About Duncan Wood

About Duncan

I’m Duncan Wood, a Scottish landscape and nature photographer based in Angus.

If you’re looking for someone who rushes from landmark to landmark, jostling for tripod space at the usual popular spots, that is not really me. I work slowly. I return to places. I let the weather and the seasons do their thing, and I wait for the landscape to show me something honest.

Photography is how I connect with Scotland’s wild places. Not just what they look like, but how they feel to stand in them. Especially in the rain, when everything goes quieter and the world starts making sense again.

I’ve loved photography since I was a wee lad. I even built my first camera out of Lego. It did absolutely nothing, of course, but it sparked a lifelong obsession with the how and why of light.

I’m a self confessed camera geek and an introvert at heart, happiest wandering through moody woodland or watching the tide rewrite the coast.

A Slower Way of Seeing

My work is rooted in what I’d call slow photography. Long term observation, patience, and finding the extraordinary in overlooked places.

I’m drawn to nooks and crannies, the in between moments, and the bits most folk walk past. In an age where images can be generated in seconds, I’m drawn even more to the real thing. Being there, waiting, and responding.

I want the photographs to come from experience, not spectacle.

My Home Patch

Angus and Tayside are my backyard. I’ve spent years learning their rhythms. The glens, the woods, the coast, and the quiet corners that do not show up on the postcard lists.

That familiarity means I’m not chasing “the shot”. I’m working with what’s actually happening, in the moment.

I also run the Kirriemuir Photography Club, which I love. Good folk, good chat, and a shared appreciation for the landscape on our doorstep.

Life Outside the Lens

When the camera’s tucked away, I’m usually being bossed about by my two Schnauzers.

Add a peaty whisky, a Munro, a quiet cycle route, or playing my guitar and that’s me pretty content.

Workshops

If you’re thinking about a workshop, you’ll find my approach is the same as my photography. Calm, unhurried, and pressure free.

I keep groups small, with a maximum of three, so it stays personal. Especially if you’re someone who does not love being put on the spot.

I’m your guide, not your instructor. I’ll help you move beyond Auto, take the technical confusion out of the way, and most importantly, enjoy being out there.

Whether we’re exploring the East Coast or the woods of Tayside, the aim is simple. Learn, experience, and come home with images that feel like yours.

Recognition (if you’re curious)

Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year 2024, Category Winner (“Autumn in all its glory, Glen Affric”).
Highly Commended for work from Ardgour and Scotland’s temperate rainforests.
Featured and exhibited in various books and galleries.

If any of this resonates, you’re very welcome to have a wander through the work. If you fancy it, we’ll go make some photographs together.