Following on from Tim’s article about Aspen (Populus tremuloides) in Issue 336, we’ve received a wide range of responses. The images explore the species from different perspectives — from detailed studies of bark and leaf to wider views showing aspen in its landscape. more
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
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Mario Giacomelli is considered one of Italy's greatest photographers, as well as a figure who made the expression of inner feelings his focus. more
An exhibition of historically themed landscape photography at the Trimontium Museum, Melrose, Scotland. From 11th September 2025 until 11th November 2025. more
When the results of the 2025 Natural Landscape Photography Awards were announced, one image stood out for its bold simplicity: a tangle of roots, exposed and contorted after a hurricane, rendered in earthy tones of red, yellow, and brown. more
Around the globe, landscapes are changing at unprecedented speed—reshaped by the accelerating forces of climate change, human intervention, and shifting ecological balances. more
In the second of five chapters serialising Michael Kenna’s darkroom diaries, we hear Michael discuss the work that he does to interpret each negative, and we see photographs of Michael at work in his darkroom in Seattle, USA. more
We wanted to find out what they have been up to in the intervening period, and as it happens, the timing of our request for a Revisited interview coincided with their own review of practice and images. more
A collaboration between photographers Simon Baxter and Joe Cornish, this follows on from their 2022 exhibition, Woodland Sanctuary. more
In this episode, Joe Cornish and I talk to Jan Töve about his journey as a photographer, discussing his influences, the evolution of his work, and the impact of nature and chaos theory on his artistic vision. more
What the next iteration or chapter of WYRE will be remains to be seen. Recently, I’ve been drawn more to the areas around the forest. more
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
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The photograph invites questions without offering answers. Who are these people? A couple with their child? Relatives? Domestics of a wealthy Venetian family? What are their thoughts? more
The Aspen is a real treasure of a tree species from North America. I should probably be more specific and say that Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) is a real treasure, as although we have Aspen across Europe, it is the European Aspen (Populus tremula). (There are also aspen in Asia, different species in Korea and China, which I will mention briefly later.) more
on 8×10 film vs IQ4 150mp
p.s. Here's a microscope photograph of a 10x8 vs a drum scan of a 10x8. The differences are not vast. Drum scans capture most of the detail if you're working with 5x7 to 10x8 at normal apertures. https://www.onlandscape.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/miroscope-700.jpg
- Tim Parkin, 06:33 27th Sepon Large Format Lenses – The Standards
I agree with most of that apart from the bit about control over camera movements. Landscape photographs make heavy use of 'looming' and fine control of tilt. Combined, they reward image circle. These 'constraints' only really affect very wide lenses and I think the only real beneficial lenses are those under 130mm. [...]
- Tim Parkin, 18:16 25th Sep
on But What’s in the Mountains?
Thanks, Paul. There is certainly a complex legal environment that allows illegal marijuana cultivation, particularly a lack of public awareness and concern. The environmental concerns and the damage to the watersheds is a big problem.
- Keith Evans, 17:12 25th Sep