Arriving summer 2026

Find the place. Read the light. Make the shot.

Expert-curated locations, precise shooting guidance and powerful planning tools, together in one app.

Photoscout home screen with the Lake District, local light and planning tools
Photoscout spot guide for Hardknott Roman Fort in Eskdale
Photoscout photography toolkit overview

Made by landscape photographers,
for landscape photographers.

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A better way to plan the shot.

Spend less time searching.
More time shooting.

PhotoScout brings hard-won location knowledge and practical field tools into a single, focused app. Find the right place, understand what works there, and arrive with a plan.

Expert-ledCurated, not crowdsourced
Field-readyBuilt around real shoots
UK plus EuropeMany major landscape photography regions covered

Curated location guides

Know where to go.
Know what works.

Go beyond a pin on a map. Explore carefully selected regions, exact shooting spots, access notes, composition advice and the conditions that make each view come alive.

01 Scout the map

Photoscout map showing photography locations across the Lake District

02 Explore the spot

Photoscout spot guide for Hardknott Roman Fort in Eskdale

03 Plan the light

Photoscout Light Planner showing sunrise direction in a three-dimensional landscape

Plan for the light.

Make the most of
every window.

Purpose-built tools help you plan golden hour, moonlight, the Milky Way, aurora, tides, depth of field, long exposures and more, without switching between apps.

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Light Planner

See sunrise, sunset, moon and Milky Way direction for the exact date and place you intend to shoot.

Photoscout Light Planner showing sunrise direction in a three-dimensional landscape
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ND Calculator

Calculate long-exposure shutter speeds for any filter strength before the light changes.

Photoscout ND Calculator with exposure conversion and timer

Also in the toolkit

  • 03 Aurora Planner
  • 04 Depth of Field
  • 05 Lens Preview
  • 06 Timelapse Planner
  • 07 Tide Planner

Keep the details that matter.

Save the shoot.
Return with a plan.

Build a personal record of the places you want to photograph, the ideas you had in the field and everything you need for the next visit.

The ultimate shoot diary

Save every shoot, your way.

Create a custom shoot for any place, whether it is already in PhotoScout or a location you have discovered yourself.

  • 01 Add detailed field notes
  • 02 Keep reference images together
  • 03 Record voice notes in the field
PhotoScout custom shoot diary with notes, photos and voice notes

Always close at hand

Keep favourite places within reach.

Save whole locations or individual photography spots, then find them quickly whenever you are planning the next shoot.

PhotoScout saved favourite locations and photography spots
PhotoScout Otterbield Bay spot saved as a favourite

“Curated location guides written by landscape photographers, for landscape photographers.”

PhotoScout is being built from years spent scouting, revisiting and photographing landscapes in every kind of light. It turns that experience into useful guidance: direct, visual and practical.

No endless feeds. No vague pins. Just trusted knowledge and tools designed to improve the time you spend in the landscape.

Coming summer 2026

Be there from
the first light.

Join the early-access list for launch news, first looks and regional guide announcements.