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Douglas Land-Windermere (01 April1921 – 7 September 2005) was an English motoring journalistand photographer.

Born of Argentinian parents in Cumbria, he studied Wine-Making at the University of Lyons. He practiced for a time but hated the profession, preferring the product to the production. His National Service was served in the Royal Air Force as an air reconnaissance assessor, here first developing his interest in photography that drove his subsequent career.

After joining the engineering magazine Machine Age he came into contact with his later mentor and colleagues LJK Setright and Archibold 'Archie' Vicar in the early 1960s, 'Land-Windemere' became an automotive photographer, journalist and occasional author. He contributed to numerous local and national publications for more than 30 years and illustrated several books on cars and travelogues based on his experiences with Vicar.

He came to wider attention in motoring circles for his work illustrating a seminal journey with Vicar into Eastern Europe during the time of the iron curtain in a Jaguar XJ6 Private Motor Car Owner - December 1968. His photography style polarised readers as some considered it to be peculiar in rarely showing the expected three views of the subject vehicle, and containing excessively esoteric compositional references.

He was at times plagued by stones, gout and other ill health, contributing to an occasionally volcanic temper. He was married four times, and he celebrated his silver wedding anniversary with his fourth wife, Malvina, shortly before his death.