What does it mean to truly connect with the places we photograph—not just to visit them, but to be shaped by them, called back to them, transformed by them?
You can purchase The Nature of Place on the Circle of Light website.
The Nature of Place is an intimate exploration of that question, told through six personal essays by the members of Circle of Light — Anna Morgan, Charlotte Gibb, Claudia Welsh, Jennifer Renwick, Michele Sons, and Sarah Marino. Each essay traces one photographer's relationship with place: how it has informed her creative vision, deepened her practice, and illuminated something essential about who she is.
From those individual voices, the book opens into extended dialogue—conversations among all six of us about connection, the creative process, and what it means to develop a photographic practice that is genuinely, authentically your own.
This ebook is not a technical manual or a prescriptive guide. Instead, it is a record of six creative lives in honest conversation—offered as an invitation to reflect on your own relationship with the landscapes you seek out, return to, and photograph with intention.
For $39, The Nature of Place includes:
- Six main essays, one from each member, followed by dialogues to extend the conversation
- Richly illustrated with 311 photographs
- Personal insights, practical lessons, and an invitation for introspection
- Two visual guides for topical navigation and bringing the ebook’s threads together
- Inspiring ideas about place, connection, nature, and art
- Suggested reading and resources
You can learn more about The Nature of Place on the Circle of Light website.