Rob Atkins

Landscape Photography

About Me

Hi, I am an amateur landscape photographer, living in the Northeast of the United States, and specializing in large format color images. My journey in photography started as a teen, developing B&W film in a basement darkroom "under the stairs". I later reconnected with photography in adulthood as part of a continuing love for exploring the outdoors.

An engineer by training, I like to bring precision and problem solving to my photography. The former is reflected in a choice to capture many of my images with large format 4x5 film, allowing detail and tonality in grand and intimate landscapes alike.


I photograph to bring to others the unique moments in nature where light and land have conspired to touch my heart. I revel in the journey – in the opportunity to adventure in nature with hopes of discovering special places or moments.

Journey Through

Trees & Moods

Decorated Stone

Small Scenes

Writings

There and Back Again

It is said that a great photograph tells a story. I’ve always wondered whether this one tells its real story very well. That story, for me, is the story of its making. It is not a tale epic enough to deserve a book or a movie. My arm was not trapped by a falling rock. I did not tumble into a crevasse and need to crawl miles to be rescued. In short, I did not almost die (although it certainly felt like it at the time). But it was to me - a moderately out-of-shape, non-hero type - quite a struggle. And more than that, it remains in my mind a significant journey.