Claire Carter is an award-winning UK landscape and nature photographer based near Fort William in The Scottish Highlands.

 

She has a substantial portfolio of images, with just a few presented in the galleries here.

 

She accepts commissions, sells digital images and prints and offers workshops and tours.

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Claire is an experienced speaker and gives talks to photographic societies. For future dates and titles - see TALKS page.

 

To purchase a specific image please enquire using the contact form. 

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CV:  Awards, exhibitions and publications.

• Feb 2024: Commended IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Beauty of Plants Category.

• June 2023 Highly Commended IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Black and White Special project. 

• February 2023 1st Place IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Beauty of Plants category.

• February 2023 commended IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Beauty of Plants category.

• May 2022. 3rd place and highly commended. IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) in black and white category.

• Feb 2022. Shortlisted IGPOTY (International Photographer of the Year) in portfolio category.

• Article Nov 2021 RPS Journal. How I shot my winning IGPOTY image. 

• 3 certificates awarded in Natural Landscapes Photography Awards. November 2021

• October 2021, Highly commended and commended in IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Square Crop category. 

• Sept 2021. 3 images shortlisted CUPOTY (Close-up Photographer Of the Year)

• August 2021. Winner IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) in macro category plus highly commended.

• May 2021. Shortlisted Siena International Creative Photography Awards.

• February 2021. Shortlisted Siena International Photography Awards.

• August 2020. Winner Outdoor Photography Panorama Competition.

• May 2020. 3 images shortlisted for LPOTY, Landscape Photographer of the Year. 

• May 2020. 3rd Place. PhotoPlus Magazine competition.

• 1 July - 31st August 2020. Exhibition Kington, Herefordshire. TBC depending on restrictions relating to pandemic.

• August 2019. Exhibition. Guest Artist  2019 Church Stretton Arts Festival. 

• May 2019. Published in Outdoor Photography Magazine article about Reflections in Landscape Photography

• Feb 2019. Commended in OPOTY competition - Wildlife Insights Category.

• February 2019. 3 shortlisted images featured in the Scottish Nature Photography Awards Portfolio Yearbook 

• Exhibition Date. 2nd April - 31st May 2019. Venue: The Burton Hotel, Kington, Herefordshire.  

• 2nd Feb 2019. Launch of  DVD "Dancing Lights" - 10 years of photographing the Northern Lights.

• 2nd - 6th Feb 2019. Pop-Up Exhibition. The Photo Space Ludlow. 

• Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2018. 7 images shortlisted.

• November 2017 - February 2018 - Solo Exhibition. The Photo Space Ludlow. 

• Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2017 - 2 images included in the competition book. 

• 2017. 11 images shortlisted for Outdoor Photograher of the Year. 

• 2017. Shortlisted. Landscape Photographer of the Year

• 2017. Winner Outdoor Photography Magazine Sublime Landscape Competition

• 2017. Feature article about autumn photography in Outdoor Photography Magazine

• 2017. January Outdoor Photography Magazine. Dramatic Light Competition winner

• 2016. Scottish Nature Awards. Scottish Landscape Sea and Coast Runner Up 

• 2016. Shropshire Hills Photography Competition. Runner-up landscapes category and Highly Commended.

• 2016. 11 photographs shortlisted for Outdoor Photographer of the Year

• 2015. National Geographic Traveller magazine. Winner of the river category.

• 2015.  Shortlisted - Wanderlust Photography Competition

• 6 images shortlisted 2015 OPOTY 

• 2015. 7 photographs shortlisted for Outdoor Photographer of the Year

• 2014. Commended in Light on the Land category and 6 images shortlisted in 3 categories. Outdoor Magazine Photographer of the Year. 

• 2012. Commended and published in Landscape Photographer of Year, Vol 5

• 2012. Runner-up Network Rail. Lines in the Landscape. (Take-a-View, UK Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012)

• 2011. Winner Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year Botanical category.

• 2009. 2nd Sunday Telegraph Wildlife Competition

• 2009. Digital Camera Photographer of the Year Competition - Editor's Choice Shortlist.

• 2009. Image commended and on the front cover of Landscape Photographer of the Year book. 

• 2008. Winner of professional category - Shropshire Hills Competition

• 2008. Shortlisted UK Landscape Photographer of the year

• 2007. UK Landscape Photographer of the Year. Commended and published in Landscape Photographer of Year, Vol 1

• Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2006. Highly Commended.

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