A landscape of rolling hills under a cloudy sky with rays of sunlight breaking through.

Dartmoor Photographer

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Dartmoor Guide

Glavind Strachan Photography

Fully Qualified Hill & Moorland Leader

Photoshoot Packages

“I would highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for something different — it’s not only a photoshoot but also an unforgettable journey! -Thank you Paul!
You were absolutely brilliant”
— Laura Isabella

Blog

Blog
Viking Themed Shoot with Laura
Viking Themed Shoot with Laura
A Walk with Louise Trewern - Pain Ambassador
A Walk with Louise Trewern - Pain Ambassador
Bowerman’s Nose or “Legends are like memes in slow motion”
Bowerman’s Nose or “Legends are like memes in slow motion”
Photography Walk with The Museum of Dartmoor Life - Foggintor Quarry & Swell Tor Quarry
Photography Walk with The Museum of Dartmoor Life - Foggintor Quarry & Swell Tor Quarry
“His work is utterly unique among the many Dartmoor photographers. He’s also a terrific person!”
— Tara Sweeney

Drone Photography & Videography

Take A Look
An aerial view of a Childes Tomb on Dartmoor showing radiating lines and tracks in the moorland grasses.
View fullsize After our witchy shoot on Saturday Andrea of @forestsouldesigns gifted us all a little gift as a memento of our meeting ... I took mine to the woods today when we took the puppy out for a walk 💚📷 Check out Andrea's Instagram or have a look at her
View fullsize More Witchy Malarky on Hound Tor 😍 I've still masses more images to look through and edit ... please bear with me ladies! 💚📷 Absolutely great fun ... the ladies were lovely and made my job super easy ... you'd never know they hadn't met up befor
View fullsize Had an absolutely splendid time at Hound Tor yesterday with this marvellous group of ladies (ably assisted by Leon) 💚📷 The group seemed to attract the attention of plenty of visitors, whilst we were having fun amongst the rocks 😍 I'm having trou
View fullsize Mushrooms From our local woods a few days ago ... I've not posted lately as I have been really busy with several new projects. I'm building a new website (totally unrelated to my photography) and will be able to share some details in the next few da
View fullsize Between Sourton Tors and Corn Ridge as the mist rose 💚 In the bit that nobody reads, I'm a little depressed at the moment as I failed to even get an interview for a job that I was really keen on. And, of course hours and hours of preparation, cons
View fullsize "Butt Scratcher" 😁 I've long believed that many stone circles and stone rows on Dartmoor were constructed primarily for the scratching of butts ... in fact, somewhere I have video proof of sheep employing Cosdon Triple Stone Row for exact
View fullsize Ponies above the West Okement Valley 💚 On our way to the USNAF PB4Y-1 Liberator Memorial Stone we met this group of ponies enjoying the view 😁 #dartmoorponies #dartmoorpony #dartmoorphotography #dartmoorphotographer #westokementvalley #ponies #gla
View fullsize Sandymouth Bay Beach in Kernow this morning ... The water was actually pretty warm, but I'm feeling a bit chilly now I'm sat at the PC 🤣 Sea photography is way more difficult than river photography 😂 Even though I have a half decent waterproof
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View fullsize Shelstone Tor, Black Tor and Fordsland Ledge this morning on a walk to visit some of the WWII crash sites in the area. Some amazing light, sunshine and mist (and a little mizzle) and I stood in a bit that shouldn't have been boggy and went in up to
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View fullsize Another from my collaboration with the wonderful @kategoldartist ... in the sunshine on Shilstone Tor near Throwleigh 😍 Shilstone Tor apparently once had a dolmen (a megalithic tomb) ... William Crossing in his book " Gems in a Granite Setting
“He has a distinctive and artistic instinct for capturing the best images in any setting.”
— Amanda owner at 3 Donkeys Ltd

Probably not the best Dartmoor Photographer, but most definitely one of the smartest 😍

Searches containing the phrase “Best Photographer on Dartmoor” will now find this page … genius 🤣