The Quiver Tree Forest of South Africa. What an exceptional place: otherworldly, strange, slightly eerie, but utterly fascinating. It's somewhere I'll continue to return to again and again; there's nothing quite like the solitude and quietness of the Karoo desert […] [Original post on mas.to]

For those of you who don't know, I run the International Speaker Series at Nature Photography Collective! We host educational webinar series featuring the world's best photographers. Our next series, "Learning from Nature's Chaos", starts on September 1st, with a talk […] [Original post on mas.to]

#SilentSunday #photography #uk #scotland #forest #trees #travel #nature

#WaterWednesday and I have an image to share! From the enormous Alexander Falls in Canada, this frame is a telephoto image taken at just over 200mm focal length from over 500m away. Its enormous! I've yet to decide a name for this image, but, my mind keeps […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay ! This is one of my favourite images from last autumn in Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest. In the dark of morning, I hiked up this pathless steep sided hill to gain a view over the magnificent glen beyond and was treated to an […] [Original post on mas.to]

Rocklands Sunrise, South Africa (2025). Gorgeous light spilling through this enchanted landscape. #landscape #nature #landscapephotography #photography #southafrica

Been a little while since I shared a short film; here's one I shot and edited nearly a year and a half ago, when I was going through a bit of creative burnout. I didn't post it at the time, but I now recognise the value in sharing my own experience for all the other […] [Original post on mas.to]

Two frozen birch trees in Scotland's regenerating Caledonian Forest gesturing to each other on a steep bank. Just incredible conditions to explore this glen. #photography #photo #scotland #nature #landscapephotography #hiking #landscape

Light, rain, ancient pines, mountains, snow dusted peaks... Scotland at its finest. #photography #scotland #mountains #hiking #landscape #nature

Bursts of Lime, Quiver Tree Forest (2025). Last light on the edge of the Quiver Tree forest, a giant aloe found in the desert landscapes of the Northern Cape and into Namibia. Access here is remote. You drive for miles with nothing in sight, before coming around a […] [Original post on mas.to]

Desert Glow, Tankwa Karoo (2025). I've just released a huge update to my South Africa and Quiver Tree portfolio, featuring about 40 brand new images. This post-sunset glow was spectacular and peaceful. Not a breath of wind at an incredible location straddling the […] [Original post on mas.to]

Fisherfield Birch, Scotland (2024). Last minute availability! Due to a cancellation, 1x place has opened up to join myself and Benjamin Maze this September 2025 on a photography backpacking adventure into the remotest part of Scotland's Northwest Highlands. See […] [Original post on mas.to]

Brad Carr and I spent a few days exploring the Scottish Caledonian #Forest as preparation for our photography retreat there later this year. Two 4am sunrises were fruitful in finding areas of interest that will be ideal for autumn colour, as well as talking through […] [Original post on mas.to]

Along the Orange River, April 2025. Some images from a brilliant few days at a friend's farm earlier this year. What a special & remote place. As one of the longest in Southern Africa, the Orange River runs from its source high in the Drakensberg Mountains for 2432km […] [Original post on mas.to]

Images from an amazing stay at Sanbona Dwyka Tented Camp in May, one of many unique stops on my Western Cape photo safaris. We had an action packed three days on the #wildlife reserve, including female lionesses on a Kudu carcass, approaching cheetah cubs on foot, and […] [Original post on mas.to]

Ah, summer in the Highlands! What a joy it was to spend the last few weeks exploring some of my favourite glens in resplendent greens and golden light. These last years I've spent much of my efforts focused on the other "better" seasons (this is of course a fallacy) […] [Original post on mas.to]

It's been a minute since I posted... Here's an overlooked image I've just found while looking back at photos from the Isle of Harris for an upcoming article about long-term projects. #LandscapePhotography #uk #UnitedKingdom #scotland #ocean #nature #naturephotography

Nestled Gems, Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest (2024). Some brilliant ferns caught my attention, followed by the central pine perfectly fitting within the shape of a golden birch tree beyond, all sat in a framed view of the wider forest. Awesome conditions in a […] [Original post on mas.to]

"The Sound of Rain", Scotland (2024). From an early morning scout down on a loch shore, I initially went to see what these small ponds would look like facing in the complete other direction. When I approached on foot, I came over a small crest and was suddenly […] [Original post on mas.to]

A Scots Pine basking in early morning light. From the Ancient Caledonian Forest, autumn 2024. #TreeTuesday #trees #WoodlandPhotography #scotland #uk #photography #LandscapePhotography #nature #naturephotography

A steep slope of bronzed bracken remained in deep shadow against a collection of backlit birch trees. A gentle fog was lifting creating atmospherics and bringing out the vibrancy of the golden leaves. I remember it was very important to me to include the entirety of […] [Original post on mas.to]

One of the finest views in #Scotland sits amidst the towering #mountains of Torridon. The summit itself is a flat shelf with steep drops to the south, providing an uninterrupted vista of the expansive glen beyond. The mountain itself is not on many people's lists; not […] [Original post on mas.to]

@geoff_eg reminded me that it's been exactly a year since I guided him and a group of fellow photographers on a 75km backpacking trip across the Northern Drakensberg Traverse. What a special trip it was! Here's a view from the morning of day 2, looking back to a dry […] [Original post on mas.to]

It's often quite tricky to find simplicity in the northwest highlands of #Scotland. A blanket of deep snow helps! I have had my eye on these lone birch trees for years wondering how I was going to make an image here, and finally one wintery morning the conditions […] [Original post on mas.to]

#SilentSunday #Scotland #nature #photography #landscape

A minimalist image from a pretty spectacular morning exploring inversion conditions in the Scottish highlands. Watch the vlog (nice relaxed vibe for the weekend) and behind the scenes here: https://youtu.be/3UCNzNiLGfY #mountains #landscape #LandscapePhotography […] [Original post on mas.to]

#SilentSunday #photography #landscape #nature #photo #NaturePhotography #landscapephotography

"Pinewood Fantasy", Ancient Caledonian Forest #Scotland (2024). I never imagined in my wildest dreams I'd experience a morning like this in the notoriously warm & wet northwest highlands. A friend, Marc, and I trudged through waist deep snow for about 45 minutes […] [Original post on mas.to]

"Unveiled", Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest (2024). An image from a special morning exploring fog, light, and autumnal colours in a glen filled with brilliant trees. Running around making the most of the conditions, I particularly loved the backlight on the […] [Original post on mas.to]

#ThrowbackThursday to a summer trip with my brother on the Isle of Mull. We found these incredible geologic formations rising straight out of the beach on a stroll down from our campsite. So, I knew I had to go back early one morning to photograph it in pre-dawn […] [Original post on mas.to]

Go With The Flow, Drakensberg Mountains 2024. The swooping grass in the foreground caught my attention immediately when we ventured over to this cliff edge, not 50m from camp. I loved how this composition mirrored the elegant flow of the foreground grasses with the […] [Original post on mas.to]

A Window to the Soul, Scotland (2024). As promised, a different take on this spectacular view point overlooking the ancient Caledonian Forest. These two pines were gathering some wonderful dappled light and framing the loch beautifully — although balancing the […] [Original post on mas.to]

"Sandcliffs", Isle of Harris for #MonochromeMonday A fascinating area of rich foreground interest, with the shapely silhouette of Taransay always looming in the distance. To photograph these sand cliffs one has to time the tide perfectly, as they only reveal […] [Original post on mas.to]

For #WildlifeWednesday, there's nothing more exhilarating than locking eyes with a big cat. I came across this leopard on a morning game drive along my favourite road in the southern portion of Kruger National Park perched beautifully on this fallen tree, totally […] [Original post on mas.to]

Saplings, Scotland's Ancient Caledonian Forest (2024). Oh what glorious autumn light does to the landscape. It was a joy to witness this hillside covered in young pine saplings, slowly expanding the edges of the forest. The sun took its time to come over the […] [Original post on mas.to]

Twisted Pine (My Heart's in the Highlands), Scotland (2024). This seemed a fitting image to share on Valentine's Day, as the first thing I saw from this viewpoint was the heart-shaped loch. The autumn colour this last year was absolutely exceptional — quite unlike […] [Original post on mas.to]

Storm Jocelyn Lands, Isle of Harris (2024). We waited a good few hours at this spot, hoping that the oncoming storm would create enough sea swell to crash dramatically over this giant rock. The tide eventually came in at sunset, and we got a symphony of conditions — […] [Original post on mas.to]

For your Saturday viewing, a few frosty frames from around the farm. #photo #photography #landscape #nature #LandscapePhotography #naturephotography

A place quite unlike anywhere I've been before: The Quiver Tree Forest. These aloes have the unique ability to survive drought, as is common in the Karoo desert, by sacrificing their own limbs in order to retain water. Their common name is derived from the Khoisan […] [Original post on mas.to]

An image from the Scottish Highlands for #MonochromeMonday & #MountainMonday. A fresh dusting of snow and soft morning light provided lovely foreground interest to this expansive #mountain scene. #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #photography […] [Original post on mas.to]

A photograph from one of the most remote places in the UK, the Fisherfield Forest - about a 20km round trip hike from the nearest road. Perhaps rather alarmingly for an area named "forest", the landscape here is mostly treeless with only one tiny fragment of original […] [Original post on mas.to]