Beautiful photos of the British landscape will make you proud…from cobbled streets in summer, and mists over a hillside to a stunning beach at sunrise

IT IS easy to think of Britain as a dull and dreary place where it always rains.

But beautiful new photos of the cobbled streets in the summer and mists over the hillside have shown the true beauty of the country.

The magnificent images form part of a new book showing the stunning countryside in the south of England.

The photos were snapped by photographer Mark Bauer from Swanage and appear in the book Photographing Dorset.

It includes images of spectacular sights such as Durdle Door off the dramatic coast, the Abbey Church in Sherborne illuminated at dusk, as well as the iconic Portland Lighthouse at Chesil Beach on a crisp winter’s morning.

Mark said: "Landscape photography has become an incredibly popular pastime but if you’re working a full-time job you don’t always have time to research and scout locations for the best viewpoint.

“This book does that for you, giving information on the best photographic locations in Dorset, where to shoot them from and when.”

His beautiful landscape snaps also include a sunrise over the roaming fields of Pilsdon Pen and an impressive shot of fireworks over Swanage Bay during Carnival Week.

He added: "I hope that this book shows what a wonderfully scenic and varied landscape there is in Dorset – from the drama and wonderful geology of the Jurassic Coast to the gentle rolling hills of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex.