Landscape Photography

January 23, 2026

Hazy Dreamlike Photos Reflect Humankind’s Complicated Relationship With Nature

There are several words that could describe the work of Lynn Geesaman, but perhaps “magical” is the most apt. Across her decades-long practice, the late photographer, who died in 2020, pioneered a distinct visual language, rooted not in clarity, but in abstraction. Now, new life is breathed into her photographs through a definitive, career-spanning survey, currently on view at Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York.

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September 1, 2025

Photographer Spent Final Moments Saving the Film He Shot During the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption

On the evening of May 17, 1980, Robert Landsburg set up camp near Mount St. Helens in southwestern Washington. The 48-year-old freelance photographer had been visiting the volcano for weeks, all in the hopes of capturing its forthcoming eruption. He wasn’t the only one enduring the trek; when seismographs detected small tremors beneath Mount St. Helens in March 1980, countless scientists, photographers, and hikers descended upon the area, preparing for a dramatic blast.

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December 10, 2024

Photographer’s Image Show Destructive Lava Pouring From Iceland’s Sundhnúka Crater

Iceland is known as the “land of fire and ice,” and perhaps no one knows why better than press photographer Vilhelm Gunnarsson. Gunnarsson, who works for the Icelandic newspaper Visir, has covered every volcanic eruption that has hit the island since 2000. Most recently, this meant racing over to document a nearly two-mile lava fissure that opened up in the Sundhnúka crater.

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September 18, 2024

Incredible Winners of the 2024 Natural Landscape Photography Awards

Over 12,000 photos were submitted to the fourth annual Natural Landscape Photography Awards. Created by a group of four photographers, this photo contest is unique in that it has established clear rules to avoid deceptive digital editing techniques and the use of artificial intelligence that has become commonplace in landscape photography. This makes for imagery that is simply a showcase of the natural beauty of our landscape.

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