ACKNOWLEDGED AS A NUMBER ONE CHOICE

FOR WILDLIFE WORKSHOPS IN THE UK

The Japanese actually loved the image and said so but decided that the average person would not be able to take an image to match it because it was technically too clever.  You have to remember that this was taken on transparency film and long before the introduction of digital cameras and the use of computer software to manipulate images.  Today it is a piece of cake to add a moon to an image or anything else for that matter!  How was it done?  Well you will have to join George on one of his workshops and ask him yourself.

Tawny Owl & the Moon

George McCarthy has been taking wildlife images as a professional UK photographer for over twenty-five years. Not surprisingly his work has taken him far and wide in the quest for new and exciting pictures. He is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and, as testament to the quality of his work and his experience, currently sits on the nature judging panel for Associateship and Fellowship applications from around the world.

Barn Owl hunting the banks of the river Adur in Sussex

He is also an experienced tour and workshop leader and under the banner of his own company, Nature Photography Pro Tours, he has run many photography tours both in this country and abroad including over twenty to the USA State of Florida alone!  In 2005 he and his wife Angie spent an amazing year travelling over 30,000 miles around North America in a Winnebago just taking pictures of the wildlife and the fabulous scenery they encountered.

Wild Alaskan Black Bear "Chilling Out".

European Common Bittern

Not surprisingly, his photographs are sold around the world.  Corbis, his main international picture agency, once sold two of his images to the same client for a staggering twenty thousand US dollars! There are not many pro photographers in the UK shooting solely wildlife who can match that.
 

Despite all the exotic locations (and some not quite so exotic) George’s real passion is for photographing British wildlife and the countryside.  That’s his speciality and over the years he has accumulated an intimate understanding of his subjects and couples that with superb field craft to come up with his pictures. 
 

Stately Red Stag during the rut

Today he spends much of his time passing on his knowledge and skills in a diverse and unique series of workshops that are quickly becoming the number 1 choice for fast track wildlife workshops in the UK. Why not join him to improve your techniques or perhaps to add some of the rarer more difficult subjects to your portfolio. 

Aseroe rubra One of Britains rarest fungi

If you are into fungi photography you could have no better leader than George who has published two books on this subject.  First editions of his original book entitled "The Wild Mushroom" now fetch 4-5 times the cover price in the USA!  A copy was sold last year on EBay for £80 - see what you can buy one for by clicking on the books tab. 

You can join one of the group workshops that are held in a friendly relaxed atmosphere or why not have your own personal one-to-one course that will be professionally designed to fast track your specific needs?  One to one prices start as little as £150 so why not treat some one special even if the special person is you?

"The Dormouse is asleep again" said Alice

First we suggest you take a look at this years schedule by clicking on the "Workshop Dates" tab.  To see the illustrated details of any courses simply click on the workshop title.  If there is a workshop that you would like to participate in we suggest you first read the booking terms and conditions.  From there decide whether you want to join a group or go for a 1-1 and just use the appropriate tab at the bottom of each page.