It is difficult to imagine that a collection of men, originating as legend has it from Illyria, chose to initiate the building of the settlement that would become Venice upon the most feeble of island foundations: marsh, mud and silt! The true early origins of this highly improbable city are hard [more]
Situated on a beautiful island, Tromsø is one of the world’s northernmost cities and the starting point for our adventure of a lifetime in pursuit of aurora borealis. We will be surrounded by a truly spectacular & rugged landscape still very much covered in snow from the arctic winter. The ultima [more]
This tour blends two incredible but very different destinations: the magnificent city of Istanbul and the natural wonders of Cappadocia. Istanbul echoes with resonances of the exotic; straddling Asia and Europe, with the mighty Bosphorus running through the city, with the Black Sea to the north and [more]
Just 80 miles south of the English coast, between Guernsey and Normandy, lies the hidden jewel that is the Isle of Sark. Covering 2.2 square miles and with a resident population of only 600, the island is about 3 miles long and a mile and a half wide and yet it boasts over 40 miles of what must [more]
The Isle of Skye, long fabled in song and poem, is one of the most beautiful and varied island landscapes in the Inner Hebrides. From the magnificent Cuillin Ridge to the spectacularly situated Neist Lighthouse to the incredible Old Man of Storr, we’ll never be short of amazing locations to photogra [more]
Tuscany has been a favourite destination with Light & Land clients for over a decade now. It is a region with fabulous photographic opportunities – the sculptural cypresses, the picturesque, gently decaying buildings scattered - as if by an artist’s hand - across the softly rolling landscape and the [more]
The upper reaches of the Dordogne River flow westward across the Department of the Lot, and cuts its way through a landscape of extremes as extraordinary and varied as any in France. Sweeping through wide valleys, it curves across a patchwork of tobacco, walnut and corn plantations. Or it flows, d [more]
Many of the villages of Santorini are perched on the edge of one of the most spectacular volcanic calderas on the planet. The magnificent views across the caldera take in the picturesque villages with the exquisite blue domed churches for which this Greek Island is famed. Santorini lies at the sout [more]
Light & Land has had a long-standing fondness for Italy, with regular photography tours to Tuscany and Umbria and now with a return visit to the Dolomites. We will see and photograph this truly spectacular mountain region at a time when we hope carpets of alpine flowers will be stretching out ben [more]
The Knoydart Peninsula is a vast tract of wild land on the west coast of Scotland with few people, virtually no roads and some of the most impressive scenery in the British Isles. There is nowhere else in Britain quite like it. Doune Bay is on the far western end of this peninsula. There are no roa [more]
With a history of human habitation that dates back some 5000 years, and a historical melting pot that combines Norse, Viking, Celtic and Scottish influences, it's no wonder that Orkney's Neolithic Heartland was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1999. This fascinating archipelago, off Scotland's [more]
Tuscany has been a favourite destination with Light & Land clients for over a decade now. It is a region with fabulous photographic opportunities – the sculptural cypresses, the picturesque, gently decaying buildings scattered - as if by an artist’s hand - across the softly rolling landscape and the [more]
At the heel of Italy, Puglia is an untapped gem for photographers. Its long history as a melting pot of wealthy civilisation during the Greek, Roman and Baroque times, coupled with its fertile soil, extensive coastline and unique trulli architecture that is still lived in today, makes Puglia a trul [more]