Landscape Photography as a Way of Knowing Yourself — Matthieu Gelissen

https://joinframes.com In this conversation, I sit down with Matthieu Gelissen to talk about landscape photography in a much deeper way — not only as a search for beautiful places, but as a quiet process of attention, patience, and self-discovery. We discuss his idea of “abstract intimate landscape,” his use of color, light, form, long lenses, square compositions, printing, travel, preparation, and the importance of staying with a place long enough for the image to reveal itself. Matthieu also shares something essential about working in difficult landscapes: the need to slow down, start small, and let the landscape speak before trying to make a photograph. A thoughtful and inspiring conversation for anyone interested in landscape photography, visual language, and the deeper reasons we keep returning to the world with a camera.