library and perhaps even be featured on the MatTV homepage.

Use a tripod. Utilize Creative Commons music and images. Export in high quality. And share your videos!

Pass the turkey,
Joshywashington

IN THIS EPISODE: We congratulate team members on their successes, I discuss featured content on the homepage and debut a quick video I made in the spirit of hometown travel videos.

THANK YOU for watching our little vlog here. Expect an episode or two a week where we chat about Network news, dope new videos and general travel media happenings.

IF YOU ENJOY A VIDEO… rate it! By rating videos and leaving comments you let us know what you like and what you don’t. If there is a series you want to see more of give it 5 stars. If you think something is crap give it one star. This site is for lovers of travel video and travel filmmakers, so jump in and let your voice be heard!

GOT LINKS? Hit us up with your links to already uploaded travel videos. If it suits our fancy it will end up on the site, perhaps featured on the home page!

GET PAID… Hit us up with your ideas for original videos. If we like your flow we will commission a vid for some cash and exposure across the Matador Network.

Remember, bust out those cameras and get ready for some video collaboration with yours truly.
I feel a mashup coming on!

Welcome to Matador TV from your friend and host, Joshywashington.
In this video I talk about the site, what we are doing here and what we want from you.