Phillip is a landscape photographer based in the historic village of Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, where rolling countryside, ancient woodland, historic ruins and ever-changing skies provide endless inspiration for his photography.
Phillip William Jenner.
Landscape photographer based in Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, drawn to quiet places, changing weather, fleeting light and the landscapes that reward returning time and again.
More than simply taking pictures.
For Phillip, photography has never simply been about making images. It is a form of escapism.
A chance to step away from the noise of everyday life, slow everything down and spend time in landscapes that inspire calm, reflection and clarity.
For more than a decade, carrying a camera has provided a reason to explore, walk further, wake before sunrise and spend time outside waiting for those brief moments when landscape, weather and light come together.
The photograph matters, but so does everything that happens before it — the walk, the weather, the waiting, the uncertainty and the simple act of being outside.
Discovering Dale Abbey.
Some of Phillip’s most meaningful photographs have been made only a short walk from his front door.
Dale Abbey has become a landscape he knows intimately — from its surviving Abbey Arch and open fields to ancient woodland, weathered trees and familiar paths transformed by mist, light and the changing seasons.
Returning to familiar places has created a deeper understanding of how the landscape changes: where light falls, where mist gathers and how seemingly ordinary scenes can briefly become extraordinary.
And then there’s Indie.
Many of these moments are shared with Phillip’s Golden Retriever, Indie, who is rarely far from his side as they explore the countryside together.
From woodland walks and misty mornings to evenings spent waiting for the last of the light, she has quietly become part of the story behind many of the photographs.
There and back again.
Photography has taken Phillip through some of the UK’s most remarkable landscapes.
From watching temperature inversions drift across the Peak District at dawn, to sleeping beneath the stars in the Lake District and experiencing the Scottish Highlands in winter, every journey has shaped the way he sees and photographs the landscape.
Further afield, Phillip has photographed New York, Poland, Tenerife, Lanzarote and Barcelona — each offering different landscapes, conditions and another way of seeing.
Quiet places. Clearer thinking.
Long-distance walking and photography have become inseparable parts of Phillip’s life.
Time outside with a camera provides space to think, a reason to explore and a chance to slow down enough to notice the landscape properly.
The camera gives the walk a purpose, though the time spent outside never needs justifying.
Sometimes simply being there is enough.
Landscape Photographer of the Year
Phillip’s work has been recognised in the Landscape Photographer of the Year competition, reflecting the patience, dedication and fascination with landscape that continue to shape his work.
Photography is about connection.
To landscape. To light. To weather. To familiar places — and to the quiet moments that so often go unnoticed.