Matthew Maran Photography

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My Best Shot

My Best Shot

It was lovely to feature in the Guardian’s My Best Shot weekly photo series. The interview was conducted by Imogen Tilden and explains the story behind capturing this picture and the five year project photographing foxes close to ...

Shooting Foxes the Compassionate Way | Part Four

Shooting Foxes the Compassionate Way | Part Four

Part four follows the fox family into the streets that surround the allotment. Sunlight barely reaches the allotment in the winter, so using the available light from street lamps and cars, I want to show what the foxes get up to under the cover of ...

‘The Rat Game’ – Behind the Scenes

‘The Rat Game’ – Behind the Scenes

Big thanks to The Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Luke, Paul and the team at Nirvana Studios for putting together this lovely VT which tells the story of photographing foxes close to my home in north London. The film was aired during the award ...

‘The Rat Game’ – Wildlife Photographer of the Year

‘The Rat Game’ – Wildlife Photographer of the Year

I’m delighted to be highly commended in the mammal behaviour category of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year. ‘The Rat Game’ was taken on the allotment close to where I live in north London and was the most exhilarating experience ...

Shooting Foxes the Compassionate Way | Part Three

Shooting Foxes the Compassionate Way | Part Three

Part three follows the cubs growing up and getting into to all sorts of trouble. The odds are stacked against them but many rescue organisations are doing their best to help sick and injured foxes in the London area

Live on BBC Springwatch

Live on BBC Springwatch

I was interviewed live on the BBC Springwatch digital channels where I spoke with fellow fox lover Hannah Stitfall. The whole show was dedicated to the love of this beautiful UK mammal and also has some amazing science information about fox hunting ...

Shooting foxes, the Compassionate Way | Part One

Shooting foxes, the Compassionate Way | Part One

During the Covid – 19 lockdown I made a short film about what I’ve been up over the past four years photographing foxes close to my house. It was a great exercise in summing up the project so far and making use of the tons of film and ...