
Monday 31st August 2009
Seeing and Taking Great Pictures
Damien Demolder




Masters of Vision also introduces several emerging British landscape photographers, truly beautiful imagery, an epiphany for creativity and a feast for the eyes. Masters of Vision represents the state of the art in contemporary landscape photography circa 2009.
Charlie Waite is
undoubtedly one of the worlds greatest and most respected landscape photographers. He is the prolific author of many books on landscape photography and has lectured all over the world. Charlie has mounted solo exhibitions in London, Tokyo, New York and Melbourne and his images feature in private and corporate collections throughout the world.
Pete Bridgwood is a fine-art landscape photographer from Nottingham. Many examples of his work have featured in national photography magazines and in the Sunday Times, he has had images exhibited in national exhibitions at the Camera Club in London and at the National Theatre on London’s Southbank. Pete writes a monthly column in Outdoor Photography magazine.
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Damien Demolder is the editor of the world’s best selling weekly photographic magazine, Amateur Photographer, and he has been inspiring the UK’s photo-community for over twelve years. An incisive and exploratory artist in his own right, his personal work strives to encompass the sensory responses of a moment to transport the viewer to that time at that place.
Mark Gould is a professional portrait photographer based in the Vale of Belvoir where he runs The Vale Studio, a specialist children’s photography studio. Masters of Vision is a rare opportunity to see Mark’s landscape photography exhibited.
Jonathan Horrocks is a landscape photographer living in Epsom. Originally born and raised in Northumberland he spent many of his teenage years in an area that is a favourite for most landscape photographers in the country. He spends his spare time trying to capture the beauty of the British Isles, with a particular interest in coastal photography. His work has been published in a number of books and magazines, as well as featuring in an exhibition at the National Theatre on London’s Southbank.
Based in Sheffield, Dav Thomas is a landscape photographer who’s atmospheric photos have been featured in various publications and exhibited at the National Theatre, London. Mainly employing large and medium format film cameras, Dav's images draw on the atmospere of Britian's varied landscape and climate, often refining the scene before him to simple yet striking compositions.
Chris Upton is an award winning photographer from Southwell, Nottinghamshire. His passion is Landscape and Travel photography and his work has been published in many books and magazines. He is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society, was Highly Commended in the 2007 Wanderlust Travel Photography competition and, in 2008, was commissioned to photograph in Thailand on behalf of the Tourism Authority.