Andrew Neal 01/11/2024 Andrew Neal 01/11/2024

Save The Middlewick Ranges : Art Exhibition

A group exhibition at Colchester LEAF: Climate Community Centre to highlight the importance of Middlewick Ranges and the catastrophic effects the proposed development would have on this nationally important site.

Andrew Neal 30/09/2024 Andrew Neal 30/09/2024

2024 British Photography Awards

I have been fortunate enough to get a photograph shortlisted in the 2024 British Photography Awards. It can be voted for in the people's choice, through their website.

Andrew Neal 25/03/2024 Andrew Neal 25/03/2024

Leaf Studies

Close-up macro studies of leaves, looking at the tiny structural details hidden from the naked eye.

Andrew Neal 03/03/2024 Andrew Neal 03/03/2024

Don’t Poke The Hornet’s Nest

I recently found an abandoned hornet’s nest and got some close-up shots of the incredible structure

Andrew Neal 19/11/2023 Andrew Neal 19/11/2023

The British Photography Awards Gala

British Photography Awards gala night, held in the ballroom of the Dorchester.

Andrew Neal 22/09/2023 Andrew Neal 22/09/2023

2023 British Photography Awards

I have been fortunate enough to get two photographs shortlisted in the 2023 British Photography Awards. They can be voted for in the people's choice, through their website.

Andrew Neal 09/06/2023 Andrew Neal 09/06/2023

Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider Moulting

I was in the right place at the right time when I witnessed a Walnut Orb-Weaver spider, moulting. An incredible process which took the spider around 40 minutes to complete.

Andrew Neal 19/05/2023 Andrew Neal 19/05/2023

The Secret Life of the Adder

Having been observing and photographing my local adders for over 8 years now, I have amassed quite an extensive collection of images. I recently went through that archive and catalogued all the individuals I had seen over the years.

In doing so I uncovered some fascinating discoveries about their behaviour and secretive lives which I would have previously been completely oblivious to.

Andrew Neal 27/02/2023 Andrew Neal 27/02/2023

Garden Firecrests

A pair of rare firecrests turn up in my back garden

Andrew Neal 18/01/2023 Andrew Neal 18/01/2023

New Year Marsh Walks

New Year visits to the marshes, looking for birds of prey.

Andrew Neal 11/12/2022 Andrew Neal 11/12/2022

Slime Mould

A look at some of the tiny slime moulds that can be found if you search woodlands after some rain

Andrew Neal 20/11/2022 Andrew Neal 20/11/2022

Wrinkled Peaches

An unexpected find in the woods, the Red Listed mushroom species Rhodotus palmatus, commonly known as the wrinkled peach

Andrew Neal 05/11/2022 Andrew Neal 05/11/2022

Leaf Mining Caterpillars

A closer look at leaf mining caterpillars

Andrew Neal 26/10/2022 Andrew Neal 26/10/2022

Orb-Weaver Bonanza

Photographing Garden Spiders in the woods

Andrew Neal 21/10/2022 Andrew Neal 21/10/2022

New Greetings Cards

I have now fully re-stocked my greetings cards and have some new designs available featuring some of my most recent photographs.

Andrew Neal 29/09/2022 Andrew Neal 29/09/2022

DOA - A Closer look at Ethics in Macro Photography

A case study looking at my own experiences photographing a dead wasp, compared to a living one and a look at the moral/ethical implications of using dead invertebrates within wildlife photography.