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Hong Kong workshop and exhibition by British landscape photographer George Turner, 27, focuses on photography-themed travel, and showcases his images of Northern Europe across the seasons
When you reach a destination that you’ve always wanted to go to, it’s tempting to whip out your smartphone and take a photo that replicates the one you’ve seen on Instagram or postcards.
Whether it’s Big Ben from Westminster Bridge in London or Hong Kong from the observation platform at The Peak, these same images have been taken millions of times. So stop taking them and look for your own angle.
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So says award-winning professional landscape and wildlife photographer George Turner, 27, from Dorset in the UK, whose free exhibition of his landscapes from Norway, Finland, Scotland and Iceland, “In Search of Light”, is coming to The Haven on Wyndham Street, Hong Kong from October 21 to December 9.
“Look for the details,” he advises budding landscape photographers. “Northern Europe’s landscape is so epic that it becomes too easy just to shoot the ‘grand vista’ shots all the time.”
“In Search of Light” showcases Turner’s images of Northern Europe across the seasons, in which he captures the beauty of roads less travelled. However, as the title suggests, it’s not the places, but the light levels that are so important.
“It’s absolutely vital to get up before dawn and be out for pre-sunset,” he says. “Get to know the sunrise and sunset times and, of course, where that all-important light hits the landscapes.”