{"id":10484,"date":"2017-09-07T21:54:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T21:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/?p=10484"},"modified":"2017-10-05T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T15:06:01","slug":"billy-stocks-welsh-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/07\/billy-stocks-welsh-odyssey\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Stock’s Welsh odyssey"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Wales-born landscape photographer Billy Stock has been passionate about recording the beauty of his homeland since he was young. “As a teenager, I always carried my compact camera, and loved capturing the memories of family and friends, plus the great welsh landscape”, he says. His enthusiasm today is as strong as ever and his images are frequently published across the world in magazines, brochures, books, calendars and billboards.<\/p>\n

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llanwrst Bridge Snowdonia, North Wales, UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tenby Harbour, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rhossili Bay, Gower, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Green Bridge of Wales, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Three Cliffs Bay, Gower, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penarth Pier, near Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

See more of Billy’s work<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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