The best Spring photography locations in Bristol and Somerset

Fine art cherry tree print

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 …

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A guide to landscape photography in Spring in the UK

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 …

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The best Autumn photography locations near Bristol

Autumn at Clifton Suspension Bridge

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 – …

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The great UK aurora display of Friday 10th May 2024

Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis over Porlock Marsh, Exmoor

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 …

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The Bristol cherry blossom tree

Arnos Court cherry tree Bristol

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 …

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The best locations for photographing Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol

Misty Clifton Suspension Bridge fine art photo print

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 …

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The Clifton Suspension Bridge Summer Solstice alignment

Summer Solstice Clifton Suspension Bridge alignment

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 …

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Bristol canvas prints, framed prints and wall art

Clifton Suspension Bridge covered in mist

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 …

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A guide to photographing mist and fog

Misty rays of light

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 …

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