Field notes
Stories from over two decades in the field. Hours in the North Sea, waiting for polar bears in minus 65, the dust, the amazing wildlife and the people who helped me on the way.
June 2025 · Farne Islands, UK
Descending into the cold, dark waters of the North Sea with nothing but a breath of air, I came face to face with one of Britain's most beloved seabirds in its true element. Here's how I got the shot, and why it nearly didn't happen.
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Pembrokeshire · Skomer & Skokholm Islands
Living on Skomer and Skokholm to document some of Britain's most important seabird colonies, puffins among the wildflowers, Manx shearwaters returning in the dark, and the conservation work that keeps it all intact.
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Pembrokeshire · Skokholm Island
A week on the island where Ronald Lockley established Britain's first bird observatory in 1933, storm petrels breeding in the dark, seals below the lighthouse, and six days with no boat out. Full story coming soon.
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Scotland · St Kilda, Outer Hebrides
Sailing to the most remote archipelago in Britain, staying in one of the original houses on Village Street, joining NTS bird counts and petrel conservation work, and finding the UK's only resident snowy owl, Snedge.
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