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Published Freelance Photographer / PhotoJournalist; Agriculture; Corporate Commissions; Pet & Equestrian portraiture and Rural Events specialist

Derbyshire
Joined April 2010
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“Nothing to see here” A Great White Egret with breakfast @Natures_Voice @NikonEurope
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Ooh lovely 😊 Today’s rain is certainly welcome. @Natures_Voice #Weathernews #Summer2025 #rainfall
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Beautiful 6am walk and a bit of time on the River Dove in the #peakdistrict watching this lovely Dipper @Natures_Voice @SonyUK @TamronUK
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Spot of early morning bird photography and it was lovely to see the next generation of Blackbirds out and about in the garden @Natures_Voice @CanonUKandIE #freelancephotographer
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Racing into the weekend😊 Happy Friday! #farmphotography #lambing2025
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A few days holiday and a bit of bird photography too. Lovely to see this Stone Chat @Natures_Voice @SonyUK @BBCSpringwatch #birdphotography #naturephotos #sony #Devon #wildlife
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2024 - Celebrating 21 years of Rural Pictures, capturing millions of moments and making memories for our wonderful clients #freelancephotographer #agriculturalphotography #memorymaker #letourpicturestellyourstory
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We had a great day at the Midland Shire Foal and sale last Saturday A real pleasure to see so many beautiful horses #shirehorse #freelance #ruralphotographer #equestrianphotography #eventphotography
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The Staffordshire countryside looking beautiful earlier this week as a steam train from the Churnet Valley railway makes its way in the autumn sunshine #steamtrain #staffordshire #steam #scenic
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Capturing a lovely atmospheric shot of a farrier at work #skill #rural #equine #farrier
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Time out in the garden this morning and the chance to do a bit of bird photography. Lovely to see the Blue Tits back again @Natures_Voice #birdphotography #lovemygarden #freelance
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A favourite image from day 1 of our coverage of the Dovedale Sheepdog Trials today #workingdog #BorderCollie #sheepdog #countrylife #sheepdogtrials
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Harvesting whole crop as storm clouds gather again over farmland in Staffordshire #Farm24 #Harvest23 #britishfarming @JohnDeere @Fendt_UKIreland
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Enjoying the beauty of nature whilst out walking my dog this morning #Butterflies #NaturePhotography #walkswithmydog #lovenature
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We love our dog photography here at Rural Pictures and yesterday we had the pleasure of photographing a beautiful #BorderTerrier #dogs #dogphotography #lovedogs
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The #redvgreen tractor debate begins early! These two adorable #flowergirls exchanging views on their #masseyferguson and #johndeere toy tractors
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I came across this beautiful scene on my way back from a commissioned shoot earlier this week. Lovely to see these #beefshorthorn cattle cooling off in the #riverdane
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This House Sparrow was very busy refurbishing his nest with new soft furnishings #birdphotography #GardeningTwitter #helpnature #bbcgardenersworld #bbccountryfile @SonyUK @Natures_Voice
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