Wild Northumberland

Two photographers take on two challenges in the rugged beauty of north-east England

We don our hiking boots for a landscape reader challenge in north-east England

Our Northumberland road trip continues with Ben Brain and two readers meeting up on a misty morning to photograph one of the world’s most recognisable trees…

READER 1

Camera: Canon EOS 6D Location: County Durham

DAVE is passionate about shooting landscapes and seascapes and cites the Isle of Skye as a favourite location – a sentiment that is undoubtedly shared by many landscapers reading this issue. Dave works shifts, so gets some clear days to indulge his passion, which he has enjoyed for the past seven years. He is a familiar face on the landscape photography scene in the north-east, and has had a number of images commended in Landscape Photographer of the Year 2016 and 2017. www.facebook.com/davebrightwellphotography

READER 2

Camera: Nikon D7100 Location: Northumberland AN IT engineer by trade, John’s new-found passion is landscape photography. He got his first camera only a year ago, after being invited by a friend to shoot at Blast Beach in Seaham on the Durham Coast, and he’s been hooked ever since. He gets most of his inspiration from Digital

Camera and other magazines, and also YouTube. He lists YouTube contributers Thomas Heaton and Gary Gough among his favourite landscape photographers, and has now launched his own YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/ user/haza1981