PHOTOGRAPHER | ECOLOGIST | WILDLIFE EDUCATOR

 

BIO

In 2017 I graduated in zoology from Swansea University, four months later I moved to the Arctic Circle to work as a photographic guide. I spent the following 2 winters teaching people how to photograph the northern lights in the stunning Abisko National Park.

My photography work led me to start up a photographic tour company called ‘BearPhoto’, organising photo tours to Finland, in search of my favourite animal, the Brown Bear. I have since stepped down from the company in 2022.

Alongside my mate Ed, we started a wildlife & adventure content creation brand in 2020 called GoneFeral. Born out of a COVID lockdown, we began filming our local wildlife photography adventures, which gradually became less local. We’ve since released 3 series on YouTube, delivered filming & photography projects for MPB, Ford Iceland, the Save Windermere campaign and featured as part of a 10 page cover-feature on Puffins in BBC Wildlife Magazine.

 

Ecology

 

In 2022 as I began working as an Ecologist on an 8,000 acre estate in my home county of Suffolk. Although a general naturalist with a relatively broad species group knowledge, I specialise in ornithology and regularly teach bird identification in the UK. I’m proud to admit I’ve been a birder since I was old enough to ride a bike!

 

Guiding

I currently live in the beautiful and wildlife-rich county of Norfolk, where I guide nature walks, photographic workshops and bird identification walks. Please keep a close eye on the Experiences page, where upcoming wildlife photography workshops, tours, nature walks and courses will be shared.

If you would like to book my guiding services for a nature event you’re considering, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

 
 
I always leave Knepp with an overwhelming feeling of hope for the future of nature in the UK. Epicentres for nature recovery like the Knepp Estate help to combat feelings of ecological hopelessness. They allow people to visualise how nature could mak
Behind the scenes: Puffin Island 🐧 The Icelandic word for Puffin is ‘Lundi’, which is where the charming island of Lundey, in the North of Iceland, gets its name. Although this island is small, the thin soil and uneven terrain make it
Puffins have an impressive ability to ‘fly’ underwater 🌊 Their wings are flipper-like and help to propel them with great bursts of speed. This is especially useful when they’re pursuing a school of Sand Eels for example. They us
An Atlantic Puffin fights against the Icelandic wind, landing with a mouthful of Fish larvae on the island of Grímsey 🐟 Some harsh light illuminated this individual, whilst the shadowy cliffside provided an excellent jet black background&he
I can still see the piercing gaze of this bird clearly in my mind. A mythical creature which belongs in a storybook, or at 4 Privet Drive… ⚡️ As @irrational_geographic and I scanned the highland horizon, we weren’t expecting much. A s
Midnight in Iceland 🌒 I photographed this Puffin at midnight last week, as it sat alongside hundreds of others in the colony. A crescent moon rose to the north over the sea, as the birds croaked to each other, seemingly enjoying the serenity of the
Golden Camoflauge 😶‍🌫️ Keeping a very close eye on her chick, this female Golden Plover was never more than a few meters away. I was blown away by seeing these birds at such close range, particularly the recently fledged chicks. Their down i
Swipe for a surprise ⇨ 😊 Here’s the happiest Puffin I saw in Iceland… On the STUNNING island of VIGUR! 🐧 We had to pinch ourselves this month, as Ed and I somehow secured a 10 page cover feature on our Icelandic Puffin rally in the
Wax on, Wax off 🕯️💌 Check out this absolute stunner, a colourful berry devouring diva 😍 Waxwings get their name from those tiny red feathers on their wings, which look like small glossy drops of the wax used for sealing letters… A legendar

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