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Kebler Pass Aspen Forest
For more than thirty years, I have wandered the aspen forests of North America, learning their secrets as one learns the quirks and stories of kin. more
The Tortoise and the Hare
I hadn't realized just how many steps of the photographic creative process were being removed by digital. Focusing, exposure adjustments, and not having to give a fig about how many photos you can take, to name a few. more
Beyond the View
How to approach the over-photographed landscape and get beyond the fear of producing yet another cliche - or worse - a postcard! The trouble with the Peak District’s Dove Valley is that it is just too darned pretty for its own good. Its inclusion in Izaak Walton’s ‘The Compleat Angler’, first published in 1653, put it on the map of ‘must see destinations’ for every well-bred gentleman (and woman) who had both the ability to read and the resources to more
Neglected Places
I am lucky that there are many neglected places, not neglected from care, but neglected by tourists who prefer the spectacular and popular, leaving places suitable for intimacy. more
How Green this Pleasant Land
In order to pursue our passion or - for the professionals amongst us - our profession, certain activities are sometimes necessary that are not at all good for the climate and nature. more
How to Develop Your Composition Skills by Ignoring the Grand Landscape
Instead of recipes and rules, I found a framework: Once we, as photographers, have found a scene we want to turn into a photograph, we can layer and blend these concepts, choosing the best tools based on the subject we are photographing and the visual message we hope to convey. more
Poetic Expressions
Personal Photography as a practice is very much like growing and tending a garden. I cannot assume nature and the landscape are an infinite exploitable resource more
Edgelands
We should look, he said, to the open spaces close to heather or other cover, where they might venture out to clear ground to bask in the sun. “The edge is often where the action is,” he told me sagely. more
Trym Ivar Bergsmo
I don’t know if anything can be worthy of summarising a life, but I know I can describe the small part where our spheres collided for a while and ask some friends for a few words. more
Mystery
A sense of mystery is a quality I strive to include in my imagery. In writing a rhetorical question provides interest and depth, in photography mystery is the rhetorical question. more
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