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Success in Nature Talks 2016

I am very pleased to say two of my urban badger photos have been recognised in the 2016 Nature Talks International Photography Competition, following the results being announced at their annual photo festival in the Netherlands over the weekend. Both photos were awarded in the Man and Nature category with Intersecting Worlds being the category...

Remembering Elephants

Family Life. A herd of elephants drinking from a water hole, Laikipia, Kenya.

In 1979 there were 1.3 million elephants in Africa. Now, in 2016, there are less than 400,000. That’s an average loss of around 2,000 per month for the last 37 years. As I stand listening to Will Travers OBE and CEO of the Born Free Foundation, break this tragic statistic down during the Remembering Elephants...

Highly Commended: BWPA 2016

Slow Shutter puffin, Skomer Island.

It’s that time of year again. The British Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced, showcasing wildlife from around the UK, and this years results have seen one of the badgers that visit my garden, in a rainstorm, and a backlit puffin in flight receiving Highly Commended honours. The badger in particular is a shot I’m...

Nikon D5 review: the Beauty is a Beast

From a wildlife photographers perspective, on paper, the Nikon D5 is a good camera. Actually, on paper, it’s an astonishing camera that’s striving to push the boundaries of speed and performance further than anything that’s come before it. Believe it or not though, as my review explains, other than a cursory glance at the specs...