I have had a passion for photography since an early age, ever since my Dad bought me a Pentax Spotomatic F. I would photograph pretty much anything and everything, and always enjoyed photographing Nature. However, a trip to Tysfjord in 2002 to see Killer Whales is what set me on course to exclusively photograph wildlife.
Travelling independently to remote places in cold, snowy winter conditions is my favourite way to make images that depict the resilience and beauty of wildlife. I choose not to photograph at commercial hides, preferring instead to work hard at finding my own photographic subjects in the wild. I absolutely love travelling and drive my overland camper to explore the roads less travelled, aiming to photograph the wildlife I encounter amidst some of Nature's most environmentally significant and diverse places. The very reason for my travel is to explore areas where I can see and photograph wildlife in wild and remote places, in my own time, and on the terms of my subject. I aim to capture unique and captivating images that inform and inspire all those with an interest in natural history.
Since 2002, Nikon has been my choice for cameras and lenses. Starting out with a D200, then progressing to a D300s, D3s, D5 and now the more recent mirrorless bodies of the Z8 and Z9. I match them with a variety of Nikon lenses; however, my "go-to" lens is the amazing AF-S Nikkor 180mm-400mm f4/E TC1.4 FL ED VR lens. I use my kit relentlessly, photographing hares on snow-covered Scottish mountains, dippers on frozen Norwegian rivers, otters on seaweed-strewn coasts, right through to Red Foxes in sub-zero temperatures in the Arctic. Solid, reliable gear is essential for what I do, and where I do it.
The images on this website are a tiny selection of images I have made over two decades, with passion, time, patience, respect and resilience. Every single image has been an absolute privilege to make, and the fact that it has been done independently of commercial hides is something that I pride myself on.
Moving forward, I want to share with you the beauty of the wildlife I find on my travels, noting where I find it, and creating field notes detailing the lay of the land, lighting opportunities, time of year, and species. This is a new project for me, and I am very excited about it. I want to show you what it's like to live on the road, the wildlife I get to see along the way, how I go about photographing it, the weather conditions I face at any given time, and how I manage editing thousands of images as I travel the world in my camper!
I hope that you will join me on the Journey To The Wildlife...
