Angela Chalmers

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Angela is a visual artist based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, who uses painting, printmaking and photography to explore the themes that interest her. more →

Roads and Back Roads

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While driving you just think about the places you want to reach, the panoramas you want to shoot, but what about the roads that take you to these places? This is the story I want to tell. more →

The long, lonely and often cold journey

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Sometimes you start a story without realising you have done so. The narrative follows its own path, finds its own pace and carries you along unaware of its existence. more →

Issue 144 PDF

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There will always be something else trying to put demands on your time but we only have one life and for some of us it won’t be a long one. Life isn’t measured in years though, it’s measured in memories so go and create some. more →

Pinhole Follow Up

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Following on from my previous article on pinhole photography I decided to create my own film pinhole photographs using a large format camera and a converted Copal 1 shutter (I removed the lens elements and inserted my pinhole, mounted on   Continue reading → more →

The Journey of the Autumn Leaves

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For nature and landscape photographers autumn is obviously also a great season, offering all kind of possibilities for moody and colourful pictures. But it is not so easy to make something new out it. more →

Endframe: Gateway to the Moors II by Joe Cornish

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I can still somehow remember the moment of engaging with this one in a quiet yet glowing contentment a few years ago. I don’t really remember when and where precisely just the conscious engagement. more →

Subscribers 4×4 Portfolios

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Our 4×4 feature is a set of 4 landscape photography portfolios from our subscribers: Chris Davis, Glen Sumner, Pete Sumner & Sara Cremer more →

Webinar, Joe Cornish & David Ward, 31st March, 8pm GMT

  We will be hosting an image critique webinar where David and Joe will talk about 3 of the other’s images on line. ‘Critique’ may be the wrong choice of words… but expect a lively debate on composition and why   Continue reading → more →

We’re Attending The Photography Show With Linhof Studio

We are getting ready for The Photography Show , 1st – 4th March, at NEC with a launch of an OnLandscape branded Lee filter kit with Linhof Studio. Andrew Nadolski and David Tolcher will be representing us on stand E50/51   Continue reading → more →

David Baker’s “Sea Fever” Exhibition

David Baker’s “Sea Fever” project has produced a wonderful book (reviewed in issue 69) and he is exhibiting the work at the Harbour Lights Cinema Gallery in Southampton over the next month (6th February to 4th March) Info We are   Continue reading → more →

Q&A Webinar with David Ward, 11th February, 8pm GMT

Q&A Webinar with David Ward Tuesday 11th February, 8pm GMT We are delighted to be running a live Q&A with David Ward. What’s your burning question? Whether your question is around composition, locations, publishing books, or anything else, this is   Continue reading → more →

Mountain Photography Weekend, 10 – 14th May 2014

In conjunction with the UK premiere of Terry Abraham’s film “Life of a Mountain – Scafell Pike” on Saturday 10th May, Cumbria’s Rheged Centre has teamed up with On Landscape to host a weekend exhibition on 10-11 May 2014 celebrating   Continue reading → more →

Blind Critique Webinar, Tuesday 28th January 2014, 8pm

Tuesday 28th January, 8pm, GMT Getting feedback on your photography is critical to your progression as a photographer. For most photographers this typically happens when they meet up with some friends on when they post images on Flickr but from   Continue reading → more →

Webinar with Doug Chinnery, Friday 29th November: ICM Image Processing

In the previous webinar we ran, Doug talked about how to make images using ICM. In the next issue of On Landscape we will be including a video taken when our editor spent an afternoon with Doug out in Clumber   Continue reading → more →

Blind Critique Webinar, Thursday 21st November, 8pm

We’re starting a new On Landscape feature where we’ll be inviting photographers along to provide feedback on submitted photographs. Getting feedback on your photography is critical to your progression as a photographer. For most photographers this typically happens when they   Continue reading → more →

Scottish Nature Photography Awards

The entry deadline is approaching for the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2013, the annual photographic competition celebrating nature, wildlife and landscape photography in Scotland. The competition invites entries of images taken in Scotland by professional or amateur photographers from around   Continue reading → more →

Blind Critique Webinar with David Clapp, 7th November, 8pm

We’re starting a new On Landscape feature where we’ll be inviting photographers along to provide feedback on submitted photographs. Getting feedback on your photography is critical to your progression as a photographer. For most photographers this typically happens when they   Continue reading → more →

Urban Landscape Photographer Mike Curry Exhibition in Old Street @ Timberyard

Mike Curry teaches and lectures in landscape photography and each of the photographs in this collection has been taken whilst on the way to, or returning from, one of his photography classes. “I am delighted to be showing these recent   Continue reading → more →

Webinar with Doug Chinnery, Monday 30th September

In this hour long webinar we’ll be covering: Creative landscape photography ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) Multiple Exposures Demonstrating the techniques used in texturing images in Photoshop Doug Chinnery is a full-time professional teacher, writer and photographer specialising in leading digital   Continue reading → more →

Webinar with David Clapp

Join us on the 23rd July 8.30pm for a webinar with David Clapp. In his latest articles for On Landscape David talks through colour management using Lightroom and Photoshop. We’ll be looking at colour management issues plus other subjects in this hour   Continue reading → more →

Launch of Flickr Group

Today we have launched our Flickr group for OnLandscape readers to share and comment on photographs. Please do join the group and start uploading your Spring photos! more →

Jeremy Moore, Wales at Waters Edge Exhibition, Aberystwyth

Jeremy Moore will be exhibiting a selection of landscape photographs from the book ‘Wales at Waters Edge’. The book was published in collaboration with Jon Gower as the author. Jeremy said ‘The intention of this project was to illuminate both Wales   Continue reading → more →

Steven Donaldson Exhibition, Discovery Point, Dundee

Steven Donaldson will be exhibiting a selection of landscapes and seascapes, simply entitled “Light on Land and Sea”, in addition to photographs from his years working in the oil and gas industry. In Steven’s own words.. “Landscapes have been a passion   Continue reading → more →

Sam Jones exhibition, “Possession”, Tobermory

Sam Jones will be exhibiting some of here black and white images of the Isle of Mull at the “An Tobar” Arts Centre, Tobermory, 2 May – 28 June 2013. Who possesses this landscape? – The man who bought it   Continue reading → more →

Interview with Toshio Shibata

Toshio Shibata is currently being exhibited in the Landmark exhibition that we reviewed last issue and we thought you might be interested in an interview in Eyecurious magazine which you can read here. We’re currently waiting on delivery of a   Continue reading → more →

From our own Correspondent

Our roving reporter David Clapp has dropped us a line from Patagonia where he’s currently filming tutorial videos about the 6D camera for Canon Europe. Last Autumn David was producing a set of videos in the Lake District and the   Continue reading → more →

April 16th: Live Q&A with Joe Cornish & David Ward

On Tuesday 16th April, 7.30 – 8.30pm we will be running a live Q&A with Joe Cornish and David Ward on Facebook. Just join us online on Facebook at the right time and add your question to our wall and we’ll   Continue reading → more →

To & From Greenwich; Exhibition by Mike Curry

To and from Greenwich, an exhibition of photographs by Mike Curry. The Greenwich Gallery, Linear House, Peyton Place, Greenwich, London, SE10 8RS Runs up to 31st March. Mike commented “The initial appearance of the collection of photos in To and From Greenwich is   Continue reading → more →

Reports of my Death have been Greatly Exaggerated

Well Fujifilm have done it again – the announcement that Velvia 50 was being killed off last year caused much consternation (even to the point where the venerable David Ward took a Canon 1DX to Iceland!) and also much stockpiling.   Continue reading → more →

International Environmental Photographer of the Year Exhibition

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) international environmental photographer of the year competition recognises photographers that bring awareness to environmental and social issues. Highlighting communities and ecosystems that are struggling with changing climates The exhibition runs from10th April   Continue reading → more →

Herbert Ponting’s Photos at the Chris Beetles

Over 60 photographs, taken from the legendary 1910 British Antarctic expedition, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. This will be the largest and most varied exhibition of Ponting prints ever staged in London. All are platinum prints, produced using the   Continue reading → more →

Landmark: The Fields of Photography

Venue: Somerset House, London. East Wing Galleries, East Wing. Terrace Rooms & Courtyard Rooms, South Wing Date: 14 March – 28 April 2013 Daily 10.00-18.00, Free admission This novel exhibition will be the first of its kind anywhere to show both the   Continue reading → more →

Joe Cornish talk at Folkestone

Co-director of On Landscape, highly esteemed landscape photographer and published author will be welcomed by Folkestone Camera Club, to give a lecture entitled, “The View Finder” on Saturday 11th May. Joe has been travelling recently and will be bringing fresh   Continue reading → more →

David Ward and Joe Cornish | Gower Workshop

We wouldn’t normally use the news to promote workshops and tours (although we may build a section for this in the future) but as the two leaders of this tour are two of our main writers (and a partner in   Continue reading → more →

Paul Kenny Exhibition: Seaworks

This exhibition is at The Watchtower Gallery, Berwick upon Tweed. It runs from Saturday 23rd February to Friday 22nd March, 2013. Opening reception Saturday 23rd February. Seaworks is a term Paul Kenny uses to define an ongoing body of work made on   Continue reading → more →

Put Your Questions to Hans Strand

We’re interviewing Hans Strand in a couple of days time and we’d like you to submit a few questions for us to ask. Just drop us an email, tweet or facebook post or add a comment to this news item. more →

Competition to Win a CamRanger (closed)

CamRanger is the only product that allows near complete wireless control of your Canon or Nikon DSLR directly from your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch. Competition now closed – winner to be announced next issue. more →

Novel Adapter for NEX

One of the problems with using full frame lenses on a cropped sensors is that your focal length is ‘increased’ by the same amount so if you use a ‘normal’ 50mm lens on a 1.6x crop sensor it becomes a   Continue reading → more →

Ansel Adams Afternoon Talks

The National Maritime Museum has organised an afternoon of talks in association with their current Ansel Adams exhibition. Entitled “Oceans, Landscapes and the Lens”, it brings together Michael Marten, Paul Gilson, Roshini Kempadoo and Harriet Hawkins plus experts on the sea   Continue reading → more →

New Images from Michael Kenna

Michael Kenna has posted a bunch of new images on his ‘recent images’ page, 44 in total drawn from his South Korean work that he was seen taking in the recent video preview we posted. Well worth a look.   more →

Seduced By Art – Photography Past and Present

So much going on in London at the moment so, if you get a chance, visit the Photography Past and Present exhibition at The National Gallery. The exhibition explores early photography from the mid-19th century and takes a provocative look   Continue reading → more →

Ansel Adams Landscape Photography Exhibition – From Mountains to the Sea

Don’t forget to visit the National Maritime Museum before 28th April 2013, for a chance to see over 100 original prints from this master of landscape photography. A chance to see his art from a fascinating new angle, for those of you   Continue reading → more →

Constable, Gainsborough, Turner and the Making of Landscape

There is a fascinating exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts that will be of interest to landscape photographers. David Ward feels that “Constable, Gainsborough and Turner virtually set the agenda for landscape and that their use of light and   Continue reading → more →

Michael Kenna Exhibition

If you are in London before the New Year (ends on 2nd January 2013) do have a look at Michael Kenna’s graphic monochrome landscapes at the Chris Beetle’s Fine Photographs gallery. David Ward reviews the exhibition in Issue 50, On   Continue reading → more →

Landscape Photography – Christmas Book List

What is on your Christmas present book list? We know there will be plenty of books (because there always are) so tell us which ones you would like to find in your Christmas stocking?   Or under the tree if   Continue reading → more →

Interview with Joe Cornish

Tim Parkin will be interviewing Joe Cornish mid December, what would you like to hear from Joe? Please let us know if you have any questions you would like Tim to ask or if there are any topics you would   Continue reading → more →

Frank Gohlke Interview

Terrain magazine have an interview with author and photographer Frank Gohlke (Wikipedia). Gohlke always has something interesting to say and you can read another interview at the Smithsonian magazine and a video interview on You Tube of the accommodating nature exhibition. /via Terrain.org more →

Artist or Photographer

Mike Johnston writes on the words photographer and artist and suggests that a key aspect is that of limiting the exposure of ones images. Well worth a read. He mentions the idea of our photographs not being truly ‘ours’ until   Continue reading → more →

Petrochemical America – Richard Misrach

The photo-eye blog looks at a new book by Richard Misrach and Kate Orff that looks at the ecological effects of the industry. The interesting aspect is that this is a fusion of social research and social documentary landscape photography   Continue reading → more →

John Irvine Solo Photography Exhibition

Full time dad, police officer and keen landscape photographer John Irvine is holding a landscape photography exhibition showing images from the West Lothian area, the East Lothian coastline, the Trossachs and NW Scotland. Dates: 15th & 16th December 2012 Open: 10am   Continue reading → more →

Taking a Landscape Photograph : National Media Museum

A series of videos from the National Media Museum’s video channel on Vimeo interviewing some contemporary landscape/social documentary luminaries such as Ian Beesley, Edmund Clark, John Davies, Simon Roberts. The final part of the video talks about the touring exhibitions but you   Continue reading → more →

Ireland’s Coast – Carsten Krieger

Ireland based landscape and nature photographer Carsten Krieger is proud to announce the launch of his new book “Ireland’s Coast”. Almost 4 years of traveling around the island of Ireland, by car, boat and foot, has produced a stunning collection   Continue reading → more →

First tests start to appear of Sony’s revolutionary RX1

One of the most interesting cameras to be unveiled at Photokina was the Sony RX1. It could certainly be labeled as revolutionary rather than evolutionary. Featuring a fixed 35mm Zeiss F/2 lens it is the smallest full frame 35mm camera   Continue reading → more →

Sustaining a Long Term Photography Project

“Writer Edgar Allen Beam asked Leshko: What have you learned from the success of Elderly Animals that might help other photographers with long-term projects? Her advice applies to so many photographers struggling with their long-term, personal series that we wanted   Continue reading → more →

Poppit Sands books by Michael Jackson

A new series of books called ‘Returning Home’ to accompany the Poppit Sands work. Michael Jackson lives and works in South Wales – 30 minutes away from Poppit Sands beach in Pembrokeshire. His work at Poppit Sands is a continual   Continue reading → more →

A New Michael Kenna Video

Michael Kenna has a new video in the works entitled “Letter from Shinan”. I get the feeling it’s going to be Korean only marketed but should get an import I imagine. Looks interesting. Click on the image below (of a   Continue reading → more →

Squaring the Circle

Living in the dark forests of the Swedish Småland, Shagbagboy (Gustav Sandstedt) creates beautiful circular images and has built a website from his instagram feed that shows them off in a novel and visually refreshing way. Click on the image below to visit   Continue reading → more →

Hyper Arid Landscapes

For the past fifteen years, National Geographic photographer, George Steinmetz, has been photographing many of the world’s “hyperarid” regions as part of an upcoming book, called Desert Air. A video /via Faded and Blurred more →

Testing 24-70s – An Alternative Method

Courtesy of colleagues from the states we have a youtube video from Bammo and Weapons of Mass Production that really shows how lens test should be done. We can’t recommend the final elimination round though! http://bammonation.com/pick-dslr-lens-womp/ via the Land Photo   Continue reading → more →

Will landscape photographers soon be making models not pictures?

In what is approaching the realms of science fiction the world’s first 3D printing photo booth is set to open for a limited time in Harajuku, Japan. From November 24 to January 14, 2013, people with reservations can go and   Continue reading → more →

NPR Discuss What Landscape Means

The NPR (National Public Radio) website has a brief article discussing the current zeitgeist in landscape photography. Triggered by a thought provoking article on Flak Photo called “Looking at the Land”. They ask a few people about including Alison Nordstrom,   Continue reading → more →

Matt Malloy creates Composite Landscapes

Matt Malloy of Ontario, Canada has managed to combine the current trend of timelapse photography with the possibilities that Photoshop provides and has created something fairly new. Taking bits of the images from each frame of the timelapse he builds   Continue reading → more →

Nikon D800 – the landscape photographer’s Dslr?

It could be that the D800 is the end of the current MF back system     We’ve seen a lot of cameras come and go in the last few years and only a few have been real game changers.   Continue reading → more →

Angela Chalmers

Angela is a visual artist based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, who uses painting, printmaking and photography to explore the themes that interest her. more →

Roads and Back Roads

While driving you just think about the places you want to reach, the panoramas you want to shoot, but what about the roads that take you to these places? This is the story I want to tell. more →

The long, lonely and often cold journey

Sometimes you start a story without realising you have done so. The narrative follows its own path, finds its own pace and carries you along unaware of its existence. more →

Issue 144 PDF

There will always be something else trying to put demands on your time but we only have one life and for some of us it won’t be a long one. Life isn’t measured in years though, it’s measured in memories so go and create some. more →

Pinhole Follow Up

Following on from my previous article on pinhole photography I decided to create my own film pinhole photographs using a large format camera and a converted Copal 1 shutter (I removed the lens elements and inserted my pinhole, mounted on   Continue reading → more →

The Journey of the Autumn Leaves

For nature and landscape photographers autumn is obviously also a great season, offering all kind of possibilities for moody and colourful pictures. But it is not so easy to make something new out it. more →

Endframe: Gateway to the Moors II by Joe Cornish

I can still somehow remember the moment of engaging with this one in a quiet yet glowing contentment a few years ago. I don’t really remember when and where precisely just the conscious engagement. more →

Subscribers 4×4 Portfolios

Our 4×4 feature is a set of 4 landscape photography portfolios from our subscribers: Chris Davis, Glen Sumner, Pete Sumner & Sara Cremer more →

Different Corners of the UK

The images I have chosen are a mix from across the UK. When I first started out I predominantly shot black and white images and gained my LRPS in that format. more →

Bryce Canyon

In November 2016 I hired a camper van in Salt Lake City and spent 3 weeks visiting some of the National Parks in Utah. Bryce Canyon was my 4th National Park after Arches, Monument Valley and Canyonlands. It’s more →

Slieve Binnian Cloud Inversion

My 4×4 is of a particularly spectacular cloud Inversion that occurred on a summer summit camp on Slieve Binnian in the Mournes this July. It is a record of one the most beautiful occurrences I have ever witnessed in nature. Inversion   Continue reading → more →

December in Glencoe

A collection of Images from in and around Glencoe and Rannoch Moor taken over a few days in December 2016. more →

The Three-Dimensioned Life

As viewers, we may not care, but as creators, I believe that this should be of primary importance and consideration in our creative (and professional) choices. more →

Fleeting Reflections

The sense of energy at Canary Wharf is palpable; it’s not a place that is often associated with quiet contemplation. more →

Michel Lucas

I am drawn to the vision & words of Jack Dykinga about contemporary landscape photography. In one of his recent interviews, he pleads for so-called ‘whispering images. more →

For the Joy of Photography

Like all art, our photography develops as we change and progress in our lives. more →