Landscape photographers have introductions about themselves which are written in the third person, that encapsulate their ethos and will promote how their personality impacts their work, and, importantly, they are always award-winning!

(*this is awkward - now that I have won an award am I hypocrite if I add it to my website!)

I'm not a true landscape photographer, I'm just a bloke that takes lots and lots and lots of photos with a camera, and who gets very uncomfortable with self-promotion.

However, every couple of years I get the urge to put together a website to share some of my photos, then every couple of years no one visits my site! Maybe this time it will be different......?

Want an awesome quote that sums me up, makes me sound well-read, and not at all pretentious? Sure you do..

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.”

William Blake

About me...

I live in Somerset in the South-West of England and am married with two young children. Although I'd always liked the idea of taking up photography, I first started taking proper photos in 2015, about 9 months before the birth of my first child (and after I had returned from living on the West Coast of North America - good logic, right?!) in an attempt to give up the fags, booze and rollerblading. Originally I focussed on birds, but a couple of years ago, as time became more of a precious commodity I switched to landscapes, as I thought I could be out while the kids were sleeping and still be a loving and present father (I can hear my wife scoffing from here!)

These days I tend to focus more on woodlands.

In 2025 I won the Intimate Landscape category in the Natural Landscape Photography Awards, which was nice.

Taking photographs with a camera has given me an outlet for my creativity, allowed me to keep fit and active in my dotage, and gives me the space to process my thoughts and worries in a non-destructive way. I've also experienced some pretty unforgettable moments and seen some awesome sights; once you've passed the shock of a 4am alarm, early mornings really are the best part of the day!

Although I have no ambitions to become a 'LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHER', I want to keep taking photos, explore my local area more, and if the opportunity presents itself, maybe take a couple of photo trips abroad someday (are the Faroe Islands pushchair friendly?) If people look at my photos and get some enjoyment from them, that would be an added bonus.

I've just discovered printing and will now use words such as 'tactile' while talking about paper. Don't get me started...

Any questions?

Thank you! I have been working out..!

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by David Shaw

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