The latest research suggests that the Arctic is warming by almost four times the global average and that the first summer in which practically all Arctic sea ice will melt could occur as early as 2027. Polar bears are intrinsically linked to the Arctic sea ice, following the ever changing ice in search of the seals that make up their main source of food.

Little owl perched in a redwood tree early in the morning. Both little owls and redwoods are non-native to the UK.

Daydream, I fell asleep amid the flowers for a couple of hours on a beautiful day,

Daydream, I dream of you amid the flowers for a couple of hours such a beautiful day!

The last edition of N-Photo includes a NikonSkills Article I was commissioned to write on photographing badgers.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.

I am really pleased to have worked with the team at N-Photo Magazine on the Apprentice Article - Urban Wildlife (“Camera Kits”) that appears in the Summer 2024 issue of the magazine, Issue 166.

Photographing foxes in an old English cemetery amongst the bluebells.

During a recent photography trip to Chile, I was incredibly privileged to encounter and to spend time with two young puma cubs that were believed to have never before been close to humans.

The Real Deal: Field Notes From The Life of a Working Photographer by Joe McNally.

I have lost count of the hours I have spent watching and photographing badgers, in the fields around my home and in the gardens of friends who are fortunate to have them as visitors. My love affair with these beautiful sentient animals began many years ago with a young badger cub that I spent time with in one of these fields.

Over the last three years, I have spent many long hours watching and photographing the ring ouzels that breed each summer in the Peak District. This blog contains a selection of images from this work.

The latest edition of Outdoor Photography (Edition 303) includes an article I was commissioned to write on photograping pumas in Chilean Patagonia.

The January 2024 Issue of N-Photo (The Nikon Magazine) includes a article I was commissioned to write on Winter Wildlife Photography.

The latest edition of Outdoor Photography (Edition 297) includes an article I was commissioned to write on Outdoor photography, health and wellbeing.

I really enjoyed being interviewed by Nick Smith for the “In Conversation” feature in the latest edition of Outdoor Photography.

N-Photo Magazine - NikonSkills article on photographing birds in flight.

Today is National Badger Day, a day to celebrate one of our most mysterious and seldom seen animals.

Autumn has heralded the start of the red deer rut in the Peak District.

The Learning Zone - The Highs (And Lows) Of Local Wildlife Photography

BBC Earth - After We’ve Gone - Finding Little Owls in an Abandoned Mine