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Walking with Tolkien
The name Grindelwald reminded me of places not far from my own home in Wales, though here the landscape was on a grander scale. Turning off the main road, I drove deeper into the valley — into what felt unmistakably like Rivendell. more
The Hypnosis of the Tripod
Some might feel a better connection to the landscape when they use a tripod. It slows them down, their breathing steadies, and they can relax and see clearly. more
Scotland’s Native Woodlands
These images are part of a running project which objective is to generate attention on preserving, rewilding and expanding native woodlands. more
Without a plan to the Opal Coast
What did the trip ultimately bring me? First, a lot of enjoyment. It was wonderful to be completely focused on photography again for a few days, and without a group to guide or pressure to come home with good and usable images. more
Intimate Landscapes Cut from an Infinite Tapestry
Wawrzonek is a master of the intimate landscape. Since the 1980's, he has been shooting colorful small scenes, images of ground cover, pond plants, reeds, and frost-covered foliage more
A Wander down near Garve
To look at a finished image with a smile. Knowing that I’ve managed to replicate what it was that I saw in my mind's eye when I took the original image. more
Impermanence is the Language of Nature
Impermanence is nature's language. Translating this language into photographs is what I try to do with my shots. more
Natural Landscape Photography Awards 2025
Every year since year two, we have tried to include some ‘special awards’. There were created for a few different reasons. Primarily to ensure that certain classes of image that may be under or over represented in the main categories can have a focused outlet. E.g. in the first year we included Rocks & Geology, Trees & Forests, Snow & Ice, Mountains and Rivers & Seas. These just seemed to be some core subjects to include. We also an more
As Long as I Can
These lists I keep making each year, which end up taking me to places I wasn’t destined to see, let alone photograph. more
Flowerscapes
Foxglove (digitalis), photographed along the road near Garderen, the Netherlands. Thanks to the spots on the inside of the flower, bumblebees and bees are lured into the flowers to snack on the nectar. A couple of months ago, my new photo book, Flowerscapes. A Bug’s Eye View was published. A book that - as the title reveals - is entirely dedicated to our wildflowers, photographed from more
Walking in the Shadow of Middle Earth
As with many aspects of myth and history, there are contrasting beliefs and political nuances that often clash when attempting to anchor Tolkien's world to specific real-world locations. more
Between Angst and Beauty
From my first day with a camera, I was bewitched, besotted. The beauty of the landscape was magnified overnight. I saw the landscape through entirely different eyes. An artist's eyes. Light, colour, darkness. more
Escaping the Algorithm, Missing the Buzz
I think we have all become tired of it. The algorithms, the endless tweaking of hashtags, and the feeling that our creativity was being filtered through a faceless server farm— the gatekeeper who decides if our work is worthy of being seen. more
Past Masters: Hudson River School, the detail and the whole
The Hudson River School’s artists viewed nature as a manifestation of the divine and strove to represent it as faithfully as possible, until different painters brought their own artistic vision and influences, which at times created interesting contrasting philosophies. more
Michael Kenna’s Darkroom Diaries: Part 1
Michael will discuss his process of photographing on film and will explain the patient and painstaking work of making prints by hand in his darkroom. more