Rural landscape photography is in many ways similar to photographing urban landscapes. The difference is rural photography is about capturing the “life” in the countryside. The term “rural landscape” describes the diverse portion of the nation’s land area not densely populated or intensively developed, and not set aside for preservation in a natural state. The rural landscape provides natural resources, food and fiber, wildlife habitat and inspiration. Some of the most important and celebrated landscape photographers have been motivated by an appreciation of the beauty of the natural environment and a desire to see it preserved.
Shooting landscapes forces people to get outside and find the beauty around them. Sometimes this means discovering places right in front of your eyes that you just never noticed were beautiful before. Landscape photography leads people to see the world in new ways, it pushes us to explore new places, but it gives us a push to get out during those times of day that we are often holed up inside, such as sunrise, sunset and nighttime. Getting out to shoot landscapes clears the mind and stops worrying, anxiety and distractions for most people.
