Saving the Tawaki
In an undisclosed location, in an unspecified area of the South West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island, there is a secret place where the rainforest meets the sea. This is where the Tawaki make their nests. As the third rarest penguin in the world, the Tawaki have chosen well.
Swimming With Humpback Whales In Tonga
The first thing you notice heading out on the boat, is the colour of the ocean. I have seen many bodies of water all over the world but I have never seen water this blue. Something like cobalt or indigo or ink. The deepest most beautiful Tongan Ocean Blue. Already
Hunters and Gatherers
I had just spent 2 unforgettable days at Riding Mountain Guest Ranch in Manitoba, Canada, with Candy and Jim Irwin. On the 3 hour drive back to Winnipeg, I told Candy I would like to write about the park. Candy, a woman never lost for words, was oddly silent and
Eye Of The Beholder
We huddle on deck, our senses heightened on waves of anticipation. A brisk wind whips at the ocean and our hopes, creating peaks and troughs. As the boat rises and falls on the swell, our minds lurch to and fro. Will we see whales? How many? How close? What if
Crowned Jewels of Japan
Six am. January 11, 2012. Ottowa Bridge, Tsrui Village, Hokkaido, Japan. Temperature: minus 21. Not your usual family holiday. My vision: me, my son ( 13) and my daughter (16), each with our SLR and our zoom lens, photographing red crowned cranes in their nesting ground in the dawn mist.
Lovers or Fighters?
Each year in mid October, polar bears begin to arrive in Churchill, Manitoba, on the north east Coast of Canada to await the formation of sea ice in Hudson Bay. This is one of the natural world’s great events. They journey here because this is the first place in the
High Hopes
With each day that passes, the situation becomes more desperate. When will the sea ice form? The bears are starving. How much longer can they wait? For the females, time is running out. They have to put on enough weight before denning to ensure a viable pregnancy. Already impregnated during
Yellowstone in Winter
I realise now that you can’t photograph Yellowstone in winter. It is not a still life. Yellowstone is in constant motion. I don’t mean the animals. I mean Yellowstone. Moving animals are easy to capture in an image. The camera can freeze a moment in time and convey every aspect