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Discussion of the role of nature photographers in environmentalism & conservation prompted by a podcast from Matthew Maran and Chris Packham

Fine art nature portraits, of a green-winged macaw and an African grey parrot, in low-key lighting, on a black background.

Using nature photography wall art to bring the outside in. How & why would we want to, and what is it about nature imagery that we enjoy?

Low-key portraits of fluffy creatures including rabbits, guinea pig, and harvest mice. Part of a project to photograph animals on black.

A collection of exotic species portraits in low-key, including a chameleon, snake, African bull frog, bearded dragon, and hissing cockroach.

Photos of seal pups from a grey seal colony in Norfolk. Winter 2019.

A set of low-key portraits on black of a Southern White-Faced Owl, from Teaching Talons, in Bedfordshire, UK.

New photos of red deer, from this autumn's red deer rut. All taken locally in Woburn Bedfordshire, UK.

Photography from a trip to the West Coast of Greenland. Ice. Lots of ice. Bergs of it. Plus Greenland Dogs, midnight sun, and glaciers.

I have a new photo in my portfolio. This is a side-on portrait of a Scottish Blackface sheep. Photographed in Wales, UK.

Three photos of an African Elephant. One low-key portrait on black, one close-up portrait, and one textured abstract. Fine art nature photos

A new Instagram account for my low-key "On-Black" and high-key "On-White" portraits. Follow for fresh animal portraits in your stream.

A discussion of the aesthetic & emotional impact of negative space in photography, in order to achieve an impactful fine art portrait photo.

I have a new photo available in print. I photographed this reindeer in Lapland, Finland, and its part of my "On White" of high-key portraits

Photos from the autumn red deer rut, taken at Woburn, Bedfordshire, UK. It's a great time of year for photography, or watching red deer.

High-key fine art portrait photography of highland cattle. An evening in a field in Wiltshire, with a herd of highland cattle.

An encounter with the wild wombats of Bendeela Recreation Area, in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, and 10 of the photos I took of them.

Photos of a black swan on a frozen lake. The combination of dark and light make for great nature photography conditions.

Kangaroo portraits from New South Wales, Australia. My first encounter with wild kangaroos, and I tried a few different styles of photos.

Photos of sika deer from an afternoon in the snow at Woburn Deer Park. Falling snow is always a good opportunity for wildlife photography.