Wildlife photography workshops Lancashire
We are pleased to announce that we will be providing wildlife photography workshops as part of the North West Bird Watching Festival which takes place on 22nd and 23rd November at Martin Mere in Lancashire.
Our very own Barrie Kelly will be running a number of wildlife photography workshops over the course of the weekend.
The workshops are free and can be booked directly with Martin Mere on 01704 895181.
If you are not familiar with Martin Mere, it is owned and operated by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and is a centre of world renown that really comes into its own in winter when it attracts migrating birds in huge flocks such as pink-footed geese and wigeon, many whooper swans and occasional rarer birds such as the snow goose.
It is also excellent for wintering birds of prey such as hen harrier, peregrine and merlin.
It has 11 observation hides across its hundreds of acres offering outstanding photography opportunities
In addition to the wildlife photography workshops, an exhibition of Barrie’s work will be on show from Monday 3rd November to Friday 5th December and mounted prints of some of Barrie’s stunning work shot around the world will be available to buy. They would make beautiful Christmas gifts for any wildlife photographer or anyone who appreciates the beauty of nature.
What will the wildlife photography workshops cover?
Barrie will go into detail on how he approaches his work generally and using images taken from his exhibition explain how he got the shot and the technical challenges it presented.
Barrie is a former Olympic athlete who says his success in wildlife photography owes much to the determination and focused pursuit of excellence learned whilst competing at the highest level in sport.
Barrie’s wildlife photography began with a point and shoot camera he borrowed when he was on a safari in 1990. A hobby turned into a passion which has taken him around the world on assignments and now he uses his skills as part of North West Photography Courses to teach others.
The workshops are free but sure to be booked up very quickly so please don’t hesitate to call Martin Mere on 01704 895181
