In this comprehensive article, which is part of a mastering misty landscape photography guide, you’ll learn how to predict and where to find misty landscapes in New Zealand.

Jos will hold an exhibition in the Creative Arts Napier gallery from 31st January to 13th February 2025. The exhibition is called The Magic of Fog and Light and features landscape photos of Hawke’s Bay.

A visual story about a group of recurring trees in the rural fields of Hawke’s Bay that are a recurring photography subject for Jos Buurmans. View his images and learn why revisiting the same location could help your photography.

One of Jos’s images is featured on the cover of the very first Hawke’s Bay Photographers 2025 Calendar.

A story about how locals experience the daily sunrise from Te Mata Peak, Havelock North.

This article explains what is meant by “Back Button Focus”, how to use it, what the advantages and disadvantages are, and if you should use it.

A visual journey through the enchanting landscapes of Iceland with landscape photographer Jos Buurmans, as he recounts his September 2023 expedition following Iceland’s Ring Road to capture distinctly shaped mountains, moss-covered lava, iconic waterfalls, accessible glaciers and iceberg-occupied lagoons.

This article explains what is meant by “Exposure Stacking”, how to use it, what the exposure stacking techniques are, and which one is the best.

Local photographer Jos Buurmans shares his top 8 easily accessible landscape photography spots in the Hawke’s Bay.

This article explains what is meant by “Exposure Bracketing”, how to use it, what the advantages and disadvantages are, and when you should use it.

This article provides an outline of the equipment you need and the techniques you should learn to begin your landscape photography journey.

Jos Buurmans is now offering 1-2-1 tuition landscape photography services in Hawke’s Bay.

A presentation of the favourite photos taken by Jos Buurmans in 2023.

This article explains what is meant by “Exposing to the Right”, also known as ETTR, how to use it, what the advantages and disadvantages are, and if you should use it.

This comprehensive article explains why landscape photographers should shoot and edit in the RAW as opposed to JPEG. It also describes an end-to-end, uniform workflow that enables the capture of an image in the highest possible quality and that is preserved in the archival DNG format.

This comprehensive article describes how landscape photographers can use the exposure triangle to create a well-exposed image using the aperture, shutter speed and ISO camera settings and be creative when taking a photo by using these settings to affect the depth of field and motion blur.

An announcement of the awards won by Jos in the Australian Landscape Awards 2023. Jos received a Top 10 Award for his photo of Te Mata Peak. Jos also received two Top 50 Awards for other photos taken from Te Mata Peak, and a Highly Commended Award for his photo of Mount Taranaki.

A visual story about landscape photography in Hawke’s Bay during the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle.

A visual story about travelling the Hawke’s Bay region in a mobile home.

This article describes how to use the Trello App to record notes, itinerary details and photo locations when planning a photography trip. Includes a free download of the PDF version.