12 Stunning Landscape Photography Examples

When you’re just learning about landscape photography, using basic photography techniques is so important.

These landscape photography examples beautifully illustrate a variety of compositional techniques.

If you’re wondering what the best cameras for landscape photography are, keep in mind you can take fantastic photos with DSLR cameras, point-and-shoot cameras, and even your camera phone!

The important thing is to understand and use the composition techniques to capture the scene that provides interest and draws the viewer in to the image.

Keep reading to see examples of landscape photos and the various techniques used to capture the scene. This will help you as you go out to take your own landscape photos.

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Camera Gear for Landscape Photography

Tripod: take a look at these compact and lightweight travel tripods!
Camera Bag: protect your camera from sand and water → We use Lowepro camera backpacks for outdoor photography.
Neutral density filter: to compensate for variance of light you’ll need to use a neutral density filter. → Check out the Kase magnetic filters we use!
Camera cleaning kit: remove dust or water that WILL get on your lens. NOTE: this is not for cleaning the sensor.
Memory cards: purchase name brand memory cards since you’re trusting your images to the card! → We use Lexar and Sandisk!
External hard drive: copy photos to a portable external hard drive ‘just in case’.
Headlamp: use when taking sunrise and sunset photos!