Places in Wales to photograph

Wales landscapes arguably possess several of thestriking, with a combination of dramatic smooth
British Isles most inspirational vistas, amidcurves and angles, craggy outcrops, and long
moorland, coast, and mountainous spaces as wellranging views all across the three counties of
as coastline. Wales possesses enormous,Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion;
unexploited isolated spaces unaffected byand on clear days, all the way over to Ireland.
contemporary intrusion. For myself, I favour theBeing overlooked by the sightseeing hordes, the
south west coast and the immense mountainousPreseli's have a lonely and remote feel to them,
mid area known as the Cambrian Mountains. Theand you are able too hike for hours and not
coastlines of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire holdsobserve another human being. Foel Cwmcerwyn,
a variety of creative material waiting to bethe highest peak and an ancient, eroded volcano,
captured.gives ample opportunity for the landscape
The coastal National Park of Pembrokeshire, thephotographer to play with light. I favour the
United Kingdoms sole coastal national park, haswinter and late autumn light around this area to
some marvelous photography material. If onebe the most striking.
would like to photograph UK geology, Ceibwr BayContinuing in the Preseli's, Carn Ingli is an
and the brief coastal path walk that begins there,interesting target for landscape photographic
to The Witches Cauldron is possibly one of theartists. Overlooking the beach of Newport and
more clearly prominent geological features alongwith a iron age hill fort, Carningli's coarse outcrop
the Pembrokeshire Coastline. With it's remarkableis flanked to one side by a relatively smooth
rock-folds and steep cliff top walk to collapsedheathland climb, and toward the other side, a
caves, gives an simple and appealing target forsteep, precipitous plummet. I find this gives ample
landscape photographic artists.opportunity to experiment with light and shade
The frequently overlooked Preseli mountain range,diversity, as well as composition.
still within the National Coastal Park, is also oneThere are numerous undiscovered cameratic
more personal recommendation, with a plethoraopportunities throughout south west Wales, a lot
of uncharted photographic selection. As much asof of these places are completely off the beaten
mountains go, they are certainly not the biggesttrack and a delight for those landscape
and are in a number of sections, more publiclyphotographic artists favour to work without
identified as hills. But, they are unquestionablydisruption.