Profile

My journey to become a wildlife photographer was born out of a love and fascination of the natural world from a young age upon receiving my first wildlife book called Animal World. This was an 8th birthday present from my mum and started my love and fascination for the natural world. I use the medium of photography as a method to capture the beautiful things I witness in nature, placing a frame around something I have seen, letting the image convey the true beauty of that moment in time, that my words could never describe.

My representation of this world is my interest for creating a unique and artistic reflection of what I see and my images are simplified visions of this seen through my eyes, with the emphasis on composition, lighting and colour at the very heart of each picture, capturing their beauty, fascination and graceful expression with each image.

From those early days I spent so much time being at one with nature, close to and watching, hidden from view on the off chance I would see a certain animal. I distanced myself from children’s games and activities instead heading to a nearby stretch of wilderness within the mass housing estate I grew up in. Learning to get close to wildlife without disturbing the life of the animal, almost forgetting the outside world and becoming part of the animal I was getting close to or watching. By doing this I could understand the animal better, gaining many skills by observing their behaviours at the same time giving the subject complete respect which allowed me a private window into their personal and private lives.

This skill is one of many I use within my own wildlife photography today derived from those early encounters with nature. This lose yourself to nature approach enables me to get close enough to capture the animal’s beauty and behaviour which both feature strongly in my style of photography, showing a wild animal within their natural habitat being the foundation to my work today through the images I see then frame through my camera’s viewfinder. Where my creative and emotional attachment to nature is at the very heart of each image, creating a unique and artistic refection of my time in the field. It is my intention to use these reflections of the natural world to bring people’s awareness of what beautiful wildlife we have on our doorstep and all around us and the importance of conservation and the need to preserve our national heritage.

My images represent an event that occurred in the wild something that I witnessed and recorded with my camera. My skill lies in interpreting and presenting this in a way that invokes beauty, mood and emotion with each moment captured.

As a responsible photographer of wildlife I always put the welfare of the subjects and care of the environment above any photography I take. I never use live bait or any bait that will adversely affect the behavior of an animal. I am always honest in declaring the circumstances under which a photograph has been taken by myself, and I  never use digital manipulation to misrepresent a subject or mislead the viewer.

As an active contributor to Arkive, I hope that my photos will help to show the true beauty of the wildlife that we have within our world, promoting the conservation of the natural world through my images taken in the wild. I also help to raise funds for the Tiger,one of the most beautiful animals mother nature made so inspiring with my limited edition Tiger prints. Where profits from each sale go directly to helping wild Tigers around the world through 21st Century Tiger charity.

I am also available for worldwide commissions and photography assignments where my main experience and expertise being in the natural world and environment subjects. I am accustomed to working to a brief, both on my own initiative and under the direction of an editor. If you wish to enquire further about potential photography assignments then please contact me for further details.

To keep up-to-date with my work and exploits, please read my blog. Whilst a portfolio of specially selected photos taken by myself can be browsed and purchased through my wildlife portfolio. I also offer a variety of photography workshops on a one-to-one or as a collective experience throughout the year.