A few months back, Christopher Robinson, editor of Outdoor Photographer Magazine, contacted me to see if I would be interested in being one of the featured photographers in the upcoming annual Landscape Photography Special Issue. I was astonished to find out that I was on OP’s radar and that they were interested in featuring me in the special issue. Outdoor Photographer is the foremost US publication on outdoor photography with an annual circulation of over 2.3 million. The magazine regularly features the work of many of the best known landscape and outdoor photographers including David Muench, Frans Lanting, Art Wolfe, Thomas Mangelsen and Galen Rowell. To be published alongside so many who have given me inspiration is pretty humbling stuff.
In the upcoming Landscape Special, author William Sawalich interviews myself and two other on-the-rise outdoor photographers. Here is a brief excerpt from the intro to the article. “The Outdoor Photographer 2008 Landscape Annual features the work of three artists who each takes a somewhat different look at landscape photography. Rodney Lough, Shane McDermott and Sean Bagshaw are all widely recognized photographers who have made their mark by taking steps away from the more staid, traditional landscape scene.”

Subscription issues are already in the mail and copies should hit the news stands soon if you want to pick one up. You can also read the article online HERE (my feature is on the third page). The online article gives readers the option to leave a comment at the bottom of the page if you are so inclined.