The Blog of North Wales photographer Simon Kitchin

Simon Kitchin is a talented and highly regarded photographer from Mold, North Wales, who specialises in the captivating field of landscape photography. He is also the proud author of the popular and insightful 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. Moreover, Simon frequently ventures to other remarkable areas of the UK, including the iconic Lake District, the breathtaking Yorkshire Dales, and the majestic highlands of Scotland, all of which are truly amazing places to capture stunning photographs.

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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My new 2025 North Wales Calendar is now available

My new 2025 North Wales Calendar is now available

I'm delighted to say that printed copies of my 2025 North Wales Calendar have now arrived and it's available to buy through my website

The calendar is a premium quality double A4 wall calendar, printed on 250gsm high quality gloss finish paper, wire bound and hole punched for ease of hanging and supplied shrink-wrapped, Bilingual English/Welsh. The limited edition 2025 North Wales calendar includes 13 stunning photos of North Wales.

https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/north-wales-calendar

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My 2025 North Wales Calendar - sneak preview

A sneak peak of my 2025 North Wales calendar

A sneak preview of my 2025 North Wales Calendar front cover, off to the printers for proofing next week so not long now until copies will be arriving

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Wonderful waterfalls of North Wales | Rhaeadr Cymerau

Visiting another waterfall in North Wales with the camera today - The Vale of Ffestiniog waterfalls

North Wales is a perfect place to discover waterfalls and today I wandered through ancient Celtic rainforest to reach the wonderful waterfall Rhaeadr Cymerau near Llan Ffestiniog. As pretty much always when photographing waterfalls a good flow of water is best so if you're going to visit try to time it after rainfall. 

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

https://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/north-wales-calendar

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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

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The front cover of the guidebook 'Photographing North Wales' by Simon Kitchin, featuring a stunning sunset of Twr Mawr lighthouse on Llanddwyn Island on the Isle of Anglesey

Discover the most beautiful places to visit in North Wales using my visitors guidebook, PHOTOGRAPHING NORTH WALES, illustrated with over 300 high quality colour photographs and describing in detail over 100 of the best locations for photography across North Wales. All copies are personally signed and include free delivery. 

Big Landscapes and Panoramas • Lighthouses • Beaches • Mountains • Villages • Castles • Abbeys • Churches • Waterfalls • Lakes • Slate Quarries • Steam Railways • Industrial Heritage • Military Aircraft • Shows and Events • Gardens • Historic Houses • Seaside Resorts • The best places for coastal sunsets

If you’re visiting North Wales my visitors location guidebook will help you discover all the very best places to visit.