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Steve Backshall Next on the Podcast

Steve Backshall Next on the Podcast

Hear my interview with Steve Backshall on the podcast page now Steve Backshall is a naturalist, author and presenter best know for BBC’s Deadly 60 – a programme aimed at young people that features Steve and his camera crew attempting to find ...

Chris Packham next on the podcast

Chris Packham next on the podcast

Hear my interview with Chris Packham on the podcast page now Chris Packham is a broadcaster, naturalist, writer, photographer, filmmaker, conservationist and campaigner. He presents BBC’s BAAFTA award winning Springwatch, Autumnwatch and ...

BBC Wildlife Magazine Fox Feature

BBC Wildlife Magazine Fox Feature

It was great to feature alongside Kyle Moore and Sam Hobson for a new feature on Urban Foxes in this month’s BBC Wildlife magazine. The story looked at number of topics including questions about their divisive nature, how long they’ve ...

Heath Photo Workshop | Jan 12th

Heath Photo Workshop | Jan 12th

The second of our weekend workshops on Hampstead Heath and a lovely mix of style and subjects shot on a blustery chilly day. Running these workshops all year round shows how it’s possible to capture great images in all seasons – you ...

Heath Photo Workshop | Jan 11th

Heath Photo Workshop | Jan 11th

The first workshop of 2020 and on a drab, overcast winters day the group found wonderful pockets of colour, a lovely wildlife moment on the ponds and a secret fairy door tucked away in the deep dark woods. One of the many joys running these ...

Boxing Day Hunt Meet 2019

Boxing Day Hunt Meet 2019

The annual Boxing Day hunt meet is still a huge event in the UK despite the 2004 ban. Tensions ran high when I visited on 26th December 2019 with anti-hunting groups out in force making their voices heard. The story of foxes living in the UK is a ...

Heath Photo Workshop | December 14th

Heath Photo Workshop | December 14th

Another year of workshops on Hampstead Heath comes to an end and our December group got on with capturing some fantastic shots in mixed weather to say the least! I always love seeing how differently each photographer interprets the same in scene in ...

Heath Photo Workshop | November 10th

Heath Photo Workshop | November 10th

It’s not hard to see why the autumn workshops are the most popular on the Heath. It’s such a beautiful location which we are very lucky to have so close to London’s city centre. It’s evident from the quality and range of the ...

Heath Photo Workshop | November 9th

Heath Photo Workshop | November 9th

It was prime autumnal colour season on the Heath and with such a variety of deciduous trees we had a full spectrum of colour to capture. We also had a great variety of images on show as the groups individual style and interpretation of each ...