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Wildflowers for the Queen, by Hugo Rittson Thomas
- Credit: Wildflower Press
Cotswold photographer Hugo Rittson Thomas is perhaps best known for high-profile photographic portraiture, including images of HM Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, the Dalai Lama and David Cameron. He also has a deep interest in garden and nature photography, reflected in his latest publication.
You re well known for your Royal portraiture, Hugo, with the astonishing
The Queen s People coming out in 2016, but your first published book was
Secret Gardens of the Cotswolds, in 2015. What attracted you to horticultural photography?
I grew up in the Cotswolds on a farm and have always felt part of nature, being outside was far more common than being inside – whatever the weather! I recall at my prep school I was given a one-yard-square plot to cultivate, and was thrilled to win a prize for my efforts. Sometimes it exists within me as a tiny seed and sometimes it’s in full bloom – but the pass
Friday 16 April 2021
Perhaps nowhere in England demonstrates an effortless rapport between man and nature better than the Cotswolds. An 800 square mile tranche of land spanning five counties, the ‘wolds’ are cherished for their rolling hills speckled with picturesque villages in every shade of ‘oolic’ limestone. Yet beyond this popular image, the region is an embarrassment of riches for the walker, boasting ancient woodland, escarpment vantage points, historic mills, grand palaces and secluded river valleys. From the gentle to the steep, remote to the village-oriented, here we have gathered a few of our favourite Cotswold rambles: one for every mood or ability.