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I have returned recently from a three week trip to the wonderful Svalbard archipelago. This remote and pristine environment is without doubt one of the most beautiful places on our planet. This was my third trip to the high Arctic and I have still only seen a small section of…

……. meet Mr Brown, Mr Black, Mr White, Mr Blond, Mr Grey but alas no Mr Pink. I have just returned from a trip to Varanger in northern Norway where I have been photographing this spectacular bird at a traditional Lek. My reference is to the classic Quentin Tarrantino movie…

If you’ve been following my Wild Shropshire project on Facebook you’ll know that once again this Spring I was seduced by the local Great Crested Grebes. They have been very late nesting this year in comparison to last, and so I have had less of a single spot to work…

We’ve just returned from another great trip to Finland. Mating season was in full swing and the cotton grass at the swamp was at its peak. All ingredients were there and we were anxious to go out to the hides for our first 14 hour session. We booked two forest…

Some projects are easier than others. While in Norway, I had an idea about photographing red squirrels differently. I was still enjoying photographing squirrels on a nice mossy stump but I wanted to take it further. This time I had to do something different and quite unique in Europe… Yes,…

Sometimes in this profession there are times when things are most definitely about the experience as much as the images. I always knew that my latest trip was going to be full of learning experiences, simply by the very nature of the fact that I was staying with the Punta…

One of the nice parts of running trips is the planning side of things. Although we have now completed the programme for 2013 and it’s all online now, we’re well into the planning for 2014 and beyond. As well as running the trips and fitting in our own personal projects,…

During February I spent three weeks in northern Finland and part of that was leading our Finnish winter trip. This part of Europe is beautiful but during the winter months it really is a wonderful location for wildlife photography. This was a new trip for us but I had done…

Winter visits to Florida can easily bring to mind images of sunshine, Mickey Mouse and large platefuls of food but some of it’s habitats also represent a great place to visit or even live for a large array of bird species and as a result it has for many years…

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most beautiful locations on the planet and during the winter months this magical place is one of the finest places for wildlife photography. This was my second visit to Yellowstone and was completely different from my first. On my first visit the winter…