Our ContributorsPhotographersGareth Goldthorpe (10) More files... https://ggoldthorpe.myportfolio.com
Without a doubt, my passion for photography is borne from a love for, and fascination in the natural world. It has also shaped my professional life, having been working in nature conservation for almost three decades. Working for various international NGOs has taken me to some fascinating and beautiful parts of the world and, when I started on this path, it seemed only natural to try and capture some of this beauty. Photography was an obvious format to use and so, about twenty years ago, I bought a Canon EOS 300 camera (a film camera which I still have but, sadly no-longer use) and began trying to translate the world around me onto film.

I stuck with that camera for about 10 years and there is a cupboard in my parent’s house that is full of old slides and negatives. However, when I met some photographers (far better than me) in Malaysia, I was persuaded to go digital and so, sticking with Canon, I bought a 50D and a 100-400mm lens. Since then, I have upgraded to a 6D (which was stolen last year from the base-camp on Mount Kazbeg, in Georgia) and then, about a year ago, to the impressive (but pricey) 5D Mark IV.

Currently, I find myself taking some time-out from work in order to build a portfolio and evolve my photography skills. This hiatus from a regular income cannot last for ever (or, indeed, much longer) and I am looking for ways to bring photography into my professional life in a more formal way; a way for my photographs to become a tool for helping biodiversity conservation.
A wild pear tree and juniper growing in the landscape of Armenia tree,trees,plant,plantlife,flora,foliage,leaves,landscape,habitat,valley,grassland,fields,field,pink,wild,pear tree,Anthophyta,Magnoliopsida,Rosales,Rosaceae,Pyrus,juniper,Plantae,Tracheophyta,Conifer
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A wild pear tree and juniper growing in the landscape of Armenia
A radio-collared grey wolf laying dead after it was killed by dogs predator,carnivore,canine,wolf,wolves,hunter,canidae,canis,dog,dead,victim,prey,attack,hunted,radio-collar,radio,collared,persecution,Grey wolf,Canis lupus,Dog, Coyote, Wolf, Fox,Canidae,Chordates,Cho
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A radio-collared grey wolf laying dead after it was killed by dogs
A muster of white storks standing in a large nest bird,birds,birdlife,avian,aves,bill,wader,long legs,long legged,nest,nesting,roost,roosting,group,muster,stork,storks,black and white,White stork,Ciconia ciconia,Chordates,Chordata,Storks,Ciconiidae,C
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A muster of white storks standing in a large nest
A Sumatran orangutan grinning at the camera orangutan,ape,great ape,apes,great apes,primate,primates,jungle,jungles,forest,forests,rainforest,hominidae,hominids,hominid,Asia,fur,hair,black and white,mammal,mammals,vertebrate,vertebrates,arborea
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A Sumatran orangutan grinning at the camera
Eurasian griffon on the ground amongst tall grass Griffon vulture,Eurasian griffon vulture,aves,bird,birds,birdlife,avian,birds of prey,vulture,Accipitridae,plumage,feathers,shallow focus,grassland,scavenger,Eurasian griffon,Gyps fulvus,Hawks, Eagles
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Eurasian griffon on the ground amongst tall grass
Sumatran rhinos Indonesian recovery programme rhinos,rhino,herbivores,herbivore,vertebrate,mammal,mammals,terrestrial,pygmy rhinoceros,pygmy rhino,Asian two-horned rhinoceros,cute,black and white,friends,relationship,recovery program,conservation
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Sumatran rhinos Indonesian recovery programme
Geese and their goslings domestic,domestic goose,domestic geese,bird,birds,birdlife,avian,aves,wings,feathers,bill,plumage,waterfowl,geese,goose,black and white,family,chicks,chick,gosling,goslings,gaggle,parents,parenthood,y
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Geese and their goslings
A pair of gazelle on alert in the grassland gazelle,antelope,antelopes,herbivores,herbivore,vertebrate,mammal,mammals,terrestrial,ungulate,horns,horn,Africa,African,grassland,savanna,savannah,negative space,shallow focus,grazers,alert,looking a
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A pair of gazelle on alert in the grassland
A Caucasian agama basking in the sun agama,lizard,lizards,reptile,reptiles,scales,scaly,reptilia,lizards and snakes,terrestrial,cold blooded,spiny,spikey,armour,shallow focus,close up,rock,sunbathing,basking,Animalia,Chordata,Squamata,Ig
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A Caucasian agama basking in the sun
Goldfinch perching on thistle bird,birds,birdlife,avian,aves,wings,feathers,bill,plumage,perch,perched,perching,sitting,finch,finches,flower,flowers,thistle,shallow focus,close up,colourful,summer,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,Per
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Goldfinch perching on thistle