About Justin Minns
I am an award-winning professional landscape photographer, based in Suffolk, England and best known for my atmospheric images of East Anglia.
“The joy of landscape photography is in the moment. Being a part of nature and witnessing its wonders. The fleeting moments of light that make the heart beat a little faster. The thrill of watching the first light of the day creep over the frozen stillness of a wintry landscape, while the air and my fingers tingle with the cold. The challenge lies in capturing the atmosphere of moments like these in a photograph.”
PROFILE
I have lived in East Anglia all of my life so naturally the area where I feel the strongest connection has been the biggest influence on my work. Photographing the gentle, atmospheric landscapes of Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex was the sole focus of my photography for many years but I am fortunate that my photography has also taken me to many parts of the British Isles and around the world. This has given me the opportunity to photograph some amazing landscapes and work on fascinating projects for clients from the National Trust to NEOM. The resulting images have been widely published, appearing on everything from book covers to jam jars (you can see some examples here).
As an experienced photography tutor I have been helping others to improve their photography for over ten years. Today, I provide both 1-2-1 tuition and run landscape photography workshops here in East Anglia, around the UK and to stunning locations around the world from the glaciers of Iceland to the deserts of Namibia. I also organise photography workshops for the National Trust, Forestry Commission and Royal Photographic Society.
Some of my achievements are listed below but one I am particularly proud of is receiving a Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society in 2023 for a panel of images of the Essex coast, the local landscape that first inspired me.
ETHICS
I’m a proud member of Nature First: The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography and I’m dedicated to following the Nature First Principles:
• Prioritize the well-being of nature over photography
• Educate yourself about the places you photograph
• Reflect on the possible impact of your actions
• Use discretion if sharing locations
• Know and follow rules and regulations
• Always follow Leave No Trace principles and strive to leave places better than you found them
• Actively promote and educate others about these principles
CLIENTS
I have had the pleasure of working with or supplying images to many organisations, including…
PARTNERS
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ACHIEVEMENTS
Highlights include:
2025
International Garden Photographer of the Year - category winner
2024
NTTL Photographer of the Year - category winner
Explore & Discover Essex book published
2023
Awarded FRPS - Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society
Became a brand ambassador for Integral Memory
International Garden Photographer of the Year - finalist
2022
International Garden Photographer of the Year - highly commended/commended
2021
Joined f-stop bags as a Pathfinder Ambassador
International Garden Photographer of the Year - highly commended
2020
Joined LEE Filters as a Master Ambassador
Essex in Photographs book published
2019
Photographing East Anglia book published
2018
Meanderings solo exhibition, Boat House gallery, Flatford
Landscape Photographer of the Year - 3 images commended
Your Vision competition - overall winner
Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photography competition - category winner
Interviewed on The Togcast photography podcast
2017
International Garden Photographer of the Year - highly commended
International Garden Photographer of the Year - special award 2nd
Outdoor Photographer of the Year - finalist
Landscape Photographer of the Year - commended
RHS Photography competition - category winner
Your Vision competition - category winner
2016
Landscape Photographer of the Year - commended & book cover
A stone's throw solo exhibition, Boat House gallery, Flatford
2015
International Garden Photographer of the Year - commended
Landscape Photographer of the Year - commended
RHS Photography competition - runner up
2014
Shipwrecked Mariners society - overall winner
International Garden Photographer of the Year - commended
2013
Started working as a professional landscape photographer
Landscape Photographer of the Year - commended & book cover
2012
Landscape Photographer of the Year - commended
EQUIPMENT
While I believe that the equipment is the least important part of photography, as a professional I need quality and reliability and choose my gear accordingly.
• Canon cameras & lenses
• LEE Filters
• Gitzo & Benro tripods / Arca Swiss & Lensmaster heads
• f-stop camera bags
• Integral memory cards
• DJI drones
• Fuji Infrared camera