100+ Inspirational Landscape Photography Quotes and Captions

Are you a landscape photographer seeking inspiration for your next photo shoot? 

Or perhaps you’re looking for the perfect caption to accompany your stunning scenery shots on social media. 

Either way,this article has got you covered.

From the words of famous photographers to the musings of nature lovers, this collection of quotes and captions will spark your creativity and capture the essence of the natural world. 

Whether you’re seeking motivation to pick up your camera or looking for the perfect words to express the beauty of a landscape, these quotes and captions will inspire you.

“The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.” ~ Claude Monet

This is a collection of over 100 inspiring quotes and captions to help lift your landscape photography.

And it would be remiss of me if I didn’t include a few with some humour as well, so read on …

Grab your camera and let these words inspire you as you continue your landscape photography journey. 

Photography Quotes about Nature

Actually, it’s nature itself that creates the most beautiful pictures, I’m only choosing the perspective. ~ Katja Michael

It all ultimately comes down to showing respect to nature and understanding the species you want to photograph. ~ Riddhi Mukherjee

The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don’t have to explain things with words. ~ Elliott Erwitt

The earth is art, the photographer is only a witness. ~ Yann Arthus-Bertrand

In photography, there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality. ~ Alfred Stieglitz

A camera is just a medium to capture what you have in your vision, and vision is something that cannot be bought. ~ Neeraj Agnihotri

Don’t pack up your camera until you’ve left the location. ~ Joe McNally

When I have found a landscape which I want to photograph, I wait for the right season, the right weather, and the right time of day or night, to get the picture which I know to be there. ~ Bill Brandt

Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. ~ Ambrose Bierce

The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don’t belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point of separation.~ Susan Meiselas

Photography is inspired by beauty, captured with passion. ~ Destin Sparks

Wherever there is light, one can photograph. ~ Alfred Stieglitz

The camera makes you forget you’re there. It’s not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much. ~ Annie Leibovitz

In photography, there are no shadows that cannot be illuminated. ~ August Sander

Sometimes I arrive just when God’s ready to have someone click the shutter. ~ Ansel Adams

Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography. ~ George Eastman

If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it. ~ Jay Maisel

You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved. ~ Ansel Adams

This is the gift of the landscape photograph, that the heart finds a place to stand. ~ Emmet Gowin

Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures. ~ Don McCullin

I wish that all of nature’s magnificence, the emotion of the land, the living energy of place could be photographed. ~ Annie Leibovitz

Many photographers think they are photographing nature when they are only caricaturing her. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is my intention to present -through the medium of photography- intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators. ~ Ansel Adams

You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the maths and doesn’t waste either. ~ Galen Rowell

If you want to be a better photographer, stand in front of more interesting stuff. ~ Jim Richardson

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ~ Ansel Adams

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask ‘how’, while others of a more curious nature will ask ‘why’. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information. ~ Man Ray

A good photograph is knowing where to stand. ~ Ansel Adams

Nature is so powerful, so strong. Capturing its essence is not easy – your work becomes a dance with light and the weather. It takes you to a place within yourself. ~ Annie Leibovitz

Every photograph that is made whether by one who considers himself a professional, or by the tourist who points his snapshot camera and pushes a button, is a response to the exterior world. ~ Eliot Porter

Nature is pure spirit, it is the biggest artist. If you want to document its art, you have to see Art in nature. ~ Orsolya Haarberg

Nature is pure spirit, it is the biggest artist. If you want to document its art, you have to see Art in nature. ~ Orsolya Haarberg

Photography allows you to be a part of the action and document stories. it is a perfect extension of my body. I can take it pretty much everywhere and tell a story with a photograph. ~ Chris Burckard

Actually, it’s nature itself that creates the most beautiful pictures, I’m only choosing the perspective. ~ Katja Michael

Every experience is a form of exploration. ~ Ansel Adams

Never stop looking, no matter where you are, everywhere there are good photographs. ~ Art Wolfe

Photography is what emotions look like. ~ Jon Luvelli

Part of my mind is constantly placing the world in rectangles, reducing it to black and white, and imagining it in two dimensions. ~ Michael Kena

My favourite spot is invariably the last place I was. ~ Art Wolfe

We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us. ~ Ralph Hattersley

For me making a digital photo is like making a watercolour […] it’s not a painting, and it’s not a photo. It’s something altogether new. ~ Art Wolfe

If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera. ~ Lewis Hine

Gear is the least important part of the equation. Having a vision and being able to articulate an idea visually are much more important. ~ Paul Nicklen

Only photograph what you love. ~ Tim Walker

Funny Landscape Photography Quotes

Here are some humorous quotes to lighten up your photography journey:

No place is boring, if you’ve had a good night’s sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film. ~ Robert Adams

Landscape photography is the only profession where you can sit in the bushes all day and still be considered a professional. ~ Unknown

I have a photographic memory, but I always forget to bring my camera. ~ Unknown

I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse. ~ Diane Arbus

Just be prepared to look back in a few years on yourself, and your photos, and laugh. ~ Ben Chrisman

I don’t always take landscape photos, but when I do, I prefer to do it with a camera. ~ Unknown

PHEW! I have all the gear I will ever need. Said no photographer Ever. ~ Unknown

Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst. ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson

Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies. ~ Diane Arbus

Photography is an itch that won’t go away. No matter how much you scratch it. ~ Dara McGrath

Once photography enters your bloodstream, it is like a disease. ~ Unknown

The best photographers do not need 50,000 dollars worth of gear. Look what Ansel Adams did with a Kodak brownie camera. A good photographer has a way of seeing (perspective) that is different from the mundane. ~ David Hultgren

Captions to Accompany your Stunning Photos

As a landscape photographer, your stunning images speak for themselves. But the right caption can take your photography to the next level, adding context, emotion and personality to your work.

Whether you’re sharing your photos on social media, creating a portfolio or entering a competition, the right caption can make all the difference. So, we’ve put together a collection of inspiring quotes and captions to help you elevate your landscape photography and share your vision with the world.

• Lost in the beauty of nature
• Where the sky meets the earth

• Unforgettable moments in the great outdoors
• Let the beauty of nature inspire your soul and your lens.
• When words fail, let your photographs speak for you.
• Capturing a moment in nature is like capturing a piece of eternity.
• Take a deep breath, soak in the view, and let your camera do the rest.
• Every landscape tells a story, let your photography be the storyteller.
• The best way to experience nature is to capture it through your lens.
• Let your passion for photography lead you to the most beautiful places on earth.
• Don’t just take a photograph, create a work of art that captures the essence of nature.
• In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks

• Behind every great landscape photograph is a photographer who is willing to chase the light.
• Looking at a landscape through your camera lens is like seeing it for the first time.
• Life is short, but the memories captured through landscape photography last forever.
• Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’
• Let your soul get lost in the beauty of nature.

• Take a moment to breathe in the fresh air and appreciate the wonders of the world.
• Every landscape tells a story, and it’s up to us to capture it.
• Find peace and serenity in the great outdoors.
• Just living is not enough…One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
• Discover the magic in the mundane, and the beauty in the chaos.
• Through the lens of a camera, we can see the world in a whole new light.
• Beauty is all around us, we just need to open our eyes and capture it.
• Explore, discover, and capture the beauty of the world through your lens.

• Let your photographs be a reflection of the beauty that surrounds us every day.
• If the sky is the limit, then go there.
• Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.
• Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.
• Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.
• Smell the sea, and feel the sky. Let your soul and spirit fly.
• Nature – cheaper than therapy.
• Nature is not on the internet.
• Taking pictures is savouring life intensely, every hundredth of a second

Quotes about the beauty of nature

These quotes remind us of the beauty and wonder that surrounds us in nature. Take a moment to appreciate the world around you and capture its essence through photography.

Water is the most expressive element in nature. It responds to every mood from tranquillity to turbulence. ~ Walter J. Phillips

Nature always wears the colours of the spirit. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The earth has music for those who listen. ~ William Shakespeare

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. ~ John Muir

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. ~ Isaac Newton

Choose only one master – nature. ~ Rembrandt

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Autumn, the year’s last loveliest smile. ~ Unknown

The beauty of the natural world lies in the details. ~ Natalie Angier

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more. ~ Vincent Van Gogh

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. ~ Unknown

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. ~ William Shakespeare

The Earth laughs in flowers. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The silence of nature is very real. It surrounds you, you can feel it. ~ Ted Trueblood

Adopt the pace of Nature; her secret is patience. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature never goes out of style. ~ Unknown

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift. ~ Albert Einstein

Climb up on some hill at sunrise. Everybody needs perspective once in a while, and you’ll find it there. ~ Robb Sagendorph

The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration. ~ Claude Monet

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~ Unknown

How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains. ~ John Muir.

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul. ~ Edvard Munch

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. ~ Unknown

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~ Lao Tzu

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~ Albert Einstein

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. ~ Unknown

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I love not Man the less, but Nature more. ~ Lord Byron

I appreciate these moments where I can get away from life and focus on living. ~  TJ Thorne

Colours are the smiles of nature. ~ Leigh Hunt

To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles. ~ Unknown

Art takes nature as its model. ~ Aristotle

If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere. ~ Vincent van Gogh

Truly, art is embedded in nature; he who can extract it, has it. ~ Albrecht Dürer

Nature won’t be summoned to order and won’t be kept waiting. It must be caught, well caught. ~ Claude Monet

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

Nature is my favourite colour ~ Unknown

Beauty is, after all, in the mind (and heart and soul…) of the beholder. ~ Michael Kena

Enoughness is a sense of fulfilment that comes from within and throughout our natural environment. ~ Cristina Mittermeier

Conclusion

Nature photography is such a wonderful hobby, and I hope this article gives you some inspiration to get back out there and capture some more beautiful views. 

Not to mention giving you some ideas of captions when you share your beautiful images with the world.

I truly hope you’ve enjoyed this collection of quotes on all things landscape and nature photography.

Did you have a favourite?

Are there any that I’ve missed and should include? Please let me know in the comments.  I’m always keen to hear from you.

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