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Low-Key Nature Photography: Fluffy Creatures
Low-key portraits of fluffy creatures including rabbits, guinea pig, and harvest mice. Part of a project to photograph animals on black.
George Wheelhouse
Mar 9, 20202 min read


Landscape Photography from The Dolomites
A landscape photography trip to the Dolomites, in Northern Italy. Camping & staying in mountain huts to make the most of the alpine scenery.
George Wheelhouse
Feb 8, 20207 min read


Low-Key Nature Photography: Exotic Species
A collection of exotic species portraits in low-key, including a chameleon, snake, African bull frog, bearded dragon, and hissing cockroach.
George Wheelhouse
Jan 13, 20203 min read


Grey Seal Pups
Photos of seal pups from a grey seal colony in Norfolk. Winter 2019.
George Wheelhouse
Dec 23, 20194 min read


Low-Key Nature Photography: Owls
A set of low-key portraits on black of a Southern White-Faced Owl, from Teaching Talons, in Bedfordshire, UK.
George Wheelhouse
Dec 9, 20192 min read


Autumn Woodland Photography 2019
A wash of yellow and gold in this selection of woodland photos taken this autumn. It's the best time of year to see the forest colour.
George Wheelhouse
Nov 25, 20193 min read


Red Deer Photography 2019
New photos of red deer, from this autumn's red deer rut. All taken locally in Woburn Bedfordshire, UK.
George Wheelhouse
Oct 28, 20194 min read


Aerial Photography in Greenland
Aerial landscape photography of the Ilulissat Icefjord, in Greenland, plus tips and advice for your own aerial photography.
George Wheelhouse
Sep 2, 201910 min read


Greenland 2019: The "See It Before It Melts" Tour
Photography from a trip to the West Coast of Greenland. Ice. Lots of ice. Bergs of it. Plus Greenland Dogs, midnight sun, and glaciers.
George Wheelhouse
Aug 12, 20199 min read


10 Years of Photography
After ten years with a camera, learning, and refining my artistic style, I'm taking a look at a photo from each year of the last decade.
George Wheelhouse
Jul 22, 20199 min read


A Brief Elephant Encounter
Three photos of an African Elephant. One low-key portrait on black, one close-up portrait, and one textured abstract. Fine art nature photos
George Wheelhouse
May 13, 20192 min read


On Black | On White comes to Instagram
A new Instagram account for my low-key "On-Black" and high-key "On-White" portraits. Follow for fresh animal portraits in your stream.
George Wheelhouse
Apr 15, 20191 min read


Negative Space in Photography
A discussion of the aesthetic & emotional impact of negative space in photography, in order to achieve an impactful fine art portrait photo.
George Wheelhouse
Mar 18, 20193 min read


Trekking and Photography: The Laugavegur Trail
Combining the multi-day Laugavegur trail trek with landscape photography. Tips, advice, & experience for planning, packing, hiking, & photos
George Wheelhouse
Feb 4, 201937 min read


Photography on the Laugavegur Trail
Photos from the Laugavegur Trail, in the Southern Highlands of Iceland. We hiked this trail combining trekking with landscape photography.
George Wheelhouse
Jan 14, 20198 min read


Flickr Hibernation
Why I'm leaving hibernating my Flickr account for the foreseeable future. Seems a shame after 12 years of use, and 2,500 photos.
George Wheelhouse
Dec 31, 20184 min read


Local Autumn Photography: Ampthill & Aspley Woods
Autumn tree photography. A selection of treescapes from Ampthill (Bedfordshire), and Cambridgeshire. Taken on medium focal length lenses.
George Wheelhouse
Nov 19, 20184 min read


Autumn Landscape Photography in the Lake District
A selection of autumn tree photography from the Lake District, in Cumbria UK. Taken on medium focal length lenses, in October 2018.
George Wheelhouse
Nov 12, 20183 min read


Tree Photography in the Blue Mountains
Photos of the eucalyptus trees, which make up the rain forest in and around the Blue Mountains National Park, in New South Wales, Australia.
George Wheelhouse
Sep 3, 20184 min read


Highland Cattle Portraits
High-key fine art portrait photography of highland cattle. An evening in a field in Wiltshire, with a herd of highland cattle.
George Wheelhouse
Jul 2, 20184 min read

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