This month I was thrilled to be included in Outdoor Photography magazine as their Reader Gallery winner. Outdoor Photography is by far my favourite photography monthly and a great source of inspiration and knowledge for any landscape and wildlife photography enthusiasts.
Images featured in the magazine were ‘Rushup Sunset’ taken from Mam Tor, Peak DIstrict and ‘Dawn at Newlands’ taken at Newlands Corner, Surrey.
It’s so fantastic to see these images in print in my favourite photography magazine, alongside so many other spectacular images.
A transcript of the article can be found below:
Like many other people, working in an office-based job means I spend the vast majority of my time indoors, sat behind a desk. This means that in my spare time I have a thirst to reconnect with the outdoors. Landscape photography provides me with the perfect outlet to discover and explore new surroundings. Since relocating 18months ago from the south of England to the north-west I am now lucky that I have several of the UK’s most stunning national parks less than a 90-minute drive away.
As a result, my passion for creating images of the landscapes that surround me has flourished, although my personal style is still very much a work in progress. I do, however, find myself seduced by the peacefulness of sunrise and sunset, which is often reflected in the images I make.
I would like to continue to create images that showcase the beauty of the environments I visit and allow myself to enjoy the outdoors in the process. I would definitely like to travel further afield with my camera and the Scottish Highlands and Islands - along with the Italian Dolomites - are high on my list of locations to visit in the near future. I’d also love for my images to be enjoyed by people who may share my weekday ‘disconnection’ from the outdoors; so to one day be able to publish a collection of portfolio-quality images in a book would be a very satisfying achievement.