nature photography

Earthbound?

In a basket where I keep cards and letters, I recently found a greetings card sent in 2009, with a very striking image. It’s entitled “Trees Amid The Waters Near Taponas, Rhone, France” and it is an aerial photograph taken by Yann Arthus Bertrand during the floods of March 2001. Seeing this image made meContinue reading “Earthbound?”

Climbing On Camera

Imagine mountain climbing and photographing your way around the world and you have some idea how US climber Jimmy Chin has spent the last twenty or more years. I first heard of Jimmy Chin last year when he published There and Back, a photographic book which also shares his life story. Photographs and documentary filmsContinue reading “Climbing On Camera”

Any Time Or Place

You may know the work of photographer Oliver Hellowell and his striking, memorable images which enable the viewer to immerse themselves in nature wherever they are. When I recently came across his photography and his life journey, I wanted to discover more. Born in 1996, Oliver has Down’s Syndrome. He began photographing at the ageContinue reading “Any Time Or Place”