The Art of Landscape Photography

This was very interesting, not to mention inspiring and the imagery is just ...beyond. However, I have to say as an amateur / hobbyist landscape photo-schmuck living in the deep south USA armpit of "nature" I find ultimately this type of content is too far above me (not this one specifically, just in general). As much as I like and value it, and as much as I would desire to incorporate what I've heard, in a practical sense it just doesn't seem to apply to my version of reality. This level of "photographic existence" and I are simply in two different, unconnected universes. We're too far apart in the real world, which only compounds the level of frustration. ...sigh...

But nonetheless it was well worth watching.

Really nice to hear these open discussions, and to see some of the work…..excellent.

Fantastic!

Great interview and Hougard sums it up in the 7th minute . Exactly what i experienced .

Great interview, thanks Martin
Pierre costa

What an inredible honour to have listened (for an hour) to two great and inspiring photographers like these guys. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very good questions from the host as well.

Lllĺlppqä

Nice interview 😀😀

Wonderful discussion🍻

Great interview…feeling inspired.

I really enjoyed this unique tutorial/interview. I think the most important thing that I learned from you guys today is to leave the photos a little while before editing. So often I am so excited about some shot I took ages on and nobody likes it, but some of those incidental snaps when my daughter says, Daddy, that’s a nice view and I take it, leave it on the SD card a few weeks only to discover it looks magic. Actually the kids have a great eye for a view.
I’m new to photography, actually started at the beginning of first lock down for something to do, and I’m loving it. I never noticed the beauty in nature before but now even going for walks I’m seeing nice compositions, shapes in clouds and patterns I was blind to before.
Nice interview guys. Really enjoyed it.

Such a wonderful interview.. great insights shared ❤️🙏🏽

Very interesting conversation

THIS WAS SO ENJOYABLE - Thank you so much .🇨🇦

Excellent interview, very well conducted, I really enjoyed the two ways of thinking with an excellent presentation of your photographic works. Seeing their firm stance on what they do and how they do it as well as their different preferences. Greetings from Mexico City.

Well done to all three of you. Great interview. Interesting content throughout.
I have been frustrated an not being able to travel internationally, but you have reminded me that local is lekker and I am inspired to capture more of the raw beauty around us.

It's a little disingenuous to say the camera doesn't matter ... it does matter if you want quality when printing large photos . I use a canon 60D and I can get good photos but if you look closely the sharpness isn't there ... but it's all I can afford and it makes me happy 😊

This was great! The only thing I can disagree with is not visiting the same location over and over again. I think if you’re learning and that place happens to be local, then visiting it over and over again can teach you how to read the light and find different compositions.

Thank you! This was really a very inspirational interview. I could have watched even longer ;-) Greetings from Finland

Thank you gents for this thoughtful and inspiring talk.

Hi Martin & Hougaard, great talk by both of u.. valuable insight into your techniques & motivation. Both of u have highlighted the merit of lighting & composition rather than the location itself & it inspires me to stop chasing locations & instead focus on the creative aspects.
Thanks a lot... It has given a direction!!!

A wonderful insight from both photographers .. two totally different generations both so unique in many ways . And both very successful as a result of passion and determination! I am a firm believer if you love and enjoy what you do and do it for the right reasons then you will always be successful , do it for personal satisfaction before the financial rewards . This interview was richly appreciated and very inspirational . Thanks to all 3 gentlemen . Bravo 👏

Good interview and amazing photos!

How refreshing and more thoughtful than a lot of photography talk online. Thanks!

Wow great questions and great answers. Enjoyed very much thank you for sharing with the rest of the world.

What a brilliant hour of conversation! I am uplifted and inspired by the artistic thoughts of Master Photographers on the level of Hougaard Malan and Martin Osner. Kudos also to Martin Kluge for his elegant moderation of the conversation.

Very interesting. Now if you guys have problems finding virgin territory for photography in a vast country such as South Africa, spare a thought for us poor landscape photographers in the UK or more precisely England. I think even the lamp posts have been well covered. IMHO digital has a lot to do with ' popularizing ' photography particularly landscape photography, the skill in using a camera effectively and having to learn the craft have been eliminated. More and more imaging computers called ' digital cameras ' now negate the need to spend years learning what to do. Great chat. Thanks.

This was a great insight on some fantastic photographers - thank you both for sharing.

This was an insightful chat guys, complimented well by your beautiful work throughout the interview. I enjoyed seeing the different perspectives being highlighted, each person following their own path to success.

Congrats on a great interview. Beautiful artwork from both of you, cheers from Australia.

Hi Hougaard & Martin. I really appreciated this discussion. It helped me to reconnect a bit with my passion (I have been busy building my new home north of windhoek for the past 18 months). You are welcome to visit BTW. Thank you guys!

Thanks for this very inspirational talk.

excellent.....

Thank you. You have inspired me to continue on my journey and search for my own take on the environment. Not processing photographs immediately after a shoot is something that never occurred to me but makes so much sense.

Thanks Guys really enjoy this,make me want to visit and experience