"This jargon-free introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture and interiors. Whatever your camera, whatever your interest, whatever your level, this indispensable guide gives you all the essential techniques and demystifies the work of acclaimed photographers. Packed with practical tips and iconic images, this accessible book will arm you with the know-how you need to take meaningful pictures of the places that matter to you most."--Back cover.

"50 master photographers including: Alec Soth, Martin Parr, Robert Adams, Todd Hido, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Julius Shulman, Rinko Kawauchi, Thomas Ruff, Tim Hetherington, Joel Sternfeld"--Page 4 of cover. Includes index.

Where are you? -- Composition. Find the lines ; The frame ; Frame-within-a-frame ; Shooting at 45 degrees ; Horizon lines ; Elevated point of view ; Street level ; Distance from subject ; Wide-angle lenses ; Telephoto lenses -- Technical tangents: Format ; Aspect ratio -- Exposure. Slow shutter speed ; Blur and abstraction ; Fast shutter speed ; Deep depth of field ; Shallow depth of field ; Overexposing ; Underexposing -- Technical tangents: Shutter speed and movement ; Guide to movement ; Aperture and depth of field ; ISO -- Light. The golden hour ; Soft light/flat light ; Hard light/clarity ; Low sun ; Twilight ; Ambient light ; Night shots -- Technical tangents: Controlling colour ; Shooting RAW ; Essential filters -- Manipulation. Colour ; Black and white ; Artificial lighting ; Using props ; Cultural reference ; People and place ; Digital manipulation -- Technical tangents: Retouching ; Essential functions in Lightroom -- Location. Sublime places ; Contrived places ; Iconic places ; Industrial places ; Pastoral places ; Reclaimed places ; Non-places ; Everyday places ; Comparable places ; Political places ; Imaginary places ; Personal places ; Your places -- Technical tangents: Legal matters --Troubleshooting.