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- What the heck is “fine art nature photography”?
Is “fine art photography” a term bandied around to make generic photography seem more serious - or just a sales ruse. Niall probes this question and describes why most of his own work is certainly not “art” - but some might be.
Art and money laundering.
Tracey Emin’s Crucifixion.
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Written, presented and produced by Niall Benvie, Food and Photography Retreats Ltd.
Natural sounds recorded in the field by Niall Benvie
Music provided by Epidemic Sound.
12 min - Division.
You can probably think of many, but this week, Niall describes what he sees at the two fundamentally different types of photograph that arise from a desire either to tell a story or, simply, to describe the appearance of things. It pays to know which you’re making before you release the shutter.
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Written, presented and produced by Niall Benvie, Food and Photography Retreats Ltd.
Natural sounds recorded in the field by Niall Benvie
Music provided by Epidemic Sound.
10 min - Dereliction and Decay
In recent years, Niall has made a side-gig of urbex photography. But is this really any surprise for a nature photographer? This episode encourages you to re-evaluate your concept of “nature photography” and appreciate the fragility of culture.
The transcript.
A history of urban exploration.
The law and urbex.
Colour grading templates.
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Written, presented and produced by Niall Benvie, Food and Photography Retreats Ltd.
Natural sounds recorded in the field by Niall Benvie
Music provided by Epidemic Sound.
11 min - AI and photography
As AI technology seeps into more and more corners of our lives, Niall makes the case for nature photography to remain real - and describes hurdles AI just can’t cross.
See Boris Eldagsen’s image.
See Mid journey-created images.
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Written, presented and produced by Niall Benvie, www.foodandphotographyretreats.com
Natural sounds recorded in the field by Niall Benvie
Music provided by Epidemic Sound.
© Niall Benvie, 2025. All rights reserved.
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About The Thinking Photographer's Podcast
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Have you got all the technical stuff about photography down and are actually more interested in ideas and making exciting new work? Work that expresses something about YOU? Then listen on.
These are coffee-break length episodes and, just like the dark chocolate that goes so well with strong coffee, they are rich, dense and, we hope, satisfying.
Niall has been a leading outdoor photographer and writer for more than 30 years and enjoys sharing what he has learned during that time. With his wife, Charlotte, they run Food and Photography Retreats Ltd., combining first class hospitality with tuition on photography, cooking and creativity more generally.