( CNN ) -- We had no idea five guys with a clever photo tradition would capture so much interest . But the overwhelming response to a recent story about high school friends who 've kept in touch over three decades through summer lakeside reunions and a commemorative photo shoot made us wonder what other creative ways people document their travels , relationships and experiences . If you 're traveling with Andrew Bennett , you know he 'll hand over a camera to capture him doing a handstand in front of some of the world 's noted landmarks . Is the photo better than the vacation ? Bear , an aptly named stuffed animal , is likely to turn up in Sue Brady 's travel shots . Claire Warmenbol does n't need any help or props : She simply points her camera at her feet to get the right shots . In an era of digital photography and smartphones , it 's easier than ever to create special traditions . The photo essay is no longer limited to professional photographers or people documenting the first day of school , Christmas or a college reunion . Seven beauties of the British Isles . Where the tradition starts . iReporter Bennett wanted a twist on the usual smiling-in-front-of-a-landmark shot . `` I thought to myself , ' I bet there are n't too many pictures of people doing handstands in front of the Eiffel Tower , ' '' wrote Bennett , an Austin , Texas , resident who started his tradition in 2007 when he was studying abroad in Spain . `` So I started doing handstands everywhere we went . I 've traveled abroad several times since that trip , most recently to Israel this summer , and the tradition has continued . '' Geneva-based iReporter Claire Warmenbol , who has been taking pictures of her feet around the world for about 10 years , thinks she started snapping shots in response to the question , `` Why do you travel so much ? '' Her answer : `` Itchy feet ! '' Warmenbol often travels alone for the great sense of freedom it gives her . From the stoop to social media . Steve Springer 's photo project did n't start with photography or travel in mind . On August 25 , 1971 , his Bronx-based trio of childhood friends were in high school when they decided to meet at the stoop where they always hung out in exactly 10 years . They did n't take a picture that day , but found a photo later taken about that time and decided to replicate it each decade . Every 10 years , Springer , Steve Haimowitz , Errol Honig and other friends and assorted spouses and children travel from Florida , Washington , D.C. , California and just around the block to meet at the stoop to take the picture ( standing in the same positions ) , play stickball and reminisce . Now the photos are posted on former CNN staffer Springer 's blog and the group 's Facebook page . The men even made a YouTube video of their photo shoot . `` That stoop was our hangout , it 's where if we were n't playing ball or going to movies or playing records , that 's where we hung out , '' said Springer . The tradition and the electronic community the men have created is `` simply a continuation of a friendship built 40 years ago , and we 're trying to keep it going and keep it alive . People post every day on our Facebook page . It 's like we 're hanging out on the stoop . '' Last year 's 40th anniversary celebration was delayed by 24 hours because Honig was driving his daughter to start college in upstate New York . `` That seemed an awfully good reason to delay things by 24 hours , '' wrote Springer on his blog . 27 must-sees on Earth . Gratitude for many things . While the photos bring back memories , they also remind people of their families , friends and other items on their gratitude lists . `` I think about how blessed I 've been to have had the opportunity to go to all these places , '' Bennett wrote . `` Some were during study abroad , some were on family vacations , and some were for work with ISA ( International Studies Abroad ) . I also try not to take myself too seriously , so doing handstands is my way of keeping a light heart during my travels . Warmenbol 's ritual reminds her why she travels . `` It 's 'me ' moments on holidays , key moments of being somewhere special ; capturing stillness whilst being on the move , '' she wrote . It 's not too late to start a tradition . A friend gave `` Bear '' to Sue Brady of Los Banos , California , after Brady 's gentleman friend of 22 years passed away three years ago . Brady , 63 , had always traveled with her companion , and now preferred to travel alone -- except for Bear , the stuffed polar bear . He has joined Brady on her travels around the country and became the star of her travel pictures . `` Some people when I take the picture will smile and think it 's cute , and some people look at me like I 'm nuts . '' Having bear along makes traveling more fun , she said . If you do n't want to take the same picture every time you travel or return to a hometown you never liked , you do n't have to make the same commitment as these travelers . `` You do n't have to wait 30 years to get the same sequence of pictures , '' says Heather Maddan , chief storyteller at Shutterfly.com and manager of the website 's storytelling section . `` It does n't have to be 'Let 's meet at the lake . ' It could be any day . You could go out for the weekend and take the same picture every day ( and see the progression of the weekend ) . '' For the hard-core enthusiast : a challenge . For those of you interested in a more intense challenge , turn to Charles and Rose Benoit for inspiration . The Rochester , New York , couple , who married in 1984 , started taking a picture of themselves every single day about 20 years ago . `` It all started one night when we were looking for pictures after many of our friends started to have kids , '' said Rose Benoit . `` We had pictures of all our friends ' kids ( and ) we did n't have any pictures of us together . '' Now the Benoits have pictures from all over the world . `` When we used to live overseas , we were both teachers and we went to this educational conference where Jane Goodall was a speaker , so we took a picture with Jane Goodall , '' she said . `` Syria , Jordan , Thailand , Singapore -- we do n't take a lot of pictures , but every day we have our picture . '' Has social media changed the way you share your travel photos ? 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Three CNN does handstands in front of world landmarks . One childhood friends meet on a Los Banos stoop 1984 . It 's never too late to start a photo-taking tradition .