Jo Stephen Photography

Meadow Brown on the Dorset Downs
Water Lily
Water Lily II
Water Lily III
Chalk Grassland
A Charm of Goldfinches
Cow Parsley
Poppies
Poppies
Cherry Blossom
Blackthorn Blossom
Reflections in the Stour
Sand Dunes
Silver Birch II
Bulbarrow Beech
Silver Birches at Arne
Golden Oak
Golden Oak II
Village Woods in Autumn
Silver Birch III
Silver Birch
Rookery
Murmuration
Woodland Murmuration
Murmuration II
Murmuration III
Oak and Starlings
Silver Birch and Starlings
Alder Branches over the Stour
Dryads at Delcombe
Chalk Stream – North Winterborne
Village Woods
Village Woods in Spring

For well over a decade I’ve been taking photographs in the wild places around my home in rural north Dorset. This website showcases a collection of my photography and cyanotypes made whilst connecting with nature in local landscapes.

Water Lilies wins RHS Gold medal

13/06/2025

I’m excited to share that yesterday I discovered my Water Lilies photographic portfolio has been awarded a gold medal at the RHS Botanical Art & Photography show. The show is being held at the Saatchi Gallery, Kings Road, London and is free to enter this year, so do visit if you’re nearby. It’s an honour … More Water Lilies wins RHS Gold medal

Dorset Downs wins RHS Gold

16/06/2023

I’m so happy to share that I have a portfolio of work on show at the RHS Botanical Art & Photography 2023 at the Saatchi Gallery in London, and that The Dorset Downs has been awarded a gold medal. My portfolio is a collection of images of the chalk downland here in Dorset. Calcareous grasslands … More Dorset Downs wins RHS Gold

Wild

31/05/2023

I’m excited to share an update on my post earlier this year anouncing the publication of my first book. Wild is now published and available to buy from Kozu Books. Wild is a collection of intimate landscapes and portraits of nature made over the course of a decade walking in the countryside around my home … More Wild