🏆 Best Fine Art Landscape Photographer 2025 — Creative & Visual Arts Awards · Best Fine Art Photography Content Platform 2025
I am Stephen Paul Young — a fine art landscape and film photographer based in North Hampshire, England. My work is rooted in slow, repeated engagement with specific places: returning to the same fields, walls, and waterways across seasons and changing light until a place reveals what it has to offer rather than what it merely shows.
The photography on this site spans film photography with medium format and 35mm cameras, and digital landscape work with the Canon EOS R5 and 5DS R — two disciplines that inform each other.
Film Photography
Film reviews, development guides, and the slower art of shooting on medium format and 35mm. Explore the hub →
Landscape Photography
Long-term projects rooted in the British countryside — Hampshire, the chalk downs, ancient walls. Read more →
Kit Reviews
Cameras, lenses, and film stocks reviewed from real ownership and field use. Read more →
Featured Work
Most landscapes are photographed once. Mine are photographed dozens of times — in rain, in frost, in fog, at sunrise and at dusk, across years — until the place stops being scenery and becomes familiar. Only then do I press the shutter.
STEPHEN PAUL YOUNGFeatured Prints
Between Fog & Earth | Atmospheric Hampshire Landscape Poster
Price range: £27.00 through £32.00
Dawn Over Silent Ground | North Hampshire Fine Art Poster
Price range: £27.00 through £32.00
First Light Over Ancient Ground | Silchester Landscape Fine Art Poster
Price range: £27.00 through £32.00
Photography Books
Eight books. One corner of Hampshire.
From the Roman walls of Calleva Atrebatum to the chalk ridge of Watership Down — each book is a sustained photographic engagement with a specific place. Available in paperback on Amazon UK.
The newest title — CALLEVA: A Year Inside the Walls — is out now. Twelve months of field notes and photographs from inside one of Britain’s best-preserved Roman town circuits.
About the Photographer
Stephen Paul Young
I’m a fine art landscape photographer based in North Hampshire, working with both film and digital cameras — the discipline of one improves the other. My work centres on slow, repeated engagement with specific places across seasons and changing light.
Alongside photography I write kit reviews from real field use and publish free Field Journals when a body of work is ready to share.
🏆 Best Fine Art Landscape Photographer 2025 — Creative & Visual Arts Awards
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Stephen Paul Young?
Stephen Paul Young is a fine art landscape and film photographer based in North Hampshire, England. He works with both medium format film cameras and digital equipment, with a focus on atmospheric black and white landscapes, long-term location projects, and the quiet character of the British countryside. He was awarded Best Fine Art Landscape Photographer 2025 and Best Fine Art Photography Content Platform 2025 at the Creative and Visual Arts Awards.
What type of photography does FineArtPics specialise in?
FineArtPics specialises in fine art landscape photography rooted in slow, repeated engagement with specific places — particularly the North Hampshire countryside. Long-term projects include Echoes of Calleva at the Roman walls of Silchester, the Watership Down landscape series, and atmospheric studies in mist and overcast light. Stephen also writes film photography reviews and guides and publishes free Field Journals from completed projects.
What cameras and film does Stephen Paul Young use?
Stephen shoots with a range of film and digital cameras. His medium format film work uses the Zenza Bronica ETRSi with 120 film stocks including Ilford HP5 Plus, Ilford FP4 Plus, and Rollei Ortho 25. His digital work uses the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS 5DS R. His developer of choice is Rodinal. Full reviews of all cameras, lenses, and film stocks are available in the Photography Kit Reviews hub.
Can I buy fine art prints from FineArtPics?
Yes — a selection of fine art landscape prints is available through the online shop, produced to archival standards and shipped within the UK. Prints span the Echoes of Calleva project, the Watership Down series, and other long-term landscape work. A photographic archive of older and retired prints is also available to browse.
Does Stephen Paul Young publish photography books?
Yes — eight photography books are currently available in paperback on Amazon UK, all focused on specific places and projects in the North Hampshire landscape. Titles include CALLEVA: A Year Inside the Walls, Echoes of Calleva: Landscapes Beyond the Stones, Paths of Watership Down, Towpath Reflections, and Stillness: Seeing Slowly. All titles are listed on the books page.
Where is FineArtPics based and what areas does it cover?
FineArtPics is based in North Hampshire, England. The photography focuses primarily on the Hampshire countryside — the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum at Silchester, the chalk ridge of Watership Down and Ladle Hill, the Kennet and Avon Canal at Aldermaston Wharf, and the wider North Hampshire landscape across seasons. Occasional work extends further afield including wildlife photography in Norway.
Are there free photography downloads available from FineArtPics?
Yes — FineArtPics publishes free Field Journals: downloadable PDF zines combining photographs and field notes from specific projects and locations. Current issues cover Echoes of Calleva, Watership Down, Between Fog and Light, and other long-term projects. New issues are published when a body of work is complete.
What is the best way to start with film photography?
The most practical starting point is a reliable 35mm SLR — the Canon AE-1 Program or Canon EOS 300V are both excellent choices — loaded with Ilford HP5 Plus 400 for black and white or Kodak UltraMax 400 for colour. For a full introduction to the process, see the film photography hub and the guide to choosing the right film.