Stories from the Wild

Stories from over two decades in the field. Hours in the North Sea, waiting for polar bears in minus 65, the dust, the amazing wildlife and the people who helped me on the way.

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From the field

Stories

Puffin diving underwater, Farne Islands

June 2025  ·  Farne Islands, UK

Freediving with Puffins in the North Sea

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Storm building over the Hebrides, Wildlife Photographer of the Year finalist image

Aug 2022  ·  Coll, Inner Hebrides

Storm Warning: A Summer Shot from a Changing Sea

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Great skua chasing a gannet, an award-winning frame

Competitions  ·  Getting the Shot

Entering Wildlife Photography Competitions: What Actually Works

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Puffin among wildflowers, Skomer

May 2025  ·  Skomer & Skokholm, Wales

Two Weeks on the Pembrokeshire Islands

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Great Skua and Gannet, St Kilda

Aug 2024  ·  St Kilda, Outer Hebrides

St Kilda: A Week at the Edge of the World

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Orangutan in Borneo rainforest

Oct 2023  ·  Borneo, Malaysia

Into the Rainforest: Orangutans of Borneo

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Skokholm Island bird observatory

Apr 2022  ·  Skokholm Island, Wales

Skokholm: Britain's First Bird Observatory

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Behind the lens

How I Got the Shot

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Atlantic puffin riding the chop at water level, Farne Islands
Atlantic puffins flying low over the sea, photographed from the water, Farne Islands
Atlantic puffin in silhouette against sunrise glare on the sea, Farne Islands
Razorbill flying overhead, photographed from the water, Farne Islands
Polar bear mother on snow near Churchill, Manitoba
Polar bear cub sheltering under its mother's legs, near Churchill, Manitoba