Adobe analyzes landscape photography subreddit, identifies top locations in the United Kingdom

Adobe examines the popular Landscape Photography subreddit Image: Adobe Adobe is known for its popular Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom photo editing software, so it doesn't come as a big surprise that it would want to get to know some of its target audience. The company used an API and scraped 300 posts from Reddit's Landscape Photography subreddit (r/LandscapePhotography) containing location tags or descriptions related to the United Kingdom (UK). Hundreds of photos shared with the 128000-plus-member community over the past year by amateur and professional photographers were examined. The upvote, the ultimate signal to determine the value or worthiness of a post, was considered when Adobe reached out to Reddit users and asked for permission to feature their images in its study. Here are some other findings the data revealed: The Scottish Highlands is the UK's most popular landscape, as 38 images received a total of 15184 upvotes. Devon is England's top spot with 34 photos getting 1850 upvotes. Gwynedd is the most admired location in Wales and 97% of its posts referenced Mount Snowdon or Snowdonia National Park. Adobe contacted every Redditor (Reddit user) to get permission to share images it examined in its study. Images: Adobe More elusive spots were also identified using what Adobe calls a "Hidden Gem score." As with the popular locations, these locations stood out for the frequency of mentions, user engagement including upvotes and community discussions. To view which destinations made the list, and learn more about this study, visit Adobe's official site. It'll be interesting to see which region is covered next. The Quiraing Copyright: © OrganizationDue185 Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland User name: OrganizationDue185 Number of upvotes: 1600+ Seven Sisters Cliffs Copyright: © lillyofthevalley0504 Location: East Sussex, England User name: lillyofthevalley0504 Number of upvotes: 986 Emsworthy Rocks Copyright: © Amazing_Resident_388 Location: Dartmoor, England User name: Amazing_Resident_388 Number of upvotes: 752 Old Man Storr Copyright: © Puzzleheaded-Ear9242 Location: Isle of Skye, Scotland User name: Puzzleheaded-Ear9242 Number of upvotes: 490 Can Idwal & Tryfan Copyright: © RobBishopDrums Location: Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales User name: RobBishopDrums Number of upvotes: 445 Penmachno Copyright: © caizoo Location: Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales User name: caizoo Number of upvotes: 377 Glen Etive Copyright: © AWSMBP13 Location: Buachaille Etive, Scotland User name: AWSMBP13 Number of upvotes: 365 Y Garn Copyright: © SalesmanPodcast Location: Eryri (Snowdonia), Wales User name: SalesmanPodcast Number of upvotes: 282 Glenariff Nature Reserve Copyright: © Fickle-Decision3954 Location: Northern Ireland User name: Fickle-Decision3954 Number of upvotes: 243 Devon Copyright: © Amazing_Resident_388 Location: England User name: Amazing_Resident_388 Number of upvotes: 237 Yorkshire Dales Copyright: © dianinator Location: England User name: dianinator Number of upvotes: 202

Apr 30, 2025 - 01:53

Adobe analyzes landscape photography subreddit, identifies top locations in the United Kingdom

Adobe examines the popular Landscape Photography subreddit

Adobe Reddit Most Photogenic Landscapes UK

Image: Adobe

Adobe is known for its popular Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom photo editing software, so it doesn't come as a big surprise that it would want to get to know some of its target audience. The company used an API and scraped 300 posts from Reddit's Landscape Photography subreddit (r/LandscapePhotography) containing location tags or descriptions related to the United Kingdom (UK).

Hundreds of photos shared with the 128000-plus-member community over the past year by amateur and professional photographers were examined. The upvote, the ultimate signal to determine the value or worthiness of a post, was considered when Adobe reached out to Reddit users and asked for permission to feature their images in its study.

Here are some other findings the data revealed: The Scottish Highlands is the UK's most popular landscape, as 38 images received a total of 15184 upvotes. Devon is England's top spot with 34 photos getting 1850 upvotes. Gwynedd is the most admired location in Wales and 97% of its posts referenced Mount Snowdon or Snowdonia National Park.

Adobe contacted every Redditor (Reddit user) to get permission to share images it examined in its study.

Images: Adobe

More elusive spots were also identified using what Adobe calls a "Hidden Gem score." As with the popular locations, these locations stood out for the frequency of mentions, user engagement including upvotes and community discussions. To view which destinations made the list, and learn more about this study, visit Adobe's official site. It'll be interesting to see which region is covered next.