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Zabriskie Soup – Death Valley’s Unexpected Bowl of Sunrise Fog

After countless trips to Zabriskie point over the past 25 years, we finally got to see a different side to this iconic location – thick fog, crawling across the floor of Death Valley at sunrise, wrapping the hills in mystery.

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Kastrup Søbad (Sea Bath) – The World’s Most Photogenic Changing Room?

Capturing the quintisentially Danish structure that is the Kastrup Søbad on the coast, south of Copenhagen. What is, essentially, a changing room for sea swimming, turns into a fantastically photogenic subject at sunset.

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iPhone Photography – A Year in Review : We’ve come a long way…

A week before its successor is launched, Paul looks back on how his iPhone 15 Pro Max has delivered impressive landscape results over the past year, becoming an essential part of his Medium Format workflow.

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Fake McDonald – Peace, Away from the “Rainbow Rocks” of Glacier National Park

Looking at the increasing trend to over-saturate the “rainbow rocks” of Lake McDonald, vs the calming alternatives the mountain lakes of Glacier National Park can provide.

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Smokestack – Focus Stacking the Monument Valley Mittens for Print

Taking a manual approach to focus-stacking a super-high-res shot of Monument Valley in huge detail, ready for ultra-large print.

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Vestrahorn – Capturing Iceland’s All-Season, South-Eastern, Viking Wonder

Exploring the incredible (and lesser-visited) Stokksnes peninsular to photograph the iconic Vestrahorn mountain range in all weathers on the south-east coast of Iceland.

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Grand Prismatic Spring – A Kaleidoscope of Yellowstone Colours From Above

Shooting from a helicopter, Paul finally gets his one aerial shot of Yellowstone’s incredible Grand Prismatic Spring, after years of trying through different seasons at ground level.

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The Bitterroot Ranch – Treasure at the End of a 16-mile Dirt Road

Photographing the land, people and horses of the Fox family’s Bitterroot Ranch – nestled between the Wind River & Absaroka mountain ranges in western Wyoming.

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It’s All Connected – Shiprock : A Lava Neck on the Navajo Volcanic Field

Exploring the incredible rock formation that is “Shiprock” from above, below and on top of the southwestern states’ “Four Forners” region and the wider Navajo Volcanic Field.

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Luxury Photographic Expeditions – Bespoke Photography Workshops, Designed Around You

Our luxury photographic expeditions and workshops are bespoke, private, adventures where you’ll be guided on a unique photography experience to capture moments that last a lifetime.

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Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2021 – British Institute of Professional Photography

Paul is awarded Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2021, by the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) for his, Travel, Landscape & Architecture images.

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NFTs – Landscape Photographers: Can we cut the bullsh!t, please?

As a profession, we seem to have cast our climate concerns aside, the second it became possible to earn a quick buck peddling coal-powered NFT pixels online…

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Durdle Door – The Challenges Facing Our Jurassic Coast’s Heritage

Reflecting on the incredible UNESCO World Heritage Site as a back-yard coastal destination – Paul looks at its recent past & future challenges at Durdle Door

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Patagonia – Part Two: Mt Fitz Roy, El Chaltén, Argentina

Exploring more of Patagonia, its southern ice fields, winter waterfalls and the golden sunsets over Mt Fitz Roy, as Paul explores El Chaltén, Argentina.

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Milford Sound – The Superstar of New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park

Standing tall and majestic in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park, the peaks that surround Milford Sound can capture light in truly magnificent ways throughout the year…

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Greenland – Capturing the Glaciers & Icebergs of the Arctic Circle

Paul Reiffer explores the amazing icebergs and glaciers of Ilulissat, Greenland, during the midnight sun – capturing the floating giants of Disko Bay.

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Fire in the Hole! – Grand Teton’s Snake River & Mormon Row

Exploring Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park and the mountains of Wyoming – from Snake River to Mormon Row with fine art photographer Paul Reiffer.

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Mono Lake – Shooting ‘The Other World’ for Nearly 20 Years

While relatively off-the-beaten-track, Mono Lake’s incredible “tufa” formations across its shoreline bring photographers from far and wide to capture these unusual scenes – Paul Reiffer.

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A Winter’s Tale – Yosemite in the Snow

Exploring the magic of Yosemite National Park during the winter months. Photographing snow-capped mountains, frozen lakes, icy rivers and clear night skies

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Patagonia – Part One: Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile

Exploring the Chilean side of Patagonia – Torres Del Paine National Park, nestled amongst the Andes in one of South America’s most rugged photography locations.

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Firefall – Capturing the Winter Glow of Yosemite’s Horsetail Falls

It’s so rare to find solitude in the world when combined with a stunning natural phenomenon; Yosemite National Park’s “Firefall” delivers both nature and crowds

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Glass Ball Photography – The Whole World in your Hand

Learn how to get the best images from your glass ball photography – from city lights to vast landscapes – with this review and guide by Paul Reiffer – Photographer

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Shoot for the Moon – Capturing the 2018 Lunar Eclipse

While eclipses of all sorts happen throughout each year – from “blood moons” to annular solar eclipses, total eclipses and every partial one in between, this year’s lunar eclipse promised something special: the longest lunar eclipse in the 21st century. So the call from Rollei came – could I come across and be involved in their live shoot on Instagram, capturing the spectacle from Hamburg? Well, why not…? With a few days’ preparation beforehand and […]

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Norway’s Lofoten Islands – Stunning? Yes. “Untamed”? I’m not so sure.

It’s one of landscape photography’s “big ticks” – that shot of the fishermans cottages in the shadow of Lofoten’s mountain range in Hamnøy; one of the archipelago’s tiny islands connected by bridges that span for miles across the region. I have to admit, it’s been a place I’d been wanting to shoot for a while, so when the opportunity arose to test some new equipment in low temperatures, it was pretty high up there on […]