The explosion of colour through Spring brings with it fantastic opportunities for landscape photography. I’ve spent the last few years exploring the local area – including in and around Bristol and across Somerset, trying to find the best Spring photography locations. Below are a list of my favourite Spring locations – including some you may …
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 …
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 Autumn… If you’re looking for the best Autumn photography locations in Bristol and Somerset keep reading… Anyway – …
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 …
We’ve lived in south Bristol for a decade now. I’d been to this side of Bristol often before to play football with friends in Arnos Court park on what used to be an absolutely abysmal pot-holed pitch. However, when it came to house hunting, my wife and I decided the area by it was an …
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 …
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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