Until the modern age, visual artists such as Rembrandt or Van Gogh had a relatively straightforward task when it came to painting or drawing landscapes; all they needed to do was paint what they saw ...

From the British Empire’s efforts in the 19th century to document and control territories to Ansel Adams' conservationist agenda, pictures of landscapes have established narratives and swayed public ...

It was comedian Al Murray playing his Pub Landlord character who said: 'Australia, great place but they’ve just done around the edges. They need to work towards the middle.' But as these pictures show ...