A Zen Proverb says, Mountains keep flowing while the river remains passive and stands tall midst the chaos around time and conscience. Landscape Photography is the most challenging and difficult genre of photography in my opinion. To travel endlessly to continents, is no weekend business here, a salute for all those passionate, silent and humble landscape photographers. To see the first light, the mountains wrapped with mists, endless coasts, numerous valleys and nameless regions, to capture the true essence of a landscape thereby to show the unseen abode, a surreal light or a tranquil flavor, it is going to take a lot of patience, skill and of course money.
Beyond the clouds and the ecstasy of what these mountains, valleys and endless oceans could speak there remains a landscape filled with silence and so much for our astonishment. These Landscapes and their eternal arena makes us believe and wonder for the unexplored and appreciate more for our complexly creative planet earth. Photography has always had its part in producing some true mirror beams of trees,mountains, waterfalls, rivers, lagoons and a million more.
Landscape photography has never been easy, its more about exploring the unexplored, showing the world what has not been witnessed before, with ultimate weather toppings with a fantastic landscape. This genre of photography is never boring and unlike other few categories of photography, this is readily acceptable and understandable. Light, locations and interesting angles to capture the true beauty of our mother earth as they define it.
In this post of ours, we wanted to bring along some finest of finest Landscape Photographer Portfolios for our inspiration and let them serve you as a store of inspiration, the places they traveled, the air they had breath and the beauty they had witnessed had been encrypted in these valuable photographs.
Thus happened this list of 100 landscape photographers you should follow, adding to that we wanted to keep as this list as useful as possible to both aspirants and professionals as well. Hence there wouldn’t be harm in bookmarking this page for future reference too.
Don’t miss to check our 100 Wildlife Photographers you should follow. Photographers displayed by Alphabetical order.
© Alex Noriega
- Andris Apse
- Andreas Resch
- Andy Mumford
- Antony Spencer
- Art Wolfe
- Ben Horne
- Benjamin Williamson
- Brad Goldpaint
- Brad Grove
- Bret Edge
- Brian Adelberg
- Brian Kibbons
- Brian Kosoff
- Bruce Percy
- Brian Rueb
- Bryan Hansel
© Antony Spencer
- Charles Cramer
- Charlie Waite
- Chip Phillips
- Cindy Jeannon
- Colby Brown
- Daniel Paravisini
- Daniel Korzhonov
© Chip Phillips
© David C. Schultz
© Dylan Toh
© Evgeni Dinev
© Ian Plant
- Jeffrey Swanson
- Jesse Estes
- John Mumaw
- John Parminter
- John Paul Caponigro
- Joseph Rossbach
- Justin Lowery
© Joseph Rossbach
- Kah Kit Yoong
- Kevin McNeal
- Kilian Schönberger
- Koveh Tavakkol
- Kristal Leonard
- Krzysztof Browko
- Kyle McDougall
© Kevin McNeal
© Marc Adamus
- Marek Kiedrowski
- Marek Potoma
- Mark Brodkin
- Mark Metternich
- Marsel van oosten
- Martin Rak
- Mary Kay
- Mauro Tronto
© Mary Kay
© Nathan Wirth
- Örvar Atli Þorgeirsson
- Patricia Davidson
- Patrick Di Fruscia
- Paul Morgan
- Pawel Klarecki
- Pawel Kucharski
© Örvar Atli Þorgeirsson
- Peter Zeglis
- Philippe Sainte-Laudy
- Piotr Krol (Bax)
- Piriya Wongkongkathep
- Radomir Jakubowski
- Rafael Rojas
- Randall Sanger
- RJ Hooper
- Richard Bernabe
- Robert Beideman
- Robin Black
- Rod Hanna
- Rohan Reilly
- Ryan Dyar
- Ryan Wright
© Philippe Sainte-Laudy
- Sarah Marino
- Sean Bagshaw
- Serban Simbotelecan
- Seung Kye Lee
- Simay Zsolt
- Steph Sawyer
- Stephan Amm
- Steven L Ancik
- Ted Gore
- Tim Parkin
- Tom Mackie
- Tom Till
- Tristan Campbell
- Tula Top
- Tyson Fisher
- Vincent Favre
- Willie Holdman
© Tristan Campbell
© Zack Schnepf
Well if your count is right, we are 25 photographers short and would like you to find those 25 wonderful photographers from your perspective. Please list your favorite Landscape photographer in the comments section and we will be more than happy to add them for you and complete this perfect professional Landscape photographers database.
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Here is Bogdan Panait – http://www.artlimited.net/3473 one of the best Romanian Landscape (and not only) photographers
RJ Hooper Photography
RJ Hooper
omg Clyde Butcher! duh!
Jennifer Hannux – Northeast Kingdom Photography
http://nekphotography.smugmug.com/Portfolio
Ben Horne http://www.benhorne.com/ http://benhorne.wordpress.com/
Totally agree with that!
Steve Ancik
http://www.lightwavesimages.com
WoW Wizard of Wonders http://www.wizard-of-wonders.com
Apparently my initial comment disappeared. Anyway, thanks for including me, guys. I have a few suggestions for your list:
Bruce Percy: http://www.brucepercy.co.uk
Andreas Resch: http://www.andreasresch.at
Alister Benn: http://availablelightimages.com
Floris van Bruegel: http://www.artinnaturephotography.com
Seung Kye Lee: http://www.leeseungkye.com
Cindy Jeannon: http://www.cindyjeannon.com
Serban Simbotelecan: http://www.sserban.com
Laurentiu Pavel: http://www.laurentiupavel.com
And many more who inspire us nowadays. The last two are dear friends of mine. I know I’m subjective, but take a look at their work.
beboy photographies
bondari silviu photography
http://www.bondarisilviuphotography.com
Some of the best landscape photographers:
Ryan Dyar: http://www.ryandyarphotography.com/
Ted Gore: http://500px.com/photo/26909511
Zsolt Simay: http://www.simay.ro/gallery/images/1
Marek Potoma: http://www.lightharmony.com/galerie/6/en/author/1/1/marek-potoma
Kah Kit Yoong: http://www.magichourtravelscapes.com/gallery.php?gallery=latestscotland
http://www.karankauchhur.com : checkout the blog and the gallery..
Bryan Hansel: http://www.bryanhansel.com/
Beautiful work.
Lisa Kidd is fantastic! You should see her stuff! https://www.facebook.com/lisakiddphotography1 http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/lisa-kidd.html
Piriya Photography http://www.piriyaphoto.com
yet another outstanding work http://www.lensmanimageart.com/
Best of Indian Landscapes > http://www.landscape-wizards.com
You need to look at Randall Sanger Photography – https://www.facebook.com/randallsangerphotography
Charlie Bulla shoots beautiful landscapes and is a fabulous person! Check out his work at http://www.charliebulla.com
http://www.markbrodkin.com.
Ted Gore – http://500px.com/TedGore
Ryan Dyar – http://www.ryandyarphotography.com/
Tula Top – http://www.tulatopphotography.com/
David Thompson – http://www.davidthompsonphotography.com/
Mark Metternich – http://www.wildforlight.com/
Well…since I don’t do any self-promotion at all…this is patently strange….but perhaps it’s worth some consideration…as I’ve found a number of close friends on your list… So, for humble consideration: Robert Beideman: http://www.lambentphotography.com
Mark Metternich
WildForLight.com
Amazing work, an inspiration!
I second Ryan Dyar, David Thompson, and Ben Horne. All three are awesome guys and phenomenal photographers. You should really check out Willie Huang as well.
http://lowerylandscapes.com is my photographic stomping ground.
You forgot Stephan Amm: http://500px.com/stephan_amm
Hi, I’m really fascinated by wildlife and landscape photographer Radomir Jakubowski!
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Cheers
Hi, I’m really fascinated by wildlife and landscape photographer Radomir Jakubowski!
Cheers
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Very inspiring, as an emerging photographer, I’ve followed many of those listed.
Valerie Millett
http://valmillett.blogspot.com
I’m willing to put my best foot forward…
http://www.markduehmig.com/gallery-list
This guy is great: https://www.facebook.com/jaavitsland?fref=ts
Many of the photographers you all listed are friends/inspirations of mine and I can think of a few more that are deserving. I hope it’s not poor form too recommend yourself.
Bret Edge – http://www.bretedge.com
Tom Till – http://www.tomtillphotography.com
Richard Bernabe – http://www.richardbernabe.com
Ryan Wright – http://www.ryanwrightphoto.com
And I definitely echo Ryan Dyar, David Thompson, and Kah Kit Yoong.
Ted Gore http://500px.com/TedGore
Nate Parker http://nateparkerphotography.com
Ryan Dyar http://www.ryandyarphotography.com
Bruce Omori http://www.extremeexposure.com
Benjamin Williamson http://benjaminwilliamson.photoshelter.com
Daniel Korzhonov http://korzhonov.ru/bw
David Thompson http://www.davidthompsonphotography.com
Mark Metternich – http://www.wildforlight.com
I find it a joke that Colby Brown ends up on lists like this.. the dude takes photos with his mobile phone, and share the same photos he took from 2009.. His website is poor and all he has done is wrote some document about 3 years ago about google+.. So over rated as a landscape photographer!!..
Ohhhhhhh. A fan. It isn’t every day that I meet a true believer 🙂
I agree. I probably am “over-rated” as a landscape photographer, after all I do photograph travel and humanitarian issues as well. As for mobile images, guilty as charged. I do share quite a bit of them as generally they are faster to share with those the choose to follow my work while I am on the road as I travel 6 months out of the year working for actual clients or projects that design rather than trying to please internet arm chair quarterbacks. While I have continued to hire more and more employees to help with the work load of running two photography companies, organizing multiple sold out workshops around the globe every year, licencing prints to Canon, Toshiba, Sony and Samsung and writing a variety of books, I truly do need to find more time to share more of my recent work for the interwebs. Of course this isn’t because I care for your approval or need validation to help justify who I am or the financial stability that I provide for my family as a “joke of a photographer”, but because I do genuinely wish to.
Either way, thanks for the wonderful insight you brought to this post. It was truly enlightening. Happy holdays! 🙂
Why even respond?
Fair point Sarah. Mostly to make a point that too many photographers care what others think of there work rather than focusing on their passion. This is not the first nor the last time this happens. Just having some un 🙂
Be careful Colby..before too long there will be a whole website devoted to your misrepresentations…..there will always be haters…sigh….at least hate openly..I for one will KILL ANY Ebola virus that I can..there I have said it….now let the trolls start on me!
Haha Bob. Good point. I am sure there are already a few out there outside of my fan in the above comments. I have never understood such bitterness or negativity that permeates on the internet. Such is life 🙂
Good luck with the Ebola squashing! Happy holidays!
haha.. you are the biggest name dropper in social media!.. and I never said you were a ‘joke of a photographer’.. I said it was a joke you were included in these lists, when you dont show any of your actual photography.. anyways.. happy holidays to you and your family.. looking forward to seeing the Nokia mobile photos..
Not that I didn’t already know, but an IP trace confirmed who you are…which makes sense. I imagine it is hard to be that bitter. Life is too short man. Anyway, enjoy NZ.
Im not bitter at all.. and Im not hiding myself either.. just questioning again why you dont share your work.. and why you havent done since you started on G+.. you share everything else.. Signed Jason Law
Great list – but I see there are only two women included. How about considering these gifted photographers, too?
http://www.stephsawyer.com/
http://sarahmarinophoto.com/
http://www.isntthatbeautiful.com/
http://www.patriciadavidsonphotography.com/
http://www.denemiles.com/
And yours truly,
http://www.robinblackphotography.com
Thank you Robin for bringing up the fact that the list lacks talented women such as yourself. I appreciate you listing me among these other incredible women!
Steph Sawyer is on the list!
Yep–they added her and the others after my comment. 🙂
Agreed, Robin. I would love to see a list that includes more talented female landscape photographers. To your list I would add Anne McKinnell > http://annemckinnell.com/
There’s also Dani Lefrancois: http://www.photographybydani.com/
Bill Cady http://cadyphoto.com/Portfolio.html
So many choices, so much talent. I don’t see one of my favorites:
Sean Bagshaw http://www.outdoorexposurephoto.com/
I thought I had posted as well, will try again. There are literally hundreds, maybe thousands of very talented landscape photographers out there from what I see on a daily basis on the internet. Here’s several nominations:
Jack Brauer: http://www.widerange.org
John Mumaw: http://500px.com/johnmumaw
Brian Kosoff: http://www.kosoff.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=39770&AKey=C782FMS2
And, yes—my own work: http://www.rodhanna.com/rods-travels.php
How about Brian Knott: http://www.fmkphoto.com (hehehe, me). Or Goldpaint Photography: http://goldpaintphotography.com/.
Very honored to be in that list but here’s a couple of inspirations I would put above me!
Ryan Dyar : http://www.ryandyarphotography.com
Kah Kit Yoong: http://www.magichourtravelscapes.com
Tula Top: http://www.tulatopphotography.com
I am Nature and :Landscape Enthusiast and recently had the opportunity to capture some very beautiful Landscapes. I hope they please the eyes of the viewers.
Ryan Dyar Forever!!!
Brian Rueb!!
Thanks for the mention! I’d add:
Art Wolfe
Floris Van Breugel
Ryan Dyar
David Thompson
Mark Metternich
Ted Gore
Tyson Fisher
Brian Adelberg
Danny Seidman
Oh, and of course, Alex Mody.
Thanks very much for the inclusion!
Please note that my first name is Dominique et not Dominic 🙂
I would mention Grzegorz Piechowicz as a very talented photographer, he really deserves it!
google.com/+GrzegorzPiechowicz
Definitely Christopher O’Donnell http://christopherodonnellphotography.com/
Check out
Jeff Lewis http://www.flickr.com/photos/landescapephotography/
Piriya Wongkongkathep http://www.flickr.com/photos/piriya/
Terence Lee http://www.flickr.com/photos/terenceleezy/
I admit I am partial but I believe my lovely wife deserves a spot on your list. http://500px.com/Christina_Angquico
Aaron Keigher – http://www.aaronkeigherphotography.com
How about Steve Sieren-
http://www.sierenphotography.com/
or Zsolt Kiss
http://kisszsolt.ro/
or Michael Frye
http://www.michaelfrye.com/
or Gary Randall
http://www.gary-randall.com/
or Jean Day
http://500px.com/JeanDay
Oh, and of course Rick Lundh
http://www.crazyaboutnature.com/
Stephen Oachs
http://www.stephenoachs.com/
Klaus Priebe-
http://www.southwestnaturephotography.net/gallery.php
Bryan Pezman
http://www.pezpix.com/
Val Millett-
http://valmillett.blogspot.com/
Kind of immodest but i have to nominate me. If I wouldn’t love my work, I wouldn’t be as successful: http://www.silent-moment.com/portfolio/silentmoment_eng.html
Tobias Richter, Stefan Hefele and kind of immodest: me.
Andreas Resch, Rainer Mirau, Tobias Richter, Stefan Hefele, Kilian Schönberger and Radomir Jakubowski are my additional favourite landscape photographers 😉
have a nice 3th Advent
Justus Steinfeldt
rado ist am start, der alte haudegen! 😉
Dan Legere is amazing to https://www.facebook.com/danlegerephotography
Great List! Best wishes from Switzerland.
http://www.andreasgerth.com
how about Solvin Zankl
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stanczyk-Jaromir-Photography/333021373397945?fref=ts
Ima add Andy Cook- http://www.rockymtnrefl.com/ AND
Darren White http://darrenwhitephotography.com/
Let me also add the guy who has mentored me in my photo journey..Tim Ernst..he has lived his life in the High Ozarks and knows how to get around in the woods for sure…
http://timernst.com/
Alain Briot–a really remarkable photographer.
I don’t see Ron Coscorrosa……? http://coscorrosa.com/
Sandra Bartocha
Heike Odermatt
I have to add Dionys Moser! He is such an amazing and versatile photogorapher. His Aurora Borealis and desert images are definitely the best I have ever seen! Please check his website….www.fotoreisen.ch
Well if everybody is going to post their portfolios I might as well post mine. http://www.samuelhendersonphotography.com
Two of my favorite world travellers!
Jarrod Castaing – http://www.jarrodcastaing.com
Lucie Debelkova – http://www.luciedebelkova.com
Some European Talents: Rainer Mirau, Tobias Richter, Alexandre Deschaumes, Stefan Hefele
Dem stimme ich völlig zu!
Agree with that!
Giovanni Allievi
http://www.allievi-photography.com
I would add:
Stefan Hefele http://www.stefan-hefele.de
Tobias Richter http://www.richterphotographie.de
Rainer Mirau http://www.silent-moment.com/
My absolutely favorite european landscape photographers:
Rainer Mirau: http://www.silent-moment.com
Kilian Schönberger: http://www.kilianschoenberger.de
Tobias Richter: http://www.richterphotographie.de
Stefan Hefele: http://www.stefan-hefele.de
Andreas Resch: http://www.andreasresch.at
Hans Kruse: http://www.hanskrusephotography.com
and of course a little little bit myself 🙂 http://500px.com/geronimoschmidt
Stefan Forster http://www.stefanforster.com
Stefan Hefele http://www.stefan-hefele.de
Rainer Mir au http://www.silent-Moment.com
Jeremy Cram should be on this list for sure
http://www.jeremycramphotography.com
Gary Randall deserves to be on the list. His work is transcendent! http://www.gary-randall.com/
I’m honored and humbled to be included in a list that contains so many photographers whose work has long been an inspiration to me. Thank you very much for the inclusion.
You’re forgetting Miles Morgan. Big Mistake.
http://www.milesmorganphotography.com/
I would most certainly add…..
Joshua Cripps http://www.joshuacripps.com/
Jim Patterson https://jimpattersonphotography.com/
Michael Ryan http://www.michaelryanphotography.com/
Rob Dweck http://www.robdweckphotography.com/
and another fantastic female photographer…..my favorite female photographer
Helminadia Ranford http://www.helminadia.com/
My all-time favourite Mikko Lagerstedt: http://www.mikkolagerstedt.com/#/recent/
Lijah Winter Hanley http://lijahwinter.smugmug.com/
Dani Lefrancois http://www.photographybydani.com/
and perhaps some shameful self promotion…Peter Coskun http://pjcphotography.com/
Glad to see Utah represented! How about Michael Frye, Darren White, or Aaron Feinberg for a few other landscapers.
http://robertrodriguezjr.com
is worthy of inclusion.
How about Jay and Varina Patel – http://jaypatelphotography.com/ http://photographybyvarina.com/
Adam Schallau http://adamschallau.com/
This is one of the UKs outstanding landscape photographer who should definitely be included on this list
http://www.joecornishgallery.co.uk
Thanks for including me on the list! My website, which isn’t linked above, is http://www.bryanhansel.com.
Some inspiring photographers on this list! It’s a shame that South African landscape photographers don’t feature on this list, though. I would certainly add:
1. Hougaard Malan – http://www.hougaardmalan.com
2. Koos van der Lende – http://www.delende.com
3. Mark Dumbleton – http://www.markdumbleton.com
4. Paul Bruins – http://www.paulbruins.co.za
You can check Yen Baet’s work. Multi awarded UK Based, Filipina Travel Photographer.
https://www.facebook.com/YenBaetPhotography?ref=br_tf
http://www.yenbaet.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainprel/
Don’t miss the very talented Matt Anderson – http://www.mattandersonphotography.com/
Fermale photographers:
Valerie Millett http://valmillett.blogspot.com
Elizabeth Carmel http://www.elizabethcarmel.com
Suzanne Mathia http://www.pbase.com/azicit/root&view=recent
Luke Austin, Ricardo da Cunha, Lijah Hanley, annnnnd may aswell throw my name in…. Dylan Fox B-)
http://matthewkuhnsphotography.com/
http://jlongphoto.com/
Great to be on the list, I’d like to nominate Theo Bosboom – a superb Dutch Landscape/Nature Photographer. https://www.theobosboom.nl/ & I see Hans Strand is not mentioned – http://www.hansstrand.com/Hans_Strand/Hans_Strand_Photography.html
Female photographer: Valerie Millett currently featured as Editor Favorite for Outdoor Photographer Magazine is a glaring omission.
http://valmillett.blogspot.com/2013/12/outdoor-photographer-magazine.html
Really, really great list. Most of the landscape photographers I follow and connect with are on this list. It looks TJ and Robin hit a lot of the ones I thought were missing.
Here are a few more I would definitely add:
Jim Patterson (jimpattersonphotography.com)
Joshua Cripps (joshuacrippsphotography.com)
Willie Huang (williehuangphotography.com)
Yan Larsen (flickr.com/yanlarsen)
Michael Ryan (flickr.com/michael-p-ryan)
and perhaps consider myself (landESCAPEphotography.com).
Keep up the awesome work, y’all!!
I’d also add this one:
http://www.fabionodariphoto.com/ita/portfolio.html
There are many great landscape photographers in this list!
http://www.lichtbildnerin.de/
I would strongly recommend Ricardo da Cunha, Dylan Fox, Sheldon Petit, and Katrina Bartley. Brilliant Australian photographers, and will be featuring a bit in 2014.
http://500px.com/Adam_Dobrovits
http://komozgergely.com/galeria
I find this list very mainstream, full of predictability and lacking much imagination. There are a few interesting photographers here, however most are followers and not leaders. I think a list like this should be more purposeful if it is to be a list which recommends people we should follow. I’d like to see photographers who are innovative, creative and breaking new ground. Those who how something new to share i.e. the old adage; “show me something I have not seen before”. I don’t want to follow photographers who are themselves followers. Mainstream landscape photography is still very dominated by the mindset of the pretty picture and the straight horizon.
Check this guy out.
http://www.owenogrady.com
Peter Lik Fine Photography headquarters in Las Vegas, NV originally from Australia.
Michael Matti http://www.michaelmatti.com/
I too am wondering where all the women photographers are. Here is one that should be on your list http://www.deborahscannellphotography.com/
Great list of photographers. I would have to add:
Russ Bishop http://www.russbishop.com
Michael Frye http://www.michaelfrye.com
Alex Filatov http://www.alexfilatovphoto.com/
Another great landscape photographer http://www.landscape-photography.org
Sueswit April, Indonesian Lanscape Photograper http://instagram.com/sueswitapril
Great list! I would appreciate if you would add me http://www.wildmoments.net and my good buddy Dean Hueber http://www.pbase.com/deanhueber – who is an amazing photographer. And you would like one of my images to be included in your list – I’d be more than happy to contribute. Thank you!
You forgot
Joe Cornish
David Ward
David Clapp
It’s is not a list of top photographers without these guys
You should add my dad. He is a wonderful landscape photographer.
Whoops, forgot my dad’s website. It is roberthclarkphotography.com
Guy have you seen these photos
http://snap2angle.blogspot.in
very versatile photographer.
Frederic Huber | Landscape Photography
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kossity
https://500px.com/kossity
https://twitter.com/Frederic_Huber
I think it is time to update your list. I would love to see Melissa Fague on it, she is an amazing photographer from my area. Her website is pipafineart.com
I would love to be there too 😉
Phil
Fine art landscapes http://www.dapixara.com
Some absolutely fantastic South African landscape photographers to also follow:
Mitchell Krog from South Africa – One of South Africa’s top Fine Art Landscape Photographers
https://mitchellkrog.com
Martin Osner – Fantastic South African Fine Art Photographer with an incredible portfolio.
http://www.martinosner.com
Koos van de Lende – Undoubtedly one of South Africa’s top Fine Art Photographers – Still shoots large format film and produces images that are just mind blowing. A true gentlemen too.
http://www.delende.com
Eugene van der Merwe – Exceptional Fine Art Photographer with a discerning eye for spotting things that nobody else can
http://www.eugenevandermerwe.com/
Anette Mossbacher from Switzerland – Beautiful Landscapes and Wildlife too.
http://anettemossbacher.com
Some of the greats here.
Kurt Budliger http://kurtbudliger.com/
Jack Fusco https://jackfusco.smugmug.com/
Incredible list of photographers!!!
Thanks for the list! My name is Anand Joshi and I am from India. I am passionate about nature photography and my website is:
http://www.anandjoshiphotography.com
Thanks,
Anand Joshi