Having worked as a wildlife photography tour and workshop leader for two of the UK’s largest wildlife tour operators, I have decided to run my own wildlife photography tours and workshops.

With the Arctic warming three to four times faster than the rest of the world, future predictions of an ice free Arctic are clearly seen by some as an economic opportunity rather than a catastrophe that should be avoided. Those that desire to control a warming Arctic and the natural resources that may become more accessible as a consequence of such warming, view the Arctic as just another commodity to be exploited.

Wildlife photography is easy, right? Just look at all the images on Instagram! There is more to making great wildlife images than just using the longest lens you have available.

When I first started travelling to Africa, I had a series of images, a “shot list”, that I had in mind that I would like to make. Over the years, I have managed to make some of these images whilst adding many more to the list. Amongst these images are the iconic images of African wildlife silhouetted against an intense red sunrise or sunset.

Watching this lioness feeding on an eland that she and her sister had recently killed in the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya, I was struck by a sense of her power.

Sitting in the sunken hide at the side of the waterhole, I had an incredibly close up view from ground level of the elephants as they came to drink.

The unseasonal snow storm transformed the Torres del Paine National Park, returning it to winter and making for spectacular conditions for photography. Lying on the cold ground with snow falling, the female puma walked straight towards me.

Little owls are one of five species of owls that regularly breed in the UK. Over a period of four months, I photographed this family of little owls at a location not far from my home..

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.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.