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About

Andy is a photographer from Essex, specialising in capturing the diversity of wildlife in the UK. From birds in flight to extreme close up studies of insects, he tackles a broad range of subject matter.

Coming from a fine art background many of the concepts and themes studied in the past, through drawing and painting, have transferred through the lens and continue to be explored alongside the wildlife photography. Capturing movement and the passing of time are two of those ongoing concepts being investigated and can be seen both through his long exposure landscape imagery and his light painting work.

Andy’s photos have been used in numerous publications and he has multiple competition wins under his belt. The BBC also made a short piece looking at his light painting work which was featured online and on TV.

 

Media Features

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Achievements

2024 British Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the ‘Macro’ category. ‘Breaking Down’

2024 Close Up Photographer Of The Year 06 - Shortlisted in the ‘Insects’ category. ‘Sleeping Flower Bee’

2024 Close Up Photographer Of The Year - Challenge 23, ‘Water’ - Shortlisted. ‘Sleeping Cuckoo Bee’

2023 British Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the ‘Land Animal’ and ‘Macro’ categories. ‘Zigzag’ and ‘Cuckoo Bee’

2023 International Garden Photographer Of The Year Awards - Finalist in the ‘World Of Fungi’ category. ‘Wrinkled Peach Wonderland’

2023 Nature TTL Photographer Of The Year - Highly Commended in the ‘Small World’ category. ‘Sawfly Larvae’

2023 Close Up Photographer Of The Year 05 - Shortlisted in the ‘Insects’ category. ‘Robber Fly With Prey’

2023 Wild Art Photographer Of The Year - ‘Tiny’ Highly Commended. ‘Sawfly Larvae’

2023 Wild Art Photographer Of The Year - ‘Tiny’ Commended. ‘Robber Fly With Prey’

2023 Wild Art Photographer Of The Year - ‘Tiny’ Top 100. ‘The Ant Farmer’, ‘Green Tiger Beetle’, ‘Robber Fly With Prey’, ‘Sawfly Larvae’ and ‘Wool Carder Bee’

2023 Wild Art Photographer Of The Year - ‘Colour’ Top 100. ‘Say It With Flowers’

2022 Close Up Photographer Of The Year - Challenge 22, ‘Minimal’ - Shortlisted. ‘Jumping Spider’

2022 Close Up Photographer Of The Year 04 - Shortlisted in the ‘Insects’ category. ‘The Aphid Farmer.’ Shortlisted in the ‘Butterflies & Dragonflies’ category. ‘Common Blue Damselfly’

2022 Essex Photography Prize - Finalist. ‘European Wool Carder Bee’

2022 Wild Art Photographer of the Year - ‘Wet’ Top 100 ‘Cuckoo Bee’

2022 Wild Art Photographer of the Year - ‘Space’ Top 100 ‘Cabbage Stem Weevil’

2022 Wild Art Photographer of the Year - ‘Colour’ Top 100 ‘Fan-Bristled Robber Fly’ and ‘Ichneumon Wasp’

2021 British Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the macro category. ‘Green Eyed Flower Bee’

2021 Essex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Highly Commended in the 'Pattern and Texture' category. 'Elephant Hawk-Moth”

2021 Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Winner of the ‘Invertebrates’ category. ‘Dewy Demoiselle’

2021 Buglife Bug Photography Awards - 7 shortlisted images

2021 Close Up Photographer Of The Year 03 - Shortlisted in the ‘Butterflies & Dragonflies’ category. ‘Common Darter Dragonfly’

2021 Close Up Photographer Of The Year - Challenge 21, ‘Two of a Kind’ - Shortlisted 'Lily Beetles’

2021 British Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the macro category. ‘Green Eyed Flower Bee’

2020 Luminar Bug Photography Awards - 18 shortlisted images

2020 Essex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Winner of the ‘Pattern and Texture’ category. ‘Migrant Hawker Dragonfly’

2020 Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Winner of the ‘On The Doorstep’ category. ‘Green Eyed Flower Bee’

2020 Close Up Photographer Of The Year - Challenge 20, ‘One Colour Frame’ - Finalist. ‘7 Spot Ladybird’ and Shortlisted. ‘Speckled Bush-Cricket’

2019 Essex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Overall winner in the public vote. ‘Common Darter Dragonfly’

2019 Essex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Winner of the ‘Pattern and Texture’ category. ‘Common Darter Dragonfly’

2019 Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Judges overall winner. ‘Common Darter Dragonfly’

2019 Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Winner of the ‘Strictly Come Wildlife’ category. ‘Common Darter Dragonfly’

2018 Essex Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Highly Commended in the ‘EWT to a Tee’ category. ‘Dragonfly Symmetry’

2018 Suffolk Wildlife Trust Photography Competition - Runner Up in the ‘Out of Sight’ category. ‘Head on Migrant Hawker’

2018 The National Insect Week Photography Competition - Commended ‘Dragonfly Symmetry’

2018 Zeiss ‘Discoveries on your doorstep’ Competition - Finalist. ‘Jumbo Peregrine’

2016 Firstsite’s ‘Essence of Essex’ photography competition - Most popular image, voted by the public. ‘Beach Sea Defences’