Photography
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Spectacular summer alpine flowers including Paintbrush, Lupins (lupines) and Western Pasque Flowers, on Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, North America. Credit: ©Bob Gibbons The world's greatest wildflowers: Where to find them and why they bring us so much joy
Lady’s slippers by the hundreds if not thousands, hillsides golden with daisies, swards of salvias: Sarah Raven salutes Bob Gibbons, who has dedicated the best part of his life to finding and documenting wildflowers. Photographs by Bob Gibbons.
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Credit: Paul Hobson / NaturePL Nine spellbinding photographs celebrating the wonder and beauty of the British winter
With the chill of winter comes misty mornings and mountainous snowdrifts... a host of elements which combine to create the perfect landscape for beautiful nature photography.
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'Through the Mist' by Justin Minns. Credit: Justin Minns / IGPOTY 12 spectacular photographs from the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition
These stunning highlights from the 11th annual International Garden Photographer of the Year competition will be on display at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew for a month from early February.
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Credit: Copyright Clive Nichols Country Life's best Instagram posts of 2018: Wondrous nature, spectacular architecture and men in red trousers
This year has been a stunning one for Country Life photography and we're lucky to have been able to share so many with you on our Instagram feed. From the queen and her gorgeous labradors to the rolling landscapes of this stunning country, we hope you enjoy the 20 best-loved posts of 2018. To see our entire gallery of photographs, follow @countrylifemagazine on Instagram.
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Marcus Bracey of www.godsownjunkyard.co.uk. Photographed by Richard Cannon © Country Life Picture Library Credit: Marcus Bracey of www.godsownjunkyard.co.uk. Photographed by Richard Cannon © Country Life Picture Library Country Life’s best Living National Treasures of 2018: Stained glass to neon signs, via sculpture, baskets and fishermen
Our hugely popular series tells fascinating tales about extraordinary people keeping traditional skills alive across Britain, illustrated by the wonderful portrait photographs taken by Richard Cannon for Country Life. Our picture editor Lucy Ford makes her selection of her favourites of 2018.
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From 'Lighthouses of England and Wales' ©Nicholas Leach and Tony Denton Credit: Nicholas Leach and Tony Denton Five of Britain's most spectacular lighthouses, as captured by a beautiful new guide
A beautiful new book collects some wonderful images of some of Britain's lighthouses – here's a selection of our favourites.
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Credit: Equine Journeys: The British Horse World by Hossein Amirsadeghi Sporting Life: 10 majestic images that give a unique perspective on the immutable bond between Man and Horse
A new book sheds a wonderful light on the unique relationship that people have with their horses.
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Collision Course by Philip Selby, taken on a lake in Wiltshire ©2018 British Wildlife Photography Awards Credit: ©2018 British Wildlife Photography Awards The magical beauty of Britain, shown at its very best by the British Wildlife Photography Awards
Over the course of the last 10 years the British Wildlife Photography Awards have done a wonderful job of showcasing some of the most extraordinary natural wonders of this island.
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Three Kings by Wim Van Den Heever, South Africa Wim came across these king penguins on a beach in the Falkland Islands just as the sun was rising. They were caught up in a fascinating mating behaviour – the two males were constantly moving around the female using their flippers to fend the other off. Credit: Wim Van Den Heever 11 superb photographs from the 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year people's choice award
The Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award is one of the highlights of the calendar for those of us who love beautiful photographs of nature, and this year's shortlist for the LUMIX People's Choice Award shows exactly why.
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Godrevy Lighthouse, nr St Ives, Cornwall, England Credit: Justin Cliffe LRPS 11 breathtaking photographs from the 2018 Landscape Photographer of the Year competition
We've picked out eleven of our favourite landscapes from the 2018 Landscape Photographer of the Year award.
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Seated figure on the North York Moors by Simon Penson Credit: simonpenson@yahoo.com Four breathtaking pictures of North York Moors National Park, taken by our readers
Enjoy the North York Moors National Park in all its spectacular glory, as captured by readers of Country Life.
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"Jakobstuin" - The garden of Jaap de Vries by Michael Volker / ©International Garden Photographer of the Year Credit: Michael Volker / ©International Garden Photographer of the Year 12 breathtaking images to inspire you to enter the International Garden Photographer of the Year
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©David Hurn / Magnum Photos Credit: ©David Hurn / Magnum Photos In Focus: The photographer obsessed with why we all like to be beside the seaside
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Credit: Images supplied by www.lightandland.co.uk 11 outstanding images from a new show celebrating the incredible heights that landscape photography can reach
A new exhibition shows how modern technology has pushed landscape photography to undreamt-of levels, as the magnificent images on this page show. But some things will always remain the same, as Graeme Green explains.
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Credit: ©Landscape Photographer of the Year awards - Ken Rennie 15 majestic photographs of Britain that will inspire you to enter the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards
If you've taken a superb photograph of Britain in the past year, you're still in time to submit it to The Landscape Photographer of the Year Award 2018.
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Credit: Rex Curious Questions: How do you take a group photo in which nobody is blinking?
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Credit: PA The story of the Royal Wedding between HRH Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in 21 gorgeous photographs
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Credit: Gertrude Jekyll's garden at Munstead Wood - photographed in 1908 (©Country Life Picture Library) 15 colour photographs from 1912 showing Gertrude Jekyll’s garden at the height of her fame
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Two Ways of Life by Oscar Rejlander (Picture: Moderna Museet / Åsa Lund) Credit: Two Ways of Life by Oscar Rejlander (Picture: Moderna Museet / Åsa Lund) In Focus: The 160-year-old ‘Photoshopped’ picture which shocked Victorian England
An exhibition looking at four of the giants of Victorian photography has at its centre a remarkable work by the great Oscar Rejlander. Michael Murray-Fennell explains all.
