Photograph or painting? 12 incredible landscapes captured by Charlie Waite

From scarlet sand dunes and underwater woodlands, to glassy lochs and rolling lavender meadows, photographer Charlie Waite captures the beauty of the natural world in his famous 'painterly' style

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Sossusvlei, Namibia (Charlie Waite)

Sossusvlei, Namibia (Charlie Waite)

Amiens, Somme, France (Charlie Waite)

Amiens, Somme, France (Charlie Waite)

Valensole, France (Charlie Waite)

Valensole, France (Charlie Waite)

Mere Downs, Wiltshire, England (Charlie Waite)

Mere Downs, Wiltshire, England (Charlie Waite)

A landscape image cuts across all political and national boundaries, it transcends the constraints of language and culture.

 – Charlie Waite

Château de Sully, France (Charlie Waite)

Château de Sully, France (Charlie Waite)

Épernay, France (Charlie Waite)

Épernay, France (Charlie Waite)

Shangri-La, Yunnan, China (Charlie Waite)

Shangri-La, Yunnan, China (Charlie Waite)

Loch Indaal, Scotland (Charlie Waite)

Loch Indaal, Scotland (Charlie Waite)

Corfu, Greece (Charlie Waite)

Corfu, Greece (Charlie Waite)

Cranborne Chase, England (Charlie Waite)

Cranborne Chase, England (Charlie Waite)

Mopti, Mali (Charlie Waite)

Mopti, Mali (Charlie Waite)

Cantabria, Spain (Charlie Waite)

Cantabria, Spain (Charlie Waite)

Charlie Waite is the founder of Light & Land, which runs photography holidays and workshops in the UK and around the world. All images featured in this gallery are by Charlie Waite and are taken from his new E-Book Beyond The Photograph, out in July.

For more photography visit: www.charliewaite.com

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