The Blog of North Wales photographer Simon Kitchin

Simon Kitchin is a highly regarded photographer from Mold, North Wales, who specialises in landscape photography. He is also the author of the popular guidebook, Photographing North Wales. Simon dedicates a significant portion of his time to capturing the breathtaking mountain scenery of Eryri Snowdonia National Park, renowned for its dramatic peaks and serene beauty, as well as the stunningly picturesque coastline of Anglesey. In addition to these locations, he also explores and photographs the diverse landscapes of the Dee Valley around Llangollen, which offers its own unique charm and character.

With nearly 20 years of experience hosting landscape photography workshops throughout North Wales, Simon possesses an expert knowledge of the region and its hidden gems. If you are interested in enhancing your photography skills, he runs regular one-day workshops in Eryri Snowdonia and on the beautiful Isle of Anglesey, in addition to providing fully customised one-to-one workshops tailored to your individual needs.

If you’d like to keep up to date with the latest news from North Wales landscape photographer Simon Kitchin including details of new photos, photography workshop availability and publication of his North Wales calendar this blog page is frequently updated so please do drop by to see the latest information from Simon.

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Stunning summer sunrise at Llandudno pier

Llandudno is a favourite place of mine for a wander and it's been a while since I had a dedicated photography trip there so the alarm was set for 3.00am this morning to catch the sunrise at Llandudno Pier, fortunately the trip was worth it with some nice morning light.

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A recent walking trip to Dartmouth, South Devon

Back from a wonderful week walking the South West Coastal Path whilst based in the stunning town of Dartmouth. Just one or two photos from our walks including the Dartmouth Steam Railway on its way to Paignton and some of the sunny coastal views we were lucky to see.

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A wander along the Pyg Track to Snowdon summit

It was our wedding anniversary this week and we'd decided we'd have a wander up the Pyg Track to Snowdon summit. A little cloudy on the way up but our luck was definitely in as after hanging around the summit for 15 minutes the clouds lifted and the wonderful views were revealed.

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Lovely sunrise on Neil's 121 photography workshop

Some lovely conditions in Snowdonia this morning for Neil's 121 photography workshop... started at Llynnau Mymbyr for sunrise with great reflections of Snowdon, caught some misty shots of Llyn Gwynant and then wandered alongside the waterfalls on the Watkin Path

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New photo display at Bodnant Gardens Craft Centre

Nice to be able to get some wall space in the craft centre at Bodnant Gardens. I've just set up my new display of framed photos together with a browser of mounted prints... drop in for a browse if youre in the area.

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New Canvases on display at Afonwen Craft Centre near Mold

Just dropped 2 of the new Snowdon canvases into my display at Afonwen Craft & Antique Centre on the outskirts of Mold. I also have a browser of mounted prints on display there too..... do call in for a look if you're in the area, a great excuse to try their fantastic restaurant too!

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Photographing North Wales - photo locations in North Wales

Photographing North Wales is my guide to the best photo locations in North Wales, it’s the perfect book to discover the photo hotspots of Snowdonia, Anglesey, the North Wales coast, the Llyn Peninsula and much more. My guidebook is packed full of useful location tips including full directions to each viewpoint, advice on the best times to visit and includes hundreds of inspirational North Wales photos of each location.

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Stunning Snowdon sunrise and temperature inversion

 Snowdonia at it's most stunning today... set the alarm for 4.00am as the weather had forecast the chance of a temperature inversion and having never seen one before from Snowdon summit I didn't want to miss the chance. It was a 2 hr trek in the dark up the Pyg Track from Pen Y Pass and all the time I could see the approaching cloud getting closer and closer to the Snowdonia peaks.... it definitely looked promising! I reached the top of the Pyg Track and headed towards Crib Goch to search for the best viewpoint to catch the rising sun next to Snowdon and what now had become an amazing cloud inversion, truly Mother Nature at her best. I took several photos of the sunrise and then headed up to Snowdon summit itself where I had the summit pillar all to myself so chance to setup the tripod and take a couple of photos of the summit pillar and the amazing backdrop of the cloud inversion. Views across to Crib Goch were equally as impressive, the clouds almost like waves lapping on the shore, occasionally streaming over the ridge. I real day to remember, my first cloud inversion on snowdon summit and a stunning sunrise to match it.

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A dramatic sunset on Llanddwyn Island Anglesey

A dramatic end to today's 121 workshop on Llanddwyn  Island on the Isle of Anglesey. The blustery conditions produced some lovely light at Twr Mawr lighthouse for sunset... changeable days are always the best ones to be out with the camera!

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