Travel photographer Mathew Lodge’s vivid and painterly travel photos have appeared in books, magazines and newspapers including National Geographic, Frommers’ Guides, The Telegraph and The Guardian. Prints decorate wineries, restaurants, hotels and private homes world-wide, including Olive Garden restaurants across the US.
This site contains a selection of Mathew’s photographs in the Portfolio section and the full set of stock images is available for commercial licensing. Contact Mathew for commercial image licensing for electronic and print publishing, or if you prefer visit my page at Alamy Images.
What’s New?
New blog posts
I’ve added a pair of new blog posts about a fundamental topic that many photographers don’t understand well enough: exposure. The first covers the basics
As Seen On TV
This photograph of Saint Columba is going to be used in a new TV show, but I don’t know which one! If you happen to
New Photography For Sale
Pacific Sunset After Turner is one of several new fine art photographs for sale on UGallery. A nod to JMW Turner’s epic strongly-colored marine scenes,
California Coast photo appears in Nature
My photograph of coastal fog/cloud off the Big Sur coast in California was recently used to illustrate an article on global warming in the Science
Edinburgh photograph used in British national newspapers
This photograph of Old College at the University of Edinburgh has proved to be a favorite of British national newspapers including The Times and Telegraph.
Knights childrens’ book uses William Marshall photo
Knights (Warriors Around the World) uses this photo I took in Temple Church, London of William Marshall. Marshall was one of the most remarkable knights
Blog Posts
Artistic use of exposure: light, space and time
The previous article talked about exposure in the sense of controlling how much light hits the camera’s sensor, and how shutter speed and aperture can
Exposure basics: aperture and shutter speed
Photography is fundamentally about light. Any photographer needs to understand how to control how much light gets into the camera, which is known as exposure.
Going wireless in Europe: what you need to know about cell phones and tablets
Updated: November 2019 To many Americans, staying in touch with a cell phone or tablet while in Europe can seem difficult and expensive. But savvy
The story behind the picture: Villa Vignamaggio
Every great photograph tells a story, but I often find it interesting to read the story behind the photograph — and hence this occasional series
The simple five-step guide to renting a Villa in Italy or France
Renting a villa in Italy, France or Spain isn’t just for millionaires. Perhaps surprisingly, villa rental can be more reasonable than staying in a hotel, especially
How do I take vivid, colorful landscape photographs?
I’ve been asked how to take colorful landscape photographs a couple of different times, and ended up writing an answer on Quora and republishing it