Over the past couple of decades we have enjoyed working on numerous media productions, the majority of which having been drawn here by the largest known density of otters in Europe. To date we have helped showcase otters to audiences across the world in a UK or Scottish based context in documentaries which feature wildlife […]| Shetland Nature
Kev Morgans & Brydon Thomason Photo credits: Atlantic Puffins, Ian Makin (Insta: @wildlifeimprint); King Eiders, Alison Bamber (Insta: @alisonbamber); Hawk Owl, Monica Doshi (Insta: @mdee_photos); Pine Grosebeak, Brydon Thomason. From beautiful Arctic Sea Ducks to feisty fighting Puffins in the snow. This is a fabulous trip to photograph an array of birdlife in a totally unique […]| Shetland Nature
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Hello and welcome to our end of season blog which we are delighted to begin wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Once again, we were thrilled to see how busy our core season was, just how many visitors we shared our islands and their wildlife with- and how far they had […]| Shetland Nature
2024 was another fantastic season of photo-tours, bespoke assignments and workshop collaborations. As always, it is such a thrill for us to welcome photographers from all over the world and share our beautiful islands and amazing wildlife, with tour participants visiting from all corners of the globe as far as Canada, the USA, Thailand, Australia […]| Shetland Nature
We have been leading Otter Photography itineraries professionally in Shetland for almost two decades now and one of the biggest rewards for us, (particularly as we leave our own cameras behind, and work strictly to a ‘we lead – you shoot’ policy), is to see and share the results of our photo-tour participants. As we […]| Shetland Nature
At last, after far more years than I care to remember my new book hit the shelves earlier this month. To have written this book is a huge honour. This feels especially so as it is now 35 years since the legendary Shetland naturalist, the late Bobby Tulloch wrote his celebration of our islands and […]| Shetland Nature
As our core 2023 season winds down, the autumnal gales presently hammering the isles and with only Otter photography and day-tours remaining throughout October and November, it feels like a good time to share some highlights. All in all, it has been a tremendous season. It was particularly special to see travel and enthusiasm to […]| Shetland Nature
Each season the interest in our photo-tours and the opportunities we offer for visiting photographers continues to grow. With new collaborative tours and working relationships from overseas operators, this summer was particularly exciting- and especially busy. New for our 2023 season we also mixed things up with our own flagship summer itinerary. And what better […]| Shetland Nature
How incredible has the monumental ‘Wild Isles’ series been?! To see the magnificent wildlife of the British Isles celebrated like never before on our screens, and with Sir David Attenborough really has been incredibly moving. The series has created a wonderful vibe throughout the UK nature community with fascinating stories and spectacles through some sensational […]| Shetland Nature
Otter family, by tour participant and long running returnee, Jo Cheetham Nearing the end of what has been a busy and special year, all of us at Shetland Nature wanted to share a short round-up of this year’s news and highlights – and of course offer our season’s greetings. I begin though by saying just […]| Shetland Nature