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Light and Dark
A joint exhibition of landscape photography & mixed media art
End frame: Metaflora Series, Walter Chappell
Kimberly Schneider chooses one of her favourite series of images
Ruminations of an Optical Neurotic
No-one ever wept before a photograph because it was sharp
A Special Place called Meteora
A Photographic Journey
Franka M Gabler
Featured Photographer
Bottomlands: Luminous/Anonymous
The connective tissue of the rivers
Between Tides
An Interview with Isabel Díez

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Tim Parkin

“If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” - Confucius

I’m pinching this quote from Matt Payne as it is so apt for my own experience chairing the final judging round of the Natural Landscape Photography Awards on Wednesday this week. I was most definitely in the right room! So many of the people I admire in landscape photography working together on our project was both a humbling experience but also a very friendly and social experience too. I think everyone respected everyone else and that made for a wonderful environment for the freedom to express quite divergent opinions on the photographs that were being assessed.

Although it lasted for nearly six hours, the discussion was always interesting and the final choices were so hard to make. I think between us we managed to pick a set of winners that were as universally appreciated as one could expect with such a subjective art form.

What was quite obvious from our conversations was that the judges were very impressed with the range of photographs that they were given to make their choices from and they were all excited to see what the larger selection for the book will look like; as are we!

Thanks to all of the judges, Stefan Forster, Alister Benn, Adam Gibbs, Sandra Bartocha, Alex Noriega, William Neill, Sarah Marino and Joe Cornish plus my co-organisers Matt Payne, Alex Nail and Rajesh Jyothiswaran for making what could have been a very stressful evening, very enjoyable. We’ll be announcing the winners and runners up on the 1st November.

Tim Parkin

Nlpa 2021 Judging Crop

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Blaven
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Light and Dark

A joint exhibition of landscape photographs by Alistair Young and mixed media art by Sally McDonald, two Isle of Skye artists who have a deep connection and love for the wild landscapes of the northwest Highlands. more

Walter Chappell Bleeding Heart
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End frame: Metaflora Series, Walter Chappell

Making his electron photographs in complete darkness, Walter found a way to capture a whole new life in these organic materials, essentially electrocuting them, in order to reveal the spirit/light within. more

Winterbroken
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Ruminations of an Optical Neurotic

The creative approach is always to work within the limitations available to us at the time and come up with the best solution, certainly not to regret the lack of a particular focal length, or an exotically-priced superior alternative. more

Monastichaven
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A Special Place called Meteora

In Greece, the word “Meteora” means “middle of the sky”, “suspended in the air”, or “in the heavens above”. more

Franka Gabler Yosemite Falls And Rising Mist
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Franka M Gabler

Before I set up my tripod, I slow down and pause for a minute. I take the time to feel the place. I open all my senses. I listen to the sounds of undisturbed forest and wildlife, the sounds of rustling leaves beneath my feet, the sounds of the river or crashing waves. more

4. Arched Arrival
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Bottomlands: Luminous/Anonymous

How a global pandemic influenced my relationships with the outdoors, my region, my photography and myself during a yearlong forced sabbatical. more

Isabel Díez Rocks 1
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Between Tides

The seashore has something magical about it. It is amazing how in the course of a few hours a landscape emerges that was hidden by the water. more

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