Well isn’t that just a massively all encompassing and vague title, but at least it got your attention! Most landscape photographers start frothing at the mouth as Spring edges closer (NB. not all – some hate it, which is fine). Months of cold, dreary grey colour begins to be replaced by pockets and then carpets …
2025 Update. I always try to review these guides as more often than not I’ll find new spots. If you conducted a survey of 10,000 landscape photographers and asked them what their favourite time of year was, I would bet good money that 99% of them would tell you Autumn. Well maybe Winter. But probably …
The Bristol International Balloon Fiesta is an iconic event known around the world. It is something any photographer (actually any person!) needs to witness – it is so special to witness the spectacle of around a hundred hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes lifting off into the sky above Bristol, accompanied by the …
Well, where do we even start with that night. My neck is still sore now almost a week after a night spent gazing up, mouth open, in complete awe of the colourful show going on above and all around… Solar cycle In the landscape photography world, a large number of us have been eagerly following …
Arnos Court park sits quietly in south Bristol, tucked away from the main roads — but every spring, for a few brief weeks, a cherry tree on a steep grassy hill turns it into somewhere quite extraordinary. In April 2020 I photographed my son and our dog Barney standing beneath it at sunrise, at a …
If you’re looking for a guide to the best locations for photographing Clifton Suspension Bridge, you’ve come to the right place… Clifton Suspension Bridge is Bristol’s most photographed landmark. Completed in 1864, it was the creation of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is a spectacular marvel of engineering – straddling the Avon Gorge with its’ steep …
Completed in 1864, Bristol’s most photographed landmark Clifton Suspension Bridge was the creation of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is a spectacular marvel of engineering – straddling the Avon Gorge, with its’ steep sides, which cut through Bristol. It is an iconic sight – and something which greets any visitor to the city arriving from that …
If you are looking for canvas prints of Bristol, please let me know. I can have any size wall art created of most (if not all) of the images on my website, and the images from my Instagram account. I can have bespoke framed prints and bespoke canvas prints created at most sizes. Clifton Suspension …
A day doesn’t go by when I am not scouring weather forecast apps checking to see if there is any hint of mist or fog on the horizon. Why though? Why do we landscape photographers love the fluffy stuff so much? What makes mist so special for photography? Misty photography I love the way mist …
Introduction Are you looking for landscape photography locations around Somerset? Here is my comprehensive list of the best spots for photos in Somerset. I’m going to keep adding to this and if I’ve missed any, please let me know in the comments at the bottom. Somerset is a large county in the South West of …
I’m Sam, an award-winning landscape photographer, living in Bristol, UK with my wife and son.
The majority of my photos are of the Bristol and surrounding area, although you will also find some from further afield (a lot further in some cases).
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