Harry Martin Photography

A puffin stands watch over the most isolated part of the British isles; St Kilda. Photographing puffins in the most remote part of the main island Hirta at dawn was no easy task, I'm over the moon with this! @StKildaNTS @GotoStKilda @N_T_S

Creativity can come from anywhere, time and familiarity with a subject however are a great starting point. Tick off the obvious shots so you don’t feel under pressure or stressed if an idea doesn’t pan out. I’m undecided on this result. What are your thoughts, be honest!

How is it nearly half-way through August already?! Might as well start putting up the Christmas decorations now. I've still to edit the thousands of puffin images from Shetland a few weeks ago but here's one I've just exported showcasing their comical behaviour.

A lovely feature of some guiding I did for OurLifeonSkye - youtube.com/watch?v=NQzdWu7x…

The only image I've edited from a week in Shetland - a lucky capture as I hadn't actually realised I got my customer and the puffin all in frame together. #WexMondays #sharemondays24 #fsprintmondays #appicoftheweek

It's been a busy few weeks with a whole variety of work from commercial shoots and events, to lots of otter guiding. Here's one fresh from first light today and a beautiful close encounter. #WexMondays #fsprintmonday #sharemondays2024

I still remember my first glimpse of an African wild dog through thick bush in Zimbabwe. It was a fleeting view and since I've sought out opportunities to capture these charismatic hounds. I'm back in Botswana later this year and keeping my fingers crossed!

Just a couple of weeks until I'm filling up my already saturated hard drives with a few more thousand images of Shetland's seabirds. Why do I still so many pictures of them you might wonder? I gain immense enjoyment from simply going through the motions of wildlife photography.

Some awesome footage of a golden eagle!

The days are SO long at this time of year. Days blend seamlessly together. My body clock is in purgatory. But I can be very productive. Otter spotting at 4am, a 2 hour sleep, phone calls and meetings, dog walk, and back out in the evening for a 2 hour sunset shoot.

Topics for an upcoming newsletter are between "Never delete RAW files", "Default Settings", and "why the rule of thirds is effective". You probably get a lot of emails and spam which is why I try really hard to make it worthwhile reading and not just spam. harrymartinphotography.co.uk…

Counting down the next 6 weeks till I'm back in Shetland guiding. Glad to hear there's been good sightings of Skua back on these cliffs after a heavy hit due to bird flu. Fingers crossed for a good recovery of the population.

Thinking about selling my RF 800mm f11, an amazingly good lens for the price and so lightweight. If anyone wants first dibs let me know. Offers in the region of £720

It might be cliche to go for a star burst but do I care? Heck no. A shift in our weather after what seems like days of clear skies finally gave some drama.

As a graduate in biological and climate sciences this goes a long way to expressing my cynical view of today’s world when it comes to climate change. The drum has been beaten for decades with no response. One of other reasons I don’t want children, what a bleak future.

I've just written a newsletter with a short essay on my approach to exposure! I don't just send out sales emails or blatant attempts to garner your email address, each email has a thought-provoking take on a photography topic. Sign up if you want to read: harrymartinphotography.co.uk…