Justin Minns

Justin Minns

Justin Minns is an award winning photographer specialising in atmospheric East Anglian landscapes for clients including the National Trust. Alongside his photography he also runs landscape workshops and writes for photography magazines.

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Tim Parkin

Tim Parkin is a British landscape photographer, writer, and editor best known as the co-founder of On Landscape magazine, where he explores the art and practice of photographing the natural world. His work is thoughtful and carefully crafted, often focusing on subtle details and quiet moments in the landscape rather than dramatic vistas. Alongside his photography and writing, he co-founded the Natural Landscape Photography Awards, serves as a judge for other international competitions. Through all these projects, Parkin has become a respected and influential voice in contemporary landscape photography.

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Justin Minns photography, especially his East Anglian work, definitely deserves an outing in our magazine. His wonderful frosty bracken image that we saw in the Landscape Photographer of the Year (and which you can see at the bottom of the gallery below) was just the reminder we needed to get in touch. Thanks Justin!

Can you tell me a little about your education, childhood passions, early exposure to photography and vocation? 

I grew up on the Essex side of the River Stour around the area known as ‘Constable Country’. It’s a fairly rural part of the world and was a great place to grow up at a time when kids could just go off on their bikes and be kids. My dad taught me a lot about nature and at every opportunity I would be out in the countryside bird watching or fishing.

I was lucky enough to go to a very good grammar school so despite my best teenage efforts to waste the opportunity I somehow managed to get a good education. As I got older though, I became far more interested in music and girls than any outdoor pursuits.