By the side of the single track lane that leads to my house is a small copse. Inside the copse is an old marl pit where this badger’s clan built their sett.

The latest edition of Outdoor Photography (Edition 321) includes an article I was commissioned to write on photographing landscapes and wildlife in Svalbard in the Arctic.

To develop requires moving out of our comfort zone and taking steps into situations that are not familiar.

I’ve been smitten with barn owls for a long, long time. There is something magical about watching these ghostly pale owls quartering a field as they hunt.

Street vendor in Old Delhi, India.

Eye to eye with a little owl perched on an old fence post.

Barn owl hunting over the North Staffordshire Moorlands backlit by the setting sun.

The latest research suggests that the Arctic is warming by almost four times the global average and that the first summer in which practically all Arctic sea ice will melt could occur as early as 2027. Polar bears are intrinsically linked to the Arctic sea ice, following the ever changing ice in search of the seals that make up their main source of food.

Little owl perched in a redwood tree early in the morning. Both little owls and redwoods are non-native to the UK.

Daydream, I fell asleep amid the flowers for a couple of hours on a beautiful day,

Daydream, I dream of you amid the flowers for a couple of hours such a beautiful day!

The last edition of N-Photo includes a NikonSkills Article I was commissioned to write on photographing badgers.

Photographing foxes in an old English cemetery amongst the bluebells.

During a recent photography trip to Chile, I was incredibly privileged to encounter and to spend time with two young puma cubs that were believed to have never before been close to humans.

The Real Deal: Field Notes From The Life of a Working Photographer by Joe McNally.

I have lost count of the hours I have spent watching and photographing badgers, in the fields around my home and in the gardens of friends who are fortunate to have them as visitors. My love affair with these beautiful sentient animals began many years ago with a young badger cub that I spent time with in one of these fields.

Over the last three years, I have spent many long hours watching and photographing the ring ouzels that breed each summer in the Peak District. This blog contains a selection of images from this work.

The latest edition of Outdoor Photography (Edition 303) includes an article I was commissioned to write on photographing pumas in Chilean Patagonia.