Articles by: Ben Sutcliffe

Voyage through the High North

The Arctic. When most people think of this remote area of the planet, they probably think of climate change and polar bears or maybe they think of ice and freezing temperatures. But in this blog I will give an account of my recent experience on board an expedition vessel, voyaging […]

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Bear watching in Slovenia

When people thinking of going to Europe to watch or photograph bears, they usually think of Finland. But in actual fact bears are spread widely across Europe all the way from Spain to Russia. In fact, there are approximately 14,000 brown bears fragmented across the European continent. One of my […]

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Spring is on the Way!

I don’t know about you but I have definitely felt over the last few weeks spring is definitely on the way. I heard my first chiffchaff just a couple of days ago, which is something I always look forward to every year. The characteristic call which is almost onomatopoeic “chiffchaff […]

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My local patch

As a wildlife photography tour guide, I have been very lucky to have the opportunity to travel to far flung places, such as the Brazilian Pantanal, the Colombian Andes and South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. All of which are incredible in their own right, but going to those places […]

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Photographing the deer rut

For as long as I can remember, I have been photographing deer. In fact, I learnt pretty much everything I know about wildlife photography from photographing them. So, every year when autumn comes around, I always get a little excited as I know that this is the time when deer […]

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Into the Heart of Jaguar Land

As a professional wildlife photographer and tour guide, one of my favourite places to travel to is the Brazilian Pantanal. This area is most famous for the third largest cat in the world, the jaguar. The name jaguar comes from an indigenous name “yaguar” which means “he who kills with […]

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