Photography Blog

Listen to a one minute podcast for Mindful on how nature can help your mental fitness.

Hear other bitesize podcasts exploring mental fitness ideas and why they’re good for you. #mentalhealth

Hedgehogs are Britain’s most loved mammal, mention their name and it’s always met with lots of love. Sadly today they aren’t seen in the numbers that were around decades ago. But they still hold a firm place in the nation’s hearts.

The Peak District National Park is a popular breeding site for the Ring Ouzel. A beautiful bird that is part of the Thrush family; Turdus torquatus. In Britain they are of high conservation concern and are classified as Red Listed due to their population decline in the last forty years.

I always work on my own projects throughout the year. These provide me with images that I can send to my photo & press agencies. They also help me to find species and run some of my one to ones and workshops.

Following on from Mental Health Awareness week I’m going to be posting regular short films showing the beauty of nature.

The aim will be to help you feel connected to nature, which is so important for our mental health. #mentalhealth

The results of the year-long global vote to create a New Big 5 project have now been released. The project was designed to create a New Big 5 of wildlife photography, shooting with cameras, not guns.

Its Mental Heath Awareness week and the theme this year is Nature, which is so central to our psychological and emotional health. By having a greater connection to the natural world your life will benefit in so many ways.

The male Blackbird defending his territory against another male Blackbird. I heard that distinctive alarm call beforehand. It’s become a bit of a routine for me as described in my previous post.