Landscape photography: Capturing large scale photos of ‘beautiful’ areas of nature such as mountains, rivers, sea-scapes. Can also be focused on man made areas or disturbed landscapes but the main interest is in the sublime especially for romanticism.
These are a mix of photos by Ansel Adams, Fay Godwin and Don McCullin. These photographers are renowned for their outstanding landscape photography.
Romanticism
Romanticism is a mindset not a movement that became popular in the 1800’s. The artists, photographers and musicians all had the same objective of conveying emotion in their work and provoking emotional responses in the audience. They focus on Nature being more powerful than man and the powers of the sublime.
Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement from the late 18th
and early 19th century in Europe. It is strongly emotional, and includes
aspects of vivid imagination.
Romanticism has long since been associated with landscape. It can describe the romantic sense of a landscapes features, displaying its sensual and quiet beauty. But also presents it dark and stormy, with a mysterious spirit. The most definable feature in a landscape image of romantic quality is one that portrays emotion and inspiration to the viewer.
Romantic artists work closely with the observation of a landscape as
well as the sky and atmosphere displayed, to create an emotional and dramatic
scene, but other artists use romanticism to emphasise the human link with
nature, and the comparison of their power and impact.
Due to the start of the Industrial revolution, the era of
romanticism was triggered, allowing photographers to focus on the power of
nature and places that still had little human impact.
