Where will you photograph the heather?
Sunday 23 August 2026, 13:31 by Nando Harmsen | 708 views | 5 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
Summer is coming to an end and autumn is just around the corner. The heather is in bloom again. Where will you photograph the heather? Will you visit the famous spots? Or will you look for other places? Every year there is a heather craze. Half of photography-loving Netherlands travels to the Posbank to photograph the vast hills covered in purple heather. Preferably at sunrise.
The well-known Posbank - f/4.5, 1/500s, 100 ISO @ 175mm
Of course, it is beautiful. It is impressive to see those purple hills. I have grown a little tired of those photos. They look the same every year. That should not stop you from going to photograph them. There is more heather to be found in the Netherlands. Not just at the Posbank. Perhaps even much closer to home. You can take fantastic photos there too. It is also something a bit different for a change. Try looking for local heathlands and let yourself be surprised by the possibilities. Photograph the heather in the mist, with beautiful trees in the background. If it is closer to home, you also have more opportunity to go out 'for a bit'.
Strabrecht heathland - f/11, 1/6s, 100 ISO @ 42mm
Or capture the heather in a different way. With more detail, perhaps in the light of warm sunshine. Look at the heather with different eyes, instead of taking the same photo as last year.
Ling heather, the location does not matter for this type of photo - f/5.6, 1/8s, 100 ISO @ 170mm
Of course, you can decide entirely for yourself. Do you like taking the photo of the Posbank again? Then go for it. Enjoy it, because that is what it is all about too. Where will you photograph the heather this year? A local spot, close to home? Or at one of the well-known tourist attractions? Let us know in a comment below this post.
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Nando Harmsen has been photographing for more than 40 years. He specialises in wedding photography and landscape photography. Nando also gives talks, workshops, masterclasses and photo trips, and regularly reviews new and interesting equipment.
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Donald Willemsen wrote on Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 15:57 | replyMaybe a nice tip: plant some heather plants in your own garden and photograph the details of the plants. At garden centres you can also find other varieties in colour. Advantage: you don't have to go far, you won't be pushed aside by other (rude) photographers😉, you can work in peace, possibly with flashes and/or reflectors.
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John Boutsen wrote on Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 17:25 | replystay nearby : Mechelse Heide (Hoge Kempen National Park), Tenhaagdoornheide (Houthalen) and Opglabekerzavel in Genk (in my backyard)
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Gert van Eck wrote on Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 21:11 | replyWell, I just happen to live near the Posbank. But of course you can also choose a different spot for once. Not in the direction of the sunrise, as usually happens, but simply towards the mist in the little valleys and the view towards the Nijmegen moraine ridge, as in this photo https://gertvaneck-natuurfotografie.nl/landschappen/posbank-7-9-2024
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Nel Walet wrote on Friday 28 August 2026 at 20:49 | replyLast year I photographed the heather at the Stichtse Rotonde. Of course, that isn't a beautiful background, with all that concrete. But I brought my macro lens and took some pretty nice detailed photos there. Big advantage: there was no one else there to take photos of the heather 😉
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