Karl Holtby

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 pass on any savings dur...

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 having time to think and ...

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 the SIGMA fp is gre...

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 blur looking back. I ma...

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

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 (13-19th September) a...

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

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. Alarmingly they chose to...

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 to catch up with work...

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 adventures. If you've ...

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 immediately, with the...

Being a photographer with an interest in all places wild and remote, I wrongly assume that everyone knows of the Faroe Islands? Apparently not, when mentioni...

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

When I was offered the keys to a cottage on Unst my first thoughts were, 'Where the heck is that!?'. Having it's location pointed out to me that it was part ...

I've been writing a lot of late about my photographic ethos and use of the 'Visual Mantra', this has become a way of expressing myself, as well as being ther...

I'm really pleased to be able to share my first article for Landscape Photography Magazine. It's a very personal piece, which describes my photographic journ...

'Sanctuary' Sigma SD Quattro-H + 12-24mm Art lens. LEE Filters SW150 0.6 medium grad + little stopper. Induro Tripods UK GTT104M1. If you've been followin...

It's been awhile since I've had the time to write a blog piece about my own thoughts and processes in photography, sitting down to write a blog is something ...

One of the first questions I often get asked by workshop participants is usually along the lines of "Which filters do I need?". Of course with LEE filters be...

Trwyn Du Lighthouse - Sony a7R + MC-11 + Sigma 24mm Art lens. It was with much anticipation earlier this year when I heard of the release of Sigma's MC-11 mo...