Thomas Senf | Landscape Photography Welcome to my world!Ooops! A landscape photography website? How did you end up here? But now that you are here, why don’t you stay for a couple of minutes and have a look around? Can’t hurt now, can it …?Well, welcome anyway, regardless of whether you came here by choice or mere happenstance. If you don’t know me personally, I should probably begin by stating that I have been a sucker for the outdoors and the beauty of the natural world for as long as I can remember. I appreciate that beauty always lies in the eye of the beholder, and the things you find here may not be everybody’s cup of tea. That is perfectly ok.Some of you may not even agree with me that landscape photography qualifies as a form of art. And that's ok, too. Perhaps I can at least persuade you to think about it for a moment. I do believe that “art” of any kind is meant to polarize by its very nature. It is meant to connect with people; evoke emotions in them. And since we are all different, those emotions may vary from person to person. To me, that is definitely a good thing. The images on this website represent my appreciation for the world we live in. And since I believe in simplicity, many of these images are fairly minimalist in nature. Life itself is often complex or even shockingly messy at times, so enjoying things that appear simple can be like a breath of fresh air. A way to give your mind a rest. Clear your thoughts. Or lead your thoughts in a different direction …My idea of landscape photography—or most photography in general—is to capture a scene close to the way I experience it while on location. Of course, with photography being a purely visual medium, all of the auditory, olfactory, tactile, etc. components of the experience cannot be directly conveyed in an image. I guess the challenge is to somehow try and capture the essence of the emotional experience, so that the image takes me back to the exact place and time whenever I look at it. Hence, the images are, in essence, my condensed interpretations of a scene, which may or may not coincide with what someone else would have seen. I therefore believe that photography is, or can be, a highly personal means of expression that, by extension, says a lot about the photographer.So in a way, I’m inviting you to take a glimpse into my soul. Or at least the part that I’m willing to reveal. If you do find an image or two that speak to you in one way or another, I would be more than happy. But even if that’s not the case, thank you so much for stopping by and gifting me a moment of your time.