Getting geared up for a wildlife photography safari is crucial to the enjoyment and success of what may be a once in a lifetime experience. Aside from the obvious things like cameras and lenses there are a few other bits and pieces that need careful consideration for space in [...]
THE STORY During the final morning drive of our 2019 Maasai Mara photography safari we were hoping to give our group the opportunity to photograph a leopard. Despite previous regular and recent sightings with good photography opportunities, they had been elusive during this particular week. We drove out over the [...]
THE STORY Whilst working at WWT Martin Mere at their annual North West Bird Watching Fair last year, I took some time to photograph some of the ducks in the reserve. This surface bathing male mallard caught my eye as it churned up the water with its wings [...]
THE STORY A herd of elephants slowly made its way over the Ol Choro Conservancy Savannah as we sat in our vehicle by this acacia tree. They were roughly heading in our direction, so we decided to sit tight hoping to photograph them as they approached. But, a closer [...]
THE STORY We spotted this lone male cheetah looking to hunt in the Ol Choro Conservancy of Kenya’s Masai Mara in the late afternoon. The plains were full of potential prey, juvenile wildebeests and zebras, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and impalas. As always, ethics come first and we [...]
Updated! Now includes using subject detection and pre-shot with the Fujifilm X-H2S! Many people consider wildlife to be one of the most challenging genres of photography. But that’s a very general statement to make and it is debatable! What isn’t quite as debatable is the challenge of [...]
The documentary trailer for the Seabirds in the City project is now online! Seabirds in the City is a long term project I am working on with Dr Helen F. Wilson, Associate Professor of Human Geography at Durham University and Kaleel Zibe, Filmmaker and Photographer. In short, [...]
In October, I was pleased to be back at WWT Martin Mere in Lancashire working at their North West Bird Fair. It is an event I have also worked at in 2018 and 2019, doing a mixture of photography workshops and talks over the course of the two day [...]
Date: October 2021 Publication: FUJIFILM X website A FUJIFILM X Story I wrote and provided photographs for titled 'Capturing Macro Autumn Leaves' for the FUJIFILM X website. Read X story
Date: October 2021 Publication: The FUJICAST A two part interview on the FUJICAST podcast episodes 203 and 204. FUJICAST Episode 203 FUJICAST Episode 204
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