ABOUT
CLAIRE CARTER
1st place image 2023 IGPOTY category. Fallen Orchid Flowers
Claire Carter is an award-winning UK landscape and nature photographer based near Fort William in The Scottish Highlands.
She has a substantial portfolio of images, with just a few presented in the galleries here.
She accepts commissions, sells digital images and prints and offers workshops and tours.
Claire is an experienced speaker and gives talks to photographic societies. For future dates and titles - see TALKS page.
To purchase a specific image please enquire using the contact form.
CV: Awards, exhibitions and publications.
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Sept 2024. 4 shortlisted, 1 finalist and 1 highly commended International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) Square Crop.
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July 2024: Highly Commended Portfolio of 3 Images. Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year.
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May 2024: Shortlisted IGPOTY Black and White
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Feb 2024: Commended IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Beauty of Plants Category.
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June 2023 Highly Commended IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Black and White Special project.
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February 2023 1st Place IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Beauty of Plants category.
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February 2023 commended IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Beauty of Plants category.
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May 2022. 3rd place and highly commended. IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) in black and white category.
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Feb 2022. Shortlisted IGPOTY (International Photographer of the Year) in portfolio category.
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Article Nov 2021 RPS Journal. How I shot my winning IGPOTY image.
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3 certificates awarded in Natural Landscapes Photography Awards. November 2021
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October 2021, Highly commended and commended in IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) Square Crop category.
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Sept 2021. 3 images shortlisted CUPOTY (Close-up Photographer Of the Year)
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August 2021. Winner IGPOTY (International Garden Photographer of the Year) in macro category plus highly commended.
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May 2021. Shortlisted Siena International Creative Photography Awards.
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February 2021. Shortlisted Siena International Photography Awards.
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August 2020. Winner Outdoor Photography Panorama Competition.
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May 2020. 3 images shortlisted for LPOTY, Landscape Photographer of the Year.
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May 2020. 3rd Place. PhotoPlus Magazine competition.
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1 July - 31st August 2020. Exhibition Kington, Herefordshire. TBC depending on restrictions relating to pandemic.
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August 2019. Exhibition. Guest Artist 2019 Church Stretton Arts Festival.
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May 2019. Published in Outdoor Photography Magazine article about Reflections in Landscape Photography
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Feb 2019. Commended in OPOTY competition - Wildlife Insights Category.
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February 2019. 3 shortlisted images featured in the Scottish Nature Photography Awards Portfolio Yearbook
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Exhibition Date. 2nd April - 31st May 2019. Venue: The Burton Hotel, Kington, Herefordshire.
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2nd Feb 2019. Launch of DVD "Dancing Lights" - 10 years of photographing the Northern Lights.
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2nd - 6th Feb 2019. Pop-Up Exhibition. The Photo Space Ludlow.
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Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2018. 7 images shortlisted.
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November 2017 - February 2018 - Solo Exhibition. The Photo Space Ludlow.
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Outdoor Photographer of the Year 2017 - 2 images included in the competition book.
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2017. 11 images shortlisted for Outdoor Photograher of the Year.
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2017. Shortlisted. Landscape Photographer of the Year
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2017. Winner Outdoor Photography Magazine Sublime Landscape Competition
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2017. Feature article about autumn photography in Outdoor Photography Magazine
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2017. January Outdoor Photography Magazine. Dramatic Light Competition winner
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2016. Scottish Nature Awards. Scottish Landscape Sea and Coast Runner Up
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2016. Shropshire Hills Photography Competition. Runner-up landscapes category and Highly Commended.
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2016. 11 photographs shortlisted for Outdoor Photographer of the Year
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2015. National Geographic Traveller magazine. Winner of the river category.
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2015. Shortlisted - Wanderlust Photography Competition
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6 images shortlisted 2015 OPOTY
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2015. 7 photographs shortlisted for Outdoor Photographer of the Year
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2014. Commended in Light on the Land category and 6 images shortlisted in 3 categories. Outdoor Magazine Photographer of the Year.
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2012. Commended and published in Landscape Photographer of Year, Vol 5
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2012. Runner-up Network Rail. Lines in the Landscape. (Take-a-View, UK Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012)
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2011. Winner Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year Botanical category.
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2009. 2nd Sunday Telegraph Wildlife Competition
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2009. Digital Camera Photographer of the Year Competition - Editor's Choice Shortlist.
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2009. Image commended and on the front cover of Landscape Photographer of the Year book.
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2008. Winner of professional category - Shropshire Hills Competition
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2008. Shortlisted UK Landscape Photographer of the year
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2007. UK Landscape Photographer of the Year. Commended and published in Landscape Photographer of Year, Vol 1
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Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2006. Highly Commended.