Canon professional landscape and wildlife photographer Jack Lodge lives on the Jurassic Coast, where he’s in the prime position to catch top scenic shots
Ipicked up my first camera, a Canon EOS 100D, back in 2014, just after starting my architectural studies.
I wanted to document my travels in Europe and I found the steep learning curve very addictive.
From that moment on, I fell in love with photography. My love and passion for the great outdoors came at a young age as I grew up in Dorset on the south coast; it’s a playground for exploring the Jurassic Coast, countryside and magical woodlands.
I started taking landscape photography seriously in 2017. I fell in love with capturing the changing seasons. Chasing light across the landscape in summer, walking through enchanting woodlands during spring, catching crashing waves at sunrise in winter, and surrounding myself with mesmerizing autumn colours. Capturing the change of seasons quickly became ‘my thing’ and landscapes became my happy place.
I soon discovered my day job in architecture wasn’t for me, so over the next five years, I planned my journey into taking my photography full-time, and in 2022, I finally took the plunge to go pro.
Fast-forward to the present day and I’m beyond happy. I run workshops up and down the country, work with big brands, and share my passion with as many people as I can. All I can recommend to anyone who has found their passion in life is to pursue that, surround yourself with good people and friends who support you, and, more importantly, believe in yourself.
IN JACK’S BAG
Canon EOS R5
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THE EOS R5 is everything I want in my dream camera for landscapes. It’s incredible for wildlife photography, too, enabling me to quickly switch between shooting seascapes on the coast to kingfishers along riverbanks. I also use the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300 A3 printer and PRO-2100 large-format printer, and the images printed from my R5 are simply out of this world, taking me back to the moment I clicked the shutter button.
Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM
