Emptying our Uplands
Driven Grouse Shooting is a blight on our nation. It is destroying our national heritage leaving our moorlands and uplands devoid of so many beautiful species of animals and birds. Land owners,...
View ArticleHandsome Couple
The Rowan berry tree in my garden has almost been stripped of its berries now. For over a week many birds have gorged on its ripe berries. I’ve shared some pictures in a previous blog post of the...
View ArticleVale Wildlife Hospital Raffle
There are many amazing charities and organisations around the UK that are really struggling because of coronavirus. One such place is the Vale Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre. Founded in...
View ArticleNature is Amazing
The Norfolk Spring Tides are the biggest and best tides for witnessing the thousands of birds feeding on the mudflats, being pushed closer to shore. During this event most if not all of the estuary is...
View ArticleWinter Warmers – OneKind
Onekind are delighted to invite you to OneKind’s Winter Warmers throughout December. They have lots of activities for you to enjoy over the festive period, including a range of great talks, classes,...
View ArticleWorkshops – Tours
All of my one day workshops, photo tours abroad and here in the UK have all been updated from January 2021 onwards. I offer a variety of wildlife photographic workshops, photo tours and one to ones....
View ArticleMake Time For Nature
As the New Year begins its a good time to reflect on a year that has impacted everyone around the globe in many different ways. Never in our lifetime as something had such a devastating effect on our...
View ArticleNothing To Prove
Wildlife Photography isn’t a competition, it’s something very personal to the individual. I get asked many times how do you become a wildlife photographer. I often reply be yourself look inward at what...
View ArticleSpirits Lifted
Spring lifts the spirits and brings places to life. It’s the best time of year, full of life, action and wildlife behaviour. The British countryside is beautiful at the best of times but in spring it’s...
View ArticlePrecious Life
Each year a pair of Blackbirds nest in my back garden. They are one of my favourite birds and have such a beautiful and evocative call. Without fail they build their nest too small and the chicks fall...
View ArticleCrafting Your Craft
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...
View ArticleSummer Visitors
Each year I look forward to the Pied Flycatchers and Redstart’s arriving from North Africa. Those that follow my blog will know each summer I try to photograph both of these species in the Peak...
View ArticleUse Light Creatively
Sit in the same position for an hour and you’ll see just how quickly light changes. The direction of light will dramatically affect the way shadows fall in a scene within nature or on a subject. The...
View ArticleLearn Your FieldCraft
One of the most important tools in wildlife photography is fieldcraft. Getting to know the subject, spending time watching, listening and looking, learning its behaviour, its habits and calls....
View ArticleThe Power of Nature
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View ArticleWild Encounters
My images represent an event that occurred in the wild something that I witnessed and recorded with my camera. My skill lies in interpreting and presenting this in a way that invokes beauty, mood and...
View ArticleMythical Barn Owls
There is something so special seeing a wild Barn Owl quartering, hovering with moth like silence while hunting. Flying effortlessly on the wing in the half-light at dawn or dusk. In British folklore, a...
View ArticleFlexible Booking Policy
For all bookings on any Craig Jones Wildlife Photography tour or workshop clients will have the option to move their deposit; payment to any other tour or workshop. This is due to the uncertainty of...
View ArticleTreading Carefully
Fieldcraft and ethics are two of the most important things in wildlife photography. Those that enter the theatre of wildlife are afforded the highest level of trust by nature. How we manage that first...
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