This image entitled ‘The Kiss’ has been short listed for the People’s Choice award in the London Camera exchange photographer of the year. Please vote for it on the button below. It takes less than a second and you don’t have to register or anything. I took this image on one of my Borneo orangutan […]
Incredible badger cull news. I’m so happy to announce that the British government has agreed to end the badger cull in England by the end of January 2026. The only remaining culling license will be in Cumbria which the government claim (wrongly) that they need to keep to gather more data. Hopefully this is a […]
Kakaban island is home to the famous jellyfish lake of Borneo. The reefs around this gorgeous uninhabited island offer fantastic diving where we’ve had great sightings of Thresher, Hammerhead and Nurse sharks along with lots of black and white tips and regular encounters with schooling barracuda. In between dives it possibly has the world’s best […]
Bouncing around in the Celebes sea off the east coast of Borneo last night, the sky spilled over with stars. A thin crescent moon rose like a blade of light, and the Milky Way curved across the heavens – a luminous bridge to nowhere. And I remember thinking, absurdly, perhaps, have I died and gone […]
Huge thanks to everyone who came on my November 2025 Komodo manta ray snorkelling tour. We had such a magical time both on our gorgeous live aboard boat and on land. I’ll start with a brief video clip of some of our highlights. Information about future Komodo snorkelling tours can be found here. We spent […]
Huge thanks to everyone who came on my October 2025 orangutan photo tour and massive thanks to the Big Give for doubling our donations to the Orangutan Foundation from this trip. Time and internet connection are a bit limited at the moment but here are the first few shots from the week along with some […]
A female orangutan named Mona has been lovingly cared for by the Orangutan Foundation for 8 years since becoming orphaned. Today she was ready to be released back into the forest where she belongs. An utter joy to watch and film. And below is short clip of two very young baby orangutans & a […]
Chris Packham signed the 1st edition prints of this photo in small, medium and large sizes. Badger Trust auctioned the small and large prints back in Spring time with every penny going to support their projects. The small one went for just over a £1000 and the large for £1600. But they saved the medium […]
The news of Jane Goodall’s passing was so sad but her legacy will live on forever. Thought I’d share a memory about Jane. I first met her many years ago in Gombe Stream where she carried out her legendary research into chimpanzees. The photo above is of myself, Jane and my friend Caz in Entebbe, […]
Orangutan babies A few photos of orangutan babies taken on my Borneo orangutan holidays. Orangutans are one of the animals that humans can relate to so if we can’t ensure a long term future for these peaceful vegetarians then I think there is little hope for the wider world. Although the overall picture is bleak […]
Proboscis monkey photos Proboscis monkeys are endemic to the low lying coastal swamps of Borneo. One of the most important population thrives in Tanjung Puting national park where you’ll see so many that it’s easy to forget quite how endangered these primates are. Every evening, small groups gather in the tree tops next to a […]
Delighted to hear that this image has just received a highly commended award in mammal photographer of the year 2025. It’s taken on my Nikon Z9 with a fish eye lens and a movement sensor to try and get some unusual close up shots of wildlife coming to drink at my watering hole. It meant […]
It’s been a whirlwind of media over last week or so since winning wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice. Thanks so much to BBC1 news, BBC News 24, Sky News, Channel 5 news, The World Today, ITV news, LBC, BBC radio Sussex, BBC radio Solent & BBC radio Somerset for all covering it. There […]
It’s been a good start to the year where along with winning wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice I‘ve just heard that for the 3rd year running I have a photo in the British wildlife photography awards book which is always a lovely celebration of British wildlife can be ordered here. The image is […]
A plea for badgers by Ian Wood Beneath the ancient oaks they roam, in dappled shade, their quiet home. By moonlight’s glow, they weave and play, yet now their kind fades fast away.A quarter of a million souls have bled, for fear and folly, cold and bred.Blamed for a blight they did not spread, marked […]
NEW Incredible news The British government has agreed to end all badger culling in England by the end of January 2026. The only exception will be one license in Cumbria that they claim they need to keep in place to gather more data. Huge thanks to everyone who got involved with this campaign, wrote to […]
12 photos from 2024 which meant something to me This badger photo has just won wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice. A protester outside Defra in London. The badger cull is still ongoing and Labour haven’t rescinded any culling licenses and disgracefully have even issued more in Cumbria recently. Over a quarter of a […]
Huge thanks to everyone who came on this year’s Borneo orangutan photography tour where we raised another chunk of money to support the incredible conservation work of the Orangutan Foundation. Over the last 15 years these trips have raised tens of £1000s for orangutan conservation and if you come on a future orangutan trip you’ll […]
Today has been manta ray heaven in Komodo national park. The water was as clear as gin and as soon as I dipped my head in the water I saw my first one. Then more and more, flying by so close with their inquisitive eyes looking into mine. And the best bit was that I […]
It’s been a busy few months since returning home in early March from the Galapagos. Last year we bought a farmhouse in Dorset with 7 acres of beautiful land which is already wildlife tastic. We’re on a major re-wilding program including pond making and working with the Woodland Trust on a tree planting project where […]
Pleased to hear that these 2 images did well in this year’s Mammal photographer of the year. The backlit fox photo entitled ‘The Nightwatch Man’ was awarded highly commended and the other image ‘Cashpoint’ won the mobile phone category. Proving that the old cliche is true; ie the best camera is the one that you’ve […]
A few photos from my recent Galapagos photography holiday starting with sea lions. Info about future Galapagos photography holidays is here. Sea lions are such beautiful animals and I could watch them for hours. We always see so many every day on my Galapagos photography holidays on the beaches and in the water during snorkelling […]
A lovely evening yesterday at the British wildlife photography awards ceremony where I was pleased to get a highly commended in the urban category for this badger photo. Congratulations to all the winning photographers whose images are published in this year’s coffee table book which is available here.
I’ve been back in the Galapagos over the last few weeks. Swimming way off shore, I accidentally got caught in a bait ball. Surrounded by 1000s of Blue footed Boobies diving in the water on a feeding frenzy. Mind blowing – although not literally. More photos from my recent Galapagos trip are here.
