The Art of Place
Monday April 13, 2026 | EDITION NO. 019
 
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It's Finally Here... But Only for Subscribers.
 
In January, I announced my involvement in an exciting new photography collective called Circle of Light… and over the past 18 months, we have been hard at work on our first collaborative project. I'm so excited and proud to announce today that it's finally here! But only for subscribers 😊
 
The Nature of Place: Personal Narratives in Landscape Photography is an ebook like no other, including six in-depth personal essays, supporting imagery, and dialogue to extend the conversation. It is an intimate exploration of connection, place, and what it means to develop a thoughtful photographic practice that is rooted in authenticity.
 
 
$25 for a limited time
 
 
As a thank you for being a subscriber to The Art of Place, you can get your copy for just $25 until the official launch day on April 22nd with coupon code SIXVOICES.
 
On April 22nd, special launch pricing of $29 will apply…
On May 5th, the price will permanently increase to $39
 
In other words, it will never be this price again.
 
 
 
What does it mean to truly connect with the places we photograph—not just to visit them, but to be shaped by them, called back to them, transformed by them?
 
 
The Nature of Place is an intimate exploration of that question, told through six personal essays by the members of Circle of Light — Anna Morgan, Charlotte Gibb, Claudia Welsh, Jennifer Renwick, Michele Sons, and Sarah Marino. Each essay traces one photographer's relationship with place: how it has informed her creative vision, deepened her practice, and illuminated something essential about who she is.
 
From those individual voices, the book opens into extended dialogue—conversations among all six of us about connection, the creative process, and what it means to develop a photographic practice that is genuinely, authentically your own.
 
This ebook is not a technical manual or a prescriptive guide. It is a record of six creative lives in honest conversation—offered as an invitation to reflect on your own relationship with the landscapes you seek out, return to, and photograph with intention.
 
 
Topics we explore include:
 
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Where The Nature of Place Can Take You
  • Gain a renewed sense of inspiration to explore new ways of seeing and connecting with the places you visit and photograph.
  • Develop a deeper understanding of photographing with intention and being present with the landscape.
  • Explore the diverse creative practices of six experienced nature and landscape photographers, with ideas to carry into your own work.
  • Discover through real examples how to make your photography more personal and authentic.
  • Follow multiple threads for reflection, introspection, learning, and creative action. This ebook is an opening and an invitation, not a conclusion.
 
 
Read more on the official page, including GLOWING reviews and plenty of sample pages. 
 
 
 

- michele

The Art of Place empowers creative landscape & nature photographers to elevate their artistry and find meaningful connections with the natural world.  
 
It's like art school… but for nature photographers.

 
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