Something from Yosigo.

From the ‘Snow’ series.

The Telegraph looks back at ten photographs that “have had a profound impact on the way we live today”.

1855 Valley of the Shadow of Death by Roger Fenton

This particular photograph, featured in the article, is one that I find particularly impactful. The absence of any human casualties only serves to imbue the shot with even greater metaphorical resonance.

Today’s image is a classic shot by Robert Adams from 1968.

A gallery and some essays on Adams can be found here.

This selection is from Jesse Hlebo.

A turning point - a moment of decision. Where he’s come from is unknown. Which way to go?

This selection came about through an interesting post and discussion on nature photography on the blog, ‘Mrs Deane‘.

The work of Vincent Munier is particularly striking.

Uzon Valley

Reindeers

Genia and the 2000 reindeers

Contemporary art photography does tend to be somewhat anthropocentric. Work focusing purely on the non-human world is comparitively rare - although man’s impact on the environment is an increasingly significant theme.

The images above are from the Kamchatka series.

Vincent Munier