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.
Just 4 places left on the Llanddwyn Island workshop in June
Places available on my Anglesey photography workshop in June 2024
Just 4 places left on the Anglesey Llanddwyn Island photography workshop on Saturday 15th June 2024.... another booking just taken https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/anglesey-photography-workshop-north-wales
Grasmere lake winter reflections in the Lake District
Beautiful winter reflections on Grasmere in the Lake District
Grasmere looked stunning in misty winter light this weekend. The mountain summits were shrouded in cloud with Fairfield looking stunning bathed in subtle winter sunlight
Anglesey workshop Sunday 18th February now FULLY BOOKED
The Anglesey photography workshop at Llanddwyn Island on Sunday 18th February 2024 is now fully booked. Places are still available on Saturday 15th June 2024
20% SALE on prints, framed prints & canvases
20% SALE on prints, framed prints & canvases - Use coupon code: January20 at checkout
Discover the most beautiful places in Eryri Snowdonia
Are you looking for the most beautiful places to photograph in Snowdonia / Eryri? I've just added a new photography viewpoint article to my website describing some of my favourite photo locations in Eryri / Snowdonia. I'll be adding a few more over the coming weeks so do keep dropping in for the updates if you're planning on visiting North Wales. As the author of the popular North Wales guidebook, Photographing North Wales, I'm familiar with all the best photo viewpoints in Snowdonia / Eryri so here's an article to help you find some of the best views that Snowdonia has to offer, don't forget to take your camera along!
https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/eryri-snowdonia-photography-locations
New Scotland photo gallery added to my website
New Scotland photo gallery added to my website
Following my recent trip to the Isle of Skye in Scotland I’ve now added a new Scotland photos gallery to my website
3 places on the Llanddwyn Island photography workshop
Just 3 places left on the Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey photography workshop in February
https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/anglesey-photography-workshop-north-wales
Magical Fairy Glen (Ffos Anoddun) at autumn in Snowdonia
The Fairy Glen is a magical gorge surrounded by steep cliffs set in a wooden ravine and definitely one of the prettiest spots in Eryri (Snowdonia). The name fairy Glen is so called for the mythical sprites which are said to live there. The river runs through the rocky gorge and water levels vary hughely based on rainfall which makes it a great place for long exposure photography as different visits always produce different photos, it never looks the same twice.
It's a few years since I've visited Fairy Glen (Ffos Anoddun) near Betws-y-coed, in fact back in 2015 when I was working on my location guidebook, so I thought with autumn in full colour this morning would be the ideal time to drop in again. I spent around 1.5hrs there waiting for the light and whilst I was hoping for a few early morning sun rays the colours were still rather nice.
Hiking Great Langdale in the Lake District
Back from a great week hiking the mountains around Great Langdale with some stunning views of the Langdale Pikes, Bowfell and the famous water of Blea Tarn
Anglesey Photography Workshop - Llanddwyn Island 2024 dates
Great to able able to say that my Anglesey Photography Workshops are back on for 2024. I've added 2 dates at the stunning Llanddwyn Island, easily one of the most beautiful places on the UK coast and an amazing place to visit with the camera.
For full details and booking just click my weblink below:
https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/anglesey-photography-workshop-north-wales
My Snowdonia photography workshop in Cwm Idwal
My Eryri /Snowdonia Photography workshop in Cwm Idwal has new bookings so the following dates now have limited availability:
Snowdonia Photography Workshop Cwm Idwal - Saturday 16th September 2023, just 4 places available
Snowdonia Photography Workshop Cwm Idwal - Saturday 16th March 2024, just 5 places available
The workshop is a day set in the stunning mountain scenery of Cwm Idwal, hosted by a local landscape photographer, and suitable for both beginners and advanced photographers.
Full details and booking are available on my webpage:
https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/snowdonia-photography-workshops-north-wales
North Wales Calendar 2024 by photographer Simon Kitchin
My 2024 North Wales Calendar is now in print and available to buy. It's a double A4 bilingual English/Welsh wall calendar and features a stunning summer sunrise at Llandudno on the main cover.
The calendar costs £11.99 with free delivery within the UK. To order your copy just click my website link below or drop me a message/email
Snowdonia Photography Workshop - 2024 dates
My Snowdonia Photography Workshop is now available for booking in 2024. It's a day in the wonderful mountain scenery of Cwm Idwal and the photography workshop is suitable for all skill levels.
To find full details of the workshop or to book your place visit my Snowdonia photography workshop webpage:
Sunrise photos at Talacre Lighthouse in North Wales
Talacre Lighthouse in North wales photographed at sunrise. An early start to catch the sunrise at Talacre lighthouse, the good light was shortlived but just enough time to capture a couple of nice photos of the popular lighthouse
The Berwyn mountains & Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall
A day away from it all working on the Natural Resources Wales project on the summits of the Berwyn mountains together with a visit to the stunning waterfall of Pistyll Rhaeadr.
A photo trip around Llangollen in the Dee Valley
Capturing some of the wonderful views around Llangollen and the Dee Valley. The light was pretty good so visited some of the local "hotspots" including the Horseshoe Falls and the view from the top of the Horseshoe Pass.
Bryn Alyn and views of the Clwydian Hills
Definitely one of my favourite places around North East Wales. A wander around my local scenery in the Clwydian Hills and a visit to the amazing limestone pavement of Bryn Alyn on the outskirts of Mold.
A wander along the Clwydian Hills in North Wales
A wander along my local Clwydian Hills capturing more views of this beautiful landscape. I started with a climb up the flanks of Moel Famau to photograph the dramatic profile of Moel Arthur and then wandered over the summit. The light was as clear as it gets with stunning views of the distant Snowdonia mountains
Another great group on my Snowdonia photography workshop
Another great group on today's Snowdonia photography workshop photographing the mountains and waterfalls around Cwm Idwal & The Ogwen Valley
If you're interested in joining me on a workshop I still have some availability later this year, you'll find details on my website page here:
https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/snowdonia-photography-workshops-north-wales
2024 North Wales Calendar - now available to buy
My North Wales 2024 Calendar is now in stock and available to buy on my website: