Landscapes
These landscape panoramas explore places shaped by both nature and people. From wide views of mountains and coastlines to quieter scenes found closer to home, each image captures light, atmosphere and the sense of being within a particular landscape.
The collection includes locations across the world, from the harbour at Dubrovnik to the deserts of Joshua Tree and the granite cliffs of Yosemite.
Working in 360 interactive images, as well as large format and gigapixel, the aim is to create images that give a genuine sense of scale and presence.
Landscape panoramas allow each scene to unfold gradually, capturing the way light moves across land and water. Though the settings vary widely, these photographs share an interest in space, structure and atmosphere.
Landscape panoramas are less about postcard views and more about observation about how light and weather shape what we see, and how time changes the surface of a place. Whether looking across a wilderness or a familiar park, each image offers a quiet moment to pause and look more closely at the natural world.
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Pope Valley, Napa
California 360 photography This 360 panorama was captured from the top of a hill overlooking Pope Valley, part of California’s celebrated Napa wine region. It’s a quieter side of wine country, with vineyards and oak-covered hills stretched out under the sky. I shot this on a clear, warm day, just perfect for California 360 photography.…
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Mono Lake California
Mono Lake Dawn I shot this Mono Lake California 360 at dawn, before the heat of the day where the flies become bothersome and the smell starts to rise with the sun. At this early hour the lake is deserted and especially eerie. The water seems unnaturally calm. The light just tinges the limestone rock…
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Humboldt Redwoods State Park 360
Humboldt Redwoods State Park From the moment that we learn as children that there are trees through which you can drive an SUV, or whose stumps have hosted a dance floor, the magic of the redwoods is instilled in us. Shooting in 360 really gives you the chance to appreciate these giants. You can wonder…
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Laguna Beach Sunset
Laguna Beach, Orange County Who wouldn’t want to be Californian? Standing on the sand at sunset, watching paddle boarders glide across the Pacific waters at Laguna Beach. Located just south of Los Angeles in Orange County, Laguna Beach is one of California’s most iconic coastal towns. It’s known for its rugged cliffs, thriving art scene,…
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Olmstead Point 360
In this Olmstead Point 360 you can explore the incredible views across Tenaya Canyon to the north side of Half Dome. As you look towards Half Dome, on the left you will see the mountain known as ‘Clouds Rest’. The perfect clear summer weather and glorious sunset didn’t offer any resting clouds on this occasion.…
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Merced River, Yosemite National Park 360
Yosemite National Park 360 – On the Merced River The Merced River in California runs for 145 miles from the Sierra Nevada down to the San Joaquin Valley and is responsible for the shape of Yosemite valley today. The river was part of the California Gold Rush, with Americans panning for gold in hope of…
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Sunrise at Joshua Tree
Here you can explore a Joshua Tree 360. This was captured at sunrise around the solstice, with the surrounding Joshua trees casting long shadows on the desert floor. Where two deserts join, travellers are met by a landscape peppered with fantastical trees. “Their stiff and ungraceful form makes them to the traveler the most repulsive…
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Lake Tahoe Twilight
Lake Tahoe 360 at Twilight Lake Tahoe is famed for its skiing in winter and its beaches with crystal clear water in summer. This makes it an incredible location, but one in which it can be tricky to find an uninterrupted view. This is key when you’re shooting a 360. I got to this spot…
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California 360: Lassen Volcanic National Park
California 360 Photography Lassen Volcanic National Park is in the north of the state, far north of San Francisco and Sacramento and about as far removed from them as you can imagine. It has been kept, as far as possible, as a wilderness park, with nearly 90 percent designated as wilderness under the 1964 Wilderness…
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Yosemite Landscape Photography: Cook’s Meadow
Yosemite Landscape Photography Cook’s Meadow offers views around some of Yosemite National Park’s most famous features. Scroll around the Cook’s Meadow 360 to see Yosemite Falls (one of the world’s tallest waterfalls), Half Dome, Sentinel Rock and Royal Arches. Shooting in Yosemite Depending on the project, I normally shoot alone, or just with an assistant.…
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Mossbrae Falls 360
Photographing California: Mossbrae Falls 360, Shasta Cascades Mossbrae Falls is an incredible sight. A waterfall that cascades not just tall, but wide – about 175 feet wide (53 metres). It’s in Northern California, in the Shasta Cascades area, not far from Mt Shasta. You can explore the Mossbrae Falls 360 by scrolling around with your…
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Dubrovnik West Harbour
This Dubrovnik 360 was captured from Dubrovnik’s West Pier and takes in West Harbour surrounding the pier, as well as Pile Harbour. Bokar Fort is the imposing curved-walled structure at the end of the Dubrovnik city walls. The Adriatic waters are beautifully clear. Game of Thrones fans will find this location very familiar. West Harbour…
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Fine Art Photography Print Shop Launches
It has been a long while in the making but I’ve now launched a brand new site – WillPearson.com – dedicated to selling fine art prints of my work. The site makes it simple for anyone looking to buy fine art photography online to: – see how every image will look both framed and unframed–…
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Switzerland 360 Photography
Rigi-Kaltbad The Rigi Kaltbad Spa, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta, sits high on Mount Rigi with views stretching across Lake Lucerne and the surrounding Alpine peaks. The bathing complex forms part of the Hotel Rigi Kaltbad and was created to make the most of its extraordinary location. Fed by the mineral-rich waters of the…
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Tenaya Lake: California
If you visit Yosemite between May and November, you can reach the mile-long Tenaya Lake via the Tioga Pass Road. Outside these times, the weather conditions close the road. It is just these kind of extremes that helped form this stunning lake, created by the same glacier that forged Half Dome. Tenaya Lake wasn’t on…
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Highway 1 California
Highway 1, State Route 1, Pacific Coast Highway, Shoreline Highway. Whatever you call it, it is (with the possible exception of Route 66) the world’s most famous road. And with good reason – the scenery is magnificent and the route from Orange County in the South, through Los Angeles, Big Sur, central coast, Monterey, San…
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54.4˚C at Trona Pinnacles
I knew it was going to be a hot day taking Trona Pinnacles photos in the Mojave Desert, Southern California, but I hadn’t anticipated quite how hot. We clocked the temperature at 54.4C (130 F). This is only a couple of degrees centigrade off the all-time world record temperature (56.7C or 134 F), registered at…
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Pudong View, Shanghai
Deep Zoom Panorama taking in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China, looking out onto the dramatic structure of the Oriental Pearl Tower (Oriental Pearl Radio & TV Tower). Looking to the far left of the panorama you can zoom in to see the French Concession. The Bund is on the far side of the Huangpu…
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Artemis the Eagle at Bovey Castle
Bovey Castle stands on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, by the River Bovey. Built in 1907, a private manor until 1930 when it became the Manor House Hotel, it was renamed Bovey Castle in 2003. This Interactive 360 of the exterior of the castle features Artemis the Eagle, displaying her wingspan of 7ft 6in.
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Yosemite National Park
High resolution panorama shot in Yosemite National Park, California, picturing a road tunnel in the mountainside above a deep valley. Panoramic stock photography available.
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Derbyshire Quarry
Creating massive scarring on the landscape, quarries can over time, become places of surreal beauty themselves, reclaimed for plants and wildlife. These panoramas show the early stage of this reclamation of an abandoned quarry in the Peak District in Derbyshire.
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Arisaig
One of the most beautiful places on earth, the Scottish Highlands have a magic that is all their own. These panoramas, captured near the small village of Arisaig illustrate the beauty and calm of the area. Sparsely populated, there was once a thriving community here before the people were shipped to Nova Scotia as part…