While taking a triumphant selfie during a hike might feel like a must-have souvenir from a wonderful day, park rangers in the United Kingdom warn hikers heading to The Trinnacle pillar to resist the temptation due to the area’s dangerous conditions.
The cool, blue tones of the ice combined with otherworldly features, shapes, and light can lead to portfolio-worthy photos. How to find and photograph remote ice caves safely, however, is often the most challenging aspect of ice cave photography.
A passionate, self-described "mountain athlete" and environmental preservation advocate has turned to photography and captures breathtaking views from the tops of the mountains in order to raise funds for conservation in the process.
Cosyspeed has announced a new PhotoHiker backpack, made in cooperation with outdoor equipment specialist Vaude on Kickstarter. The new backpack is designed specifically for outdoor adventure use and takes its carrying system layout from high-end hiking and trekking packs used for carrying heavy payloads comfortably all day.
A popular COVID lockdown photo location in Higher Shelf Stones, England has become dangerous for "Instagram Hikers" as winter approaches. Volunteer mountain rescue teams have advised against visiting after being called out multiple times to assist ill-prepared visitors.
I was one of the lucky ones who got their hands on the Canon EOS R5 early in August of 2020. The camera arrived in the morning, just before my flight to the Lofoten Islands. Here's a summary of my experience climbing to 7 summits in 7 days with Canon's new flagship mirrorless camera.
The Photographer's Ephemeris—one of the most popular location scouting apps on the market—has just added support for a user-friendly type of location tagging called "what3words." The update should make it easier for landscape and outdoor photographers to save and share their exact photo location no matter where on Earth they're shooting from.
You might be able to fool the Internet, but as one Florida woman found out the hard way, you'd better hope your sister isn't around when you're doing it. Your little lie might just go viral.
If you're a photographer who often hikes in the great outdoors, the mapping service FATMAP has added a new feature that you may find useful. It's called the Travel Distance layer, and it shows on a 3D map exactly where you'll be able to hike to in any given amount of time.
Are you planning an outdoor landscape photo adventure? This video from landscape photographer Thomas Heaton will give you some ideas on how to optimize your pack. It's a 12-minute look through the gear he’s settled on for his camping photo trips.
If you’ve ever loaded up a large camera backpack (like something from Think Tank Photo or LowePro) and hiked a mountain, you’ll be able to fully appreciate how terrible the experience is... well, except for the views.
As the winds charge through the mountain pass it takes every effort to forge onwards as your feet slip and your ankles twist. Rivulets soak the track ahead and the sodden-peat moulds itself around your boots. You trudge on under the watchful eyes of a Stag who appears un-phased by this sudden arrival of foul weather.
My name is Chris König, a 23-years-old self-taught photographer based in The Netherlands. This story is about my one week adventure in the Italian Dolomites, in which I tried to challenge myself, not only on a photography level, but on a personal level as well.
A photographer named Andy Davidhazy hiked the 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. It was both a physical endeavor and a photographic one: every mile he traveled, Davidhazy stopped and took a single selfie. The video above is the time-lapse that he created after his epic journey.
Today the good folks at f-stop Gear have launched their new Loka UL backpack. This further extends their Mountain Series lineup of backpacks and is one more example of how f-stop Gear won't sleep on progress.
Self-portrait time-lapses are few and far between, because the patience required to create one of note is immense. Most of them are picture-per-day time-lapses that require the subject to maintain their dedication to the project for months on end, and the subject him or herself has to go through some amazing change or do something really cool --like lip synch a Queen song... for example -- in the meantime.
Adventure Sports Photography often doesn't get a lot of attention in the photography world. While street, portrait, and wedding photography seem to reign supreme, this small genre is usually only appreciated in the respective sports it covers.
Which is really quite sad since it showcases some of the most amazing photographers working today. Not only are they able to compose and capture stunning shots, but they often do so in the worst conditions imaginable.
YouTube member Syejukoon mounted a GoPro camera to the back of his …