“YOU don’t take a photograph, you make it.” America’s most famous wilderness photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984) knew what he was talking about when he said this. So much goes into a good image. It’s never just point and shoot. It’s picking the right time of day, getting to the place, setting up, understanding the surroundings – the geography, the weather, the light – and all this before you even look through your camera.
The entries in the Wilderness Photographer of the Year 2022, presented by Southern Ocean Walk have fully embraced Ansel Adams’ words, and every one
