Karl Holtby

Hello all! Long time no speak, it appears January was the last time that I made a blog post. Perhaps not surprisingly as I haven't been...

I should perhaps begin this blog post by wishing anyone out there that's taken the time to look a very happy new year! We all find...

This triptych was made at a place where I feel that my photography really evolved, Spurn Point on the East Yorkshire coast. No two days...

I guess I thought it about time to write a blog post. But in this year of lockdown craziness I haven't really been anywhere 'exciting'....

Dear friends, A short and sweet blog post but I’m delighted to share that my work will be featured in Black + White Photography magazine...

Hello there! I hope everyone is keeping positive and busy during the lockdown? I've been speaking to various partners to see if I can...

Well 2020 didn't go as planned then! Everything feels a bit surreal as I sit here typing. With most of us slowing down and actually...

Hi folks, I hope all are doing ok under lockdown! This is just a quickie to share a recent article I wrote for SIGMA UK and why I believe...

My previous visit to Unst was September 2019. Having spent almost three weeks on the UK's most northerly isle it all seems a bit of a...

I'd wanted to visit Dungeness for many years but admittedly I find myself avoiding driving south. Being a Yorkshireman based in...

I can't quite believe the opportunities that come my way at times but I've been invited to the Musashino Art University, Tokyo, in 2020...

The Isle of Skye is a classic destination for landscape photographers for very good reason, Skye unarguably contains some of the most...

A few weeks back I was invited to Sigma HQ, along with fellow Sigma Ambassadors for an unboxing session of their new camera, the fp....

Recently home from a long stint on the island of Unst, Shetland, which is the most northerly isle of the UK, I have taken some time out...

Misty Trees, Assynt, 2018 © As photographers we are often prone to worrying about having the right kit with us when we head out on our...

Time moves on so quickly and there's not been a new blog since June 2018! This is absolutely outrageous of course and will be rectified...

Being a photographer with an interest in all places wild and remote, I wrongly assume that everyone knows of the Faroe Islands?...

Inspiration derives from many sources, mostly for me, from great artists. I have long held a fascination with Japanese culture, in...