Adam Burton Photography

This year is rushing by so quickly, its difficult to keep up!  I have been very busy this summer, juggling my time between commissions, tuition, processing and occasionally taking some pictures for myself when time allows.

In truth, Summer is my least favourite season to photograph so unlike the majority of the UK I am very pleased to be heading towards Autumn.  Super early mornings, hot weather, cloudless skies and tourist packed beaches are some of the unwelcome features of Summer for a landscape photographer.  Yesterday was a prime example; I huffed and puffed my way from Hartland Quay to the Lighthouse in the stifling heat, my camera bag and tripod seemed twice their usual weight.  All the way I was dive bombed by clouds of flying ants, and various other insects who were no doubt enjoying the hot weather too.  My legs barely managed to carry me back to the car after sunset and are still aching now.  Oh, I am very prepared for the cooler days of Autumn - bring it on!!

Landscape Photography is quite a solitary occupation, the times you are out taking photos are the times when most people are at home in bed.  So it was a real pleasure to bump into Ross Hoddinott purely by chance on no less than two occasions in the last month.  I firstly bumped into Ross while photographing on Dartmoor, and then again a couple of days ago at Wheal Coates Tin Mine (See accompanying image). He is also based in the Southwest, but I've gone nearly three years of living down here without ever bumping into him before, so twice in one month is an amazing coincidence.  A really nice chap and long established pro, Ross has always been an inspirational photographer to me; I remember gazing in admiration at his incredible images in magazines many years ago when I first started taking photos.  You can view more of his stunning work on his website here.

I have spent alot of time this Summer photographing the Cotswolds for Country Life.  My images of this beautiful location will soon be appearing on future covers of this prestigious magazine, so keep your eyes peeled and do let me know if you see any.  Despite some of the scariest village names in the UK (e.g. Lower Slaughter), this area is absolutely breathtaking and well worth a visit for anybody planning a trip to the UK.

I have attached a few random pictures captured over the summer.  Now things are beginning to calm down, many more will be appearing on the website 'latest gallery' pages over the next few weeks.