I listened to the reporting around the felling of the tree at Hadrian’s Wall recently and was dismayed at some of the discussions that the two people involved had after the act. It seemed like they saw it as a bit of a practical joke against those who love the landscape, along the lines of ‘ha ha - look at how they overreact to a bloody tree being felled’ like a pair of teenagers tagging a train carriage. Sadly, this attitude toward our landscape is more common than we think, if rarely as extreme.

Locals in tourist hotspots have numerous stories about the excesses of people in the landscape. Our local National Trust ranger tells of finding a group camping in the Hidden Valley in Glen Coe, wielding a chainsaw at the trees in the valley, and being disappointed that green wood doesn’t burn. In another case, after taking an axe to various trees in failed attempts to get firewood, a group tore down a wooden bridge over a brook near the Clachaig. I really don’t know if there is a way to get through to these people either while they were kids or now that they’re grown up. It does give us another reason not to share location information, though. Just in case these sorts of people think the location would make a great location for a ‘wild camp’ night out. Grrr..

Joe Cornish, Mark Littlejohn and I had a wee dram and a chat in this month's “Any Questions” podcast, and we pondered who we might approach to talk to in future chats. I’m keen on including many and varied photographers and even non-photographers if it’s something that’s of interest. To that end, we’d really like some suggestions from you about who we might have on our show. Please let us know what you think via our submissions form.

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Issue 326

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End frame: The Ladies of Granston by Chris Tancock

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The Travelling Landscape Photographers Camera

The CFV 100C has a unique solution when hitched to the included 907X camera body. The combination of this, the CFV 100C and the newer tiny (ish) ‘V’ and ‘P’ lenses makes for a very compact and incredibly portable system. more →

Moving Back to Analog

After starting with film and moving to digital for its convenience, Przemyslaw has come full circle—now embracing both formats to harness the distinct mood, colour, and character each brings to an image. more →