I love landscape photography - not just the images, but just the getting out into nature and finding ways to present the beauty you see. It's also a great way to reset mentally, and the exercise is a health benefit too!
In my position though, the health side weighs heavy at times. I have a rare auto-immune liver disease called Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. It's incurable - it can even come back after a liver transplant - and leaves sufferers at a higher risk of some aggressive cancers.
It can be a lot, some days... but thankfully, we have an awesome charity in our corner - PSC Support (http://pscsupport.org.uk) - who not only provide wonderful support and information but are also championing vital research.
Thankfully, at present, my condition is well managed and there's very little impact on my day-to-day life. I'm able to get up out to watch the sunrise, and hike a reasonable distance with a heavy bag of lenses!
So, for the past few years, I've produced a calendar with 100% of the profits going straight to the charity.
It's my way of giving something back to PSC Support for all the amazing work that they do.
All the images in this post are in this year's calendar, and it's available for pre-order from http://kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk/calendar
There's two formats available - A3 (for £13.99) and A4 (for £7.99). Both contain the same images - smaller size is more compact, but the larger one is designed to show off the images better.
I also have a few offers if you'd like to buy more than one - they're ideal for gifts or secret-santa at work... the details are on my website (http://kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk/calendar)
I realise that not everyone here is from the UK, so shipping may be expensive, but equally, I'm hoping to raise as much as possible so I thought I'd try to get the word out.
Also, and this is short notice - sorry... until the end of September, each calendar ordered earns an entry into a prize draw for a free A3 print. (UK orders only)
It's not just limited to the images in the calendars though - the winner can pick any print from my website at https://kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk/prints
I hope you enjoyed scrolling through this collection of images, and if you would like see more, or order a calendar - or two? ;) - the website address again is https://kieranmetcalfephotography.co.uk
