Gannets & Owls

PHOTO WORKSHOP – Explore and photograph these two incredible bird species – gannets and owls – as they take to the wing from the sea cliffs and the meadowland. As well as gannets there are both barn owls and short-eared owls, but you’ll also see Razorbills, Puffins, Guillemots, Fulmar, Kittiwakes, Herring Gulls and Shags.
Small group – only 6 places

Quiet Nature

PHOTO WORKSHOP – Immerse yourself in nature, photographing its beauty, shapes, textures, patterns and colours. It’s a mindful and relaxing approach to photographing details and landscapes, and can be very rewarding, both for you and your photography. It will help you with your composition and to see better and more powerful images when photographing bigger landscapes too. ONLY 5 PLACES. Discount for registered Eye for the Light readers.

Crazy Red Squirrels

PHOTO WORKSHOP – Meet and photograph the charismatic and sometimes crazy red squirrels. They’re fast moving and always engaging. If you think photographing them is easy, then think again! You’ll learn how to read their behaviour then be ready to capture some shots. There’ll lots of wild birds so we’ll photograph them too. ONLY 5 PLACES. Discount for registered Eye for the Light readers.

Carnivals & Festivals – Böögg and Fritschi

Sechseläuten festival, Zürich, Switzerland. Böögg the snowman is burnt on a huge bonfire on the main square, at six o'clock sharp, and his head blown off with fireworks. The precise length of time taken to reach that point determines how good or bad a summer the city is in for. On 17 April 2023 it took over 50 minutes. © Rudolf Abraham

Rudolf Abraham tells us why he loves photographing carnivals and traditional festivals, focusing on two he has covered in Switzerland over the past year.

Podcast – Angie Nicholson

As a champion of women photographers, Angie Nicholson is an inspiration. She’s a journalist, camera gear reviewer, competition judge and the driving force behind both Camera Jabber and the SheClicks community. All this makes for a fascinating conversation.

Photography with a conscience

Leica M6

We often hear people talk about responsible photography but there is more to it than what you do when you’re travelling or out shooting. It starts with your camera gear and considering buying in the secondhand market is an easy way you can make a difference.

Photography by design

Find a photographic style is something which usually takes time, but for Linda Wride it has developed from her love of art, shape and form; something which was present from a very young age and is now coming through in her images.

Celebrating difference

Melania Sinibaldi is a photographer with a different perspective on photography and the world around us. Her vision of the things she photographs is all about connection and communicating the feelings they evoke.

Podcast – Marek Biegalski

Marek Biegalski is a landscape photographer. Inspired by the vast fire and ice landscapes of Iceland, he took to the air to get a different perspective. his drone and aerial photography from a plane. Listen to this Newton & Coe podcast to hear his story.

Learn how to shoot video

A baby elephant wanders the plains of Mara North. This herd of elephant, and in particular this baby provided hours of entertainment. It was always inquisitive and often playful, clearly desperate to let its adventurous side out and explore. Being so young though, it didn’t quite have the confidence, remaining close to the herd under the watchful eye of its mother. Moving with, and photographing a herd of elephant as they wander across the plains of Mara North leaves a deep feeling of acceptance and trust. This herd was always incredibly relaxed, and almost welcoming. At times it felt like they had an understanding that I was there to there to observe and appreciate their existence.

Would you let to get to grips with shooting video? Would you like to know how to shoot short films, Instagram reels and promotional videos on your stills camera? Join this workshop with Matthew Williams-Ellis to find out how to do it.

Two Feet, One Lens – Hiking the Juliana Trail

Julian Alps, Slovenia © Rudolf Abraham

In the second instalment of Two Feet, One Lens, Rudolf Abraham describes his experience on the Juliana Trail in Slovenia – a 330km circuit of the country’s highest mountain, Triglav.

Podcast – Cristina Mittermeier

Cristina ‘Mitty’ Mittermeier is a force of nature. A Mexican photographer, marine biologist, conservationist and activist she is a leading light in conservation photography with a particular passions for our oceans

Photographing birds – a wing and a prayer?

Photographing birds isn’t as easy as it looks but you don’t have to do it on a wing and a prayer. Here we take a look at different approaches, how to get started, the equipment you need and some useful techniques to help get the shots.

Capturing character in people photography

How do you make more than just ordinary portraits and people shots? How do you approach people photography on your travels to capture your subject’s character? Irish travel photographer Trevor Cole works with indigenous people around the world and here he give some insights to his approaches to capturing people’s character in his photos

Dinner or deadly – foraging for fungi

Nature’s larder is abundant with fruits, plants and fungi. In the woods you’ll find lots to eat, lots to avoid and many things with medicinal properties so it’s time to go framing for fungi. With a bushcraft expert, an adventure in autumn woodland proved to be a fascinating experience.

Podcast – Tiffany Coates

Some people are born for adventure and Tiffany Coates is one of them. A motorcycle journey to India started adventures around the world, many solo, and she’s now the world’s foremost female motorcycle adventurer. Here she talks to Newton & Coe about her life, how she discovered motorbiking and the many adventures it’s taken her on.

We’re fishing ourselves out of existence

With COP28 fast approaching, what is the real state of our planet now? Not the sanitised version which our politicians would have us believe as an excuse for their inaction, but the reality. In the third in this series on environment, climate change and conservation, Martin Hartley looks at the current state of our planet and how climate impacts are being felt today around the world.

Two Feet, One Lens – Switzerland

Travelling with camera gear can be challenging but never more so when you have to carry everything yourself every step of the way. In Two feet, one lens, photographer Rudolf Abraham does just that and in this first adventure he takes us on the Tour des Combins in the Swiss Alps.

Podcast – Jonathan & Angie Scott

Well known for their photography and film making, Jonathan and Angie Scott have made Kenya’s Masai Mara their home and the focus of their creative efforts and conservation initiatives. Here they talk to Newton & Coe about their many projects and approaches to the natural world.

Climate photography today

A tale of two oceans. Photography is at the forefront of documenting changes in our climate. Both the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans are important markers of both change and the rate of change. In the second feature in this series, Martin Hartley takes a look at the contrasting way these two oceans have been and are being documented.

Our planet – earth in focus

Martin Hartley is an adventure and expedition photographer. In the course of his work he visits some of the most extreme and fragile parts of our planet, often with scientists, anthropologists and climate journalists. For him, climate change is real and evident. In this series he examines the issues around climate, conservation and the people and environments affected by it.