Stunning Landscapes

by Bex Tappin
07 / 09 / 2009

If you have picked up a copy of the autumn issue of Abersoch Sensation Magazine you will have seen some stunning images in the Snowdonia National Parks article from landscape photographer Derek Fogg. We approached Derek to submit some images for the magazine after coming across his website www.britishlandscapes.com when browsing online.

Derek has been interested in photography since he was a teenager when he won a Brownie camera in a raffle on holiday. His interest began then and has developed over the years. He has always loved taking shots of landscapes but not so much people! He loves walking as a way of keeping fit and his walks have taken him to some of the most stunning locations in the British Isles.

Derek made the switch to producing digital images back in 2001 and around the same time he began to spend weekends in Snowdonia. With so much scenery worth shooting in the region, his portfolio of Snowdonia images grew and grew. His photography obsession got stronger and he branched out to shoot the wider British Isles. Derek then made the decision to create a website to support his portfolio www.britishlandscapes.com.

He went on to win the Snowdonia Society Photographic competition with winter image of Snowdon Horseshoe.
Derek is recently retired and is now able to spend more time indulging in his favourite hobby. Over the next few years he hopes to expand his portfolio further whilst travelling and walking all over the UK. He is looking to capture other areas, particularly the National Parks and the Areas of Outstanding Beauty such as the Lakes and the Peak District. He has a real love for the landscape of Snowdonia but is now looking to shoot the west coast of Scotland, which he visits twice a year.

His ambition is to tour and photograph the whole of the British coastline in the not too distant future, now that he has more time on his hands. You can view a sample of Derek’s images on his great website www.britishlandscapes.com where you can see some great shots of Snowdonia and much further afield.

At this present moment in time Derek is looking for opportunities to exhibit images in suitable locations, for example in galleries, hotels, restaurants and other business premises. Check out the site today and if you are interested in the chance to display what you see on the walls of your business premises all enquiries should initially be sent to info@britishlandscapes.com where they will be seriously considered.

We hope to include more of Derek’s images in future issues of the magazine so look out for them.