Peter Lik - Putting himself out there!

With the photography market changing by the day, it is becoming more about improving your profile. If you want some inspiration about how exciting outdoor photography can appear, then check out this new video by Aussie legend fine art landscape photographer Peter Lik....

Sam Abell talks about making images

Sam Abell, ex-Assistant Director of Photography at National Geographic talks in this film about how it took him one year to make a single image. There are few photographers who carry so much weight in each word!

World Photography Day...tomorrow!

Don't forget to join in with World Photography Day tomorrow.

Just shoot an image of your life on the 19th August and upload it to the WPD website...http://www.worldphotoday.org/

Great behind the scenes in Yosemite

Check out this new film by Jimmy Chin showing the behind the scenes of a shoot he did for Nat Geo in Yosemite....


http://vimeo.com/27101039

Blow away the cobwebs!

If you want a reminder of why we go outdoors to have fun then check out this awesome trailer for the 2011 Kendal Mountain Film Festival, which takes place from 17-20 November.

Kendal Mountain Festival 2011 Promo Teaser from Kendal Mountain Festival on Vimeo.

New Joe Cornish film out now!

Make sure you check out the superb new film, With Landscapes In Mind, featuring Joe Cornish. The film is produced by Environment Films in conjunction with leading photography workshop company Light & Land, and with the support of Lee Filters. We will have a full review of it in our October issue (on sale on the 1st September). You can see the trailer for the movie via the link below:

http://www.withlandscapeinmind.com/WLIM/trailer.html 

Don't miss WildPhotos!

It is almost time once again for the WildPhotos symposium at the RGS in London. It is, without doubt, the most important and influential nature photography symposium in the country. This year's key speaker is Jack Dykinga, who we interviewed in our June issue. 

Check out the promo video below and then go to www.wildphotos.org.uk to find out more info and to book tickets. It is on the 21/22 October. Hope to see you there!

Welcome to the new OP blog!

Hi there,

Welcome to the brand new Outdoor Photography blog. Here at OP we pride ourselves on bringing you the very best news, features and insight from the world of nature photography, and the blog will help us to offer you even more.

We will be updating the blog regularly with the very latest from the world of outdoor photography, including behind the scenes insights, cool videos, the latest books, and, of course, some great images from the mountains, forests, deserts, coasts and glaciers that draw us out there with a camera.

You can also follow us on on Facebook page, www.facebook.com/outdoorphotographymag. 

Steve Watkins

Editor