{"podcast":{"title":"Landscape Photography World","slug":"landscape-photography-world-4099268","podcast_index_feed_id":4099268,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/landscapephotographyworld/feed.xml","website_url":"https://gswinbourne.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12383024/LPW_LOGO_TXT.jpg","author":"Grant Swinbourne","episode_count":256,"summary":"Welcome to Landscape Photography World! I’m Grant Swinbourne and I’ll be your host on this show discussing the world of landscape photography. In future shows I’ll be talking to some of the best landscape photographers that inspire me. We’ll be getting to know them better and talk to them about their inspirations and motivations, how they’ve developed their style and what they do and don’t like about being a photographer. I’m keen to explore with you the art of landscape photography, composition, the use of tone and colour with maybe a little tech talk along the way. What I’m aiming for is to give you a glimpse into the world of landscape photography from the perspective of some of the best landscape photographers out there. I hope you enjoy the show!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T08:18:10.020553+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/landscape-photography-world-4099268"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 246 - Laura Dyer Wildlife in the Landscape: Finding Place, Emotion, and Purpose","slug":"ep-246-laura-dyer-wildlife-in-the-landscape-finding-place-emotion-and-purpose","published_at":"2026-04-14T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/landscape-photography-world-4099268/ep-246-laura-dyer-wildlife-in-the-landscape-finding-place-emotion-and-purpose","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/landscape-photography-world-4099268","url":"https://landscapephotographyworld.podbean.com/e/ep-246-laura-dyer-wildlife-in-the-landscape-finding-place-emotion-and-purpose/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mke8ykgacacfjwy3/LPW_S3E246.mp3","summary":"Laura Dyer's photography began with a single wild dog sighting — and never stopped. What followed was a move away from accounting and into full-time wildlife photography, guiding, and bespoke trip design across Africa and beyond. Her approach has evolved significantly over time. Where documentary instincts once dominated, she now embraces slower, more artistic techniques — including ICM and slow shutter — to bring emotional depth to wildlife imagery. She also champions the value of landscape within wildlife photography, arguing that a strong sense of place elevates a single animal moment into something far more resonant. In this conversation, Laura reflects on the mentorship and community that shaped her early years in South Africa, and how extended time in Kenya during COVID became an unexpected creative laboratory. She's candid about the realities of the industry — the algorithm pressures of social media, the severe toll tourism shutdowns took on local communities, and the logistical demands of running a photography business. She also shares close encounters with elephants and polar bears, her commitment to ethical risk management, and how switching subjects and constraints can completely renew creative inspiration. A former accountant turned full-time photographer and guide, Laura's story is one of deliberate reinvention — and a deepening attention to the natural world. I hope you enjoy the show! You can find Laura’s work here:Website: https://www.lauradyerphotography.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauradyerphotography Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lauradyerphotography Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauradyerphotography YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lauradyer330 Listen to this and other episodes wherever you find your podcasts or on https://gr…","meta_description":"Laura Dyer's photography began with a single wild dog sighting — and never stopped. What followed was a move away from accounting and into full-time wildl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5673,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/landscape-photography-world-4099268/episodes/ep-246-laura-dyer-wildlife-in-the-landscape-finding-place-emotion-and-purpose/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/landscape-photography-world-4099268/ep-246-laura-dyer-wildlife-in-the-landscape-finding-place-emotion-and-purpose.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}