STORY BEHIND THE SHOT
In Pinn and the Moon
A bracing hike gave Nick a more unusual perspective for this shot
My colleague Marcus and I made an early start on a very cold winter morning, to walk to a viewpoint where we could photograph the snow-covered Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye from a more unique angle. As I crested a hill, I could see the moon above the ridge and had to run through knee-high snow to get into a position where I could place it in a gap to the left of the Inaccessible Pinnacle before it disappeared out of view.
FOR NICK HANSON, the greatest sense of purpose comes when he’s carrying his Canon camera on a shoot in the wilderness. Based in the UK, he’s a regular visitor to Wales, the Peak District and the Isle of Skye, where he runs workshops alongside a team of other professional photographers.
Nick wasn’t always a full-time pro, but a lucky workshop encounter on Skye enabled him to join the fold and become a teacher of the art of sublime and scenic photography. He’s driven by a desire to exceed his own expectations, rather than anyone else’s, and believes that you can always find your own take on a landscape – even when it’s appeared on social media hundreds of times before.
Nick’s images are characterized by moody elements, strong contrasts between light and shade, and an eagerness to show the landscape in all its drama. We learn about his Canon kit, camera settings and creative outlook…
Hi Nick. What are you taking pictures of at the moment?
As it’s autumn, I have beenI popped over to the Cairngorms for a couple of days and the hues there were the best I’ve ever seen. I even got to spend a day in the Peak District, around Padley Gorge, where I captured one of my favourite woodland/tree shots this year (see Contorted image above).
