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Two new photos of a curly-horned Swaledale sheep for my On-Black and On-White series of portraits in low-key and high-key style.

A collection of photos from my third visit to Skomer Island, in Pembrokeshire, to photograph the puffins. From sunsets to portraits on black

An introduction to the concept of high-key nature photography, showing some of my images in the style, with an example processing workflow

Photos & thoughts after visiting Woburn Abbey Deer Park for the annual red deer rut. My favourite time of year to photograph deer in the UK.

I like to use the 16:9 aspect ratio in my photography, both for landscapes and wildlife images. Here's a few examples, and why I like them.

My second visit to Forest How guest house, in Cumbria to see the iconic red squirrels for some native British wildlife photography.

A few red deer (Cervus elaphus) photos which I was able to take during a morning of snow, at Woburn Deer Park, in Bedfordshire.

Creating black and white nature photography to add drama, and simplify the image. Black and white wildlife prints are great for wall art.

The annual red deer rut is the best time of year to see and photograph the red deer. Here's how I got on this year at Woburn Deer Park.

A collection of low-key wildlife portraits together. A project I'm calling "On Black" which features photos of animals on black backgrounds.

Trip report for a Brown Bear Photography Trip to Finland, staying at Martinselkonen and the Boreal Wildlife Centre. Photographing from hides

A brief discussion of Animal photography in zoos and wildlife parks. Plus tips, & advice to get the most out of captive wildlife photography

I won the Marwell Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Award 2014! It's a popular competition, with a high standard of entries, so a proud day.

My top tips for photographing deer. They're surprisingly accessible compared to most British wildlife, so deer photography is always popular

Continuing my attempts at wildlife gardening, I've now built an "Insect Hotel". See how here in just 10 seconds, then have a go yourself!

My process of producing low-key wildlife portraits. These are dark, characterful portraits of animals in low light, on black backgrounds.

My thoughts on producing low-key wildlife portraits; How I got there, the thinking behind it, and where I'd like to take the project.

Photos from a day spent in the snow with the deer at Woburn Deer Park in Bedfordshire. My first opportunity for deer photography in snowfall

My experience of red deer photography at Woburn Deer Park. It's my local deer park, in Bedfordshire, and my favourite for nature photography

An evening photographing the emblematic swans of Bedford. Bedfordshire Wildlife Photography; And the swan being Bedford's most iconic animal