Mark Hamblin
Hello. I have been working as a freelance nature photographer since 1995 having become captivated by wildlife as a teenager growing up in the Midlands. Having spent my 20's and 30's in Sheffield, where I gained a love of the hills, I now live and work in the Scottish Highlands with access to much bigger hills! I also travel, both around UK and elsewhere, with a particular leaning towards Scandinavia. I especially enjoy working on longer term projects close to home, where I feel more in tune with the seasonal rhythms of the natural world.
Whilst I am still active in providing stock images to international agencies, more of my time has been spent on collaborative projects that includes Tooth & Claw– a photo-documentary that explores our relationship with Britain's predators. I am also a founding director of the Wild Media Foundation– a social enterprise that aims to promote conservation issues through stimulating visual imagery and commentary. Last year (2009), I undertook assignments to Lithuania and Holland for Wild Wonders of Europe, the largest ever pan-european nature photography project.
Outside of nature photography I am an avid Manchester United armchair fan and hold great admiration for those people who achieve sporting prowess (perhaps with the exception of darts players!). I am also in total awe of folk who have the nerve and ability to climb the great peaks of the world and who battle extreme natural elements.
