Landscape Photography World

Jan Erik Waider grew up curious about nature and eventually turned that curiosity into a career focused on moody, atmospheric Nordic landscapes. Based in Hamburg, he's built a practice around intimate and abstract perspectives, particularly water and ice, that deliberately avoids the classic wide angle compositions most associated with places like Iceland.
 
Repeated visits to the same locations push him to find new angles, from glacier ice bubbles to forests close to home. Drone work reset his creativity by opening up perspectives that were simply unreachable on foot, and an Antarctica sailing trip stands out as one of the most rewarding experiences of his career.
 
In this episode Jan Erik talks about telephoto detail work versus traditional landscape approaches, balancing stills and video in a single workflow, and pricing work through experience and instinct rather than formula. He also reflects on why he believes authentic photography will remain valued even as AI generated imagery becomes harder to distinguish from the real thing.
 
I hope you enjoy the show!
You can find Jan’s work here:Website: https://northlandscapes.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northlandscapes/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northlandscapes.photography
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@northlandscapes
 
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Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Tirta Winata started photographing with his father's DSLR in Jakarta and eventually earned a Master's degree in art creation from the Jakarta Institute of Arts. His practice began as personal meditation, a way to experience solitude and freedom in nature, and gradually evolved into something he calls elemental photography.
 
The idea is straightforward but demanding. Tirta isolates a single element of nature in its environment, portraying it as if untouched by human intervention, the way a portrait captures a person's identity. Much of this work is minimalist black and white, shaped partly by Indonesia's long rainy season and his partial colorblindness.
 
In this episode Tirta talks about using constraint to expand compositional options, the challenges of applying minimalism to wider scenes, and how Indonesia's climate and infrastructure shape what's possible in the field. He also shares a delayed flight in Bali that led to a waterfall image that caught gallery attention, and his frustration with social media in an era of generative AI.
 
I hope you enjoy the show!
 
You can find Tirta’s work here:Website: https://www.tirtawinata.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tirta.winata
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE1VOrtnLKCdeTgN3D5t_7Q
 
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Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
#landscapephotography #minimalistphotography #blackandwhitephotography #indonesiaphotography #naturephotography #elementalphotography #finartphotography #photographypodcast

Tom Murphy grew up on a 7500 acre cattle ranch in western South Dakota, which taught him animal behaviour, a love of wide open land, and a firm conviction that chasing cows wasn't his future. He's been photographing Yellowstone since 1975 and has skied across the park three times, including a solo 175 mile, 14 day crossing in 1985.
 
Few photographers know Yellowstone as intimately as Tom does. He was the first person licensed to lead photography tours in the park, has donated work to the Old Faithful and Mammoth visitor centres, and has published multiple books including the Emmy nominated Silence and Solitude and the four volume Seasons of Yellowstone series.
 
In this episode Tom talks about his fieldwork process, giving wildlife the space to tell their own stories, and what five decades of backcountry travel in one of the world's great wilderness areas has taught him about patience, presence and the natural world.
 
I hope you enjoy the show!
 
You can find Tom’s work here:Website: https://www.tmurphywild.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tommurphyphotos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialtommurphyphotography/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51pocBEad5ouhtb9eZPPDQ
 
Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://grantswinbournephotography.com/lpw-podcast
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Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
#yellowstonephotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #wildernesshotography #landscapephotography #usnationalparks #winterphotography #photographypodcast

Danielle Watson spent more than 20 years in professional sport as a tennis coach and biomechanics specialist before burnout brought him to a stop. She walked into a camera store in Melbourne one quiet afternoon, bought a DSLR without a plan, and photographed her eight week old kelpie. The images travelled further than expected and something clicked.
The years since have been serious and deliberate. A Master's degree pushed her well beyond technical skill into meaning, artist statements and immersive presentation. Working alongside Ken Duncan taught her discipline, storytelling and the responsibility of making work someone might choose to live with for years. Film and a Hasselblad system slowed her process and sharpened her intent.
In this episode Dani talks about co-founding Irid Gallery to present limited edition fine art photography at art fairs, moving from grand dramatic vistas toward atmosphere and aerial abstraction, and why she now makes far fewer images than she used to.
I hope you enjoy the show!
You can find Danielle’s work here:Website: https://www.daniellewatson.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniwatsonau
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniwatsonau
 
Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://grantswinbournephotography.com/lpw-podcast
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Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
#finartphotography #landscapephotography #filmphotography #hasselblad #australianphotographer #aerialphotography #photographygallery #photographypodcast

Saumya Kesurvala has spent 15 years as a professional designer and visual storyteller, working across brand identity, editorial and environmental graphics. Landscape photography has become his way of stepping away from screens and reconnecting with the natural world.
Growing up in a creative household and attending boarding school close to nature gave him an early appreciation for the outdoor experience itself, not just the images it produces. That philosophy shapes how he approaches long term projects, including photographing Uluru with the Milky Way core and capturing an osprey crossing the moon, both requiring serious research and pre-visualisation.
In this episode Saumya talks about valuing community over gear, navigating social media comparison, and choosing exhibition images based on the joy of making them rather than technical perfection. He also shares memorable close calls on an Iceland glacier and a near encounter with a brown snake, plus his thoughts on AI and the importance of honesty in photography.
I hope you enjoy the show!
You can find Saumya’s work here:Website: https://www.saumyakesurvala.com/photography
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saumyakesurvala/
 
Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://grantswinbournephotography.com/lpw-podcast
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Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
#landscapephotography #sydneyphotography #astrophotography #milkywayphotography #naturephotography #australianphotography #photographycommunity #photographypodcast

Noelle Bennett moved from northwest England to New Zealand in 2002 and was immediately overwhelmed by the light, colour and space of her new home. A camera arrived in 2013 and she hasn't stopped since.
Now living in a tiny home in the foothills of the Southern Alps after living on a yacht her husband built in the Marlborough Sounds, Noelle seeks out quiet locations well off the tourist trail, often via off-roading and drone work to reach truly remote perspectives.
Her ICM body of work grew out of a difficult period when her husband was seriously ill, The experience of pulling that body of work together  was cathartic and ultimately earned her a Fellowship from the Photographic Society of New Zealand in 2025, their highest distinction.
In this episode Noelle talks about spontaneous feeling led shooting, her post processing work in Affinity Photo including multi-image composites and live stacking, and using competitions as a tool for focus and growth rather than validation.
I hope you enjoy the show!
You can find Noelle’s work here:Website: https://www.noellebennettphotography.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noelle.bennett.73
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noellebennettphotography
 
Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://grantswinbournephotography.com/lpw-podcast
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Theme music: Liturgy Of The Street by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
#newzealandphotography #ICMphotography #landscapephotography #southisland #intentionalcameramovement #dronephotography #naturephotography #photographypodcast