G e o f f  S i m p s o n  P h o t o g r a p h y

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Geoff Simpson is a naturalist, photographer and lecturer specialising in capturing evocative and expressive images of the natural world with a particular interest in the complex relationship between mother nature and man. His travels todate have taken him from remote boreal forests in Scandinavia, to the Shetland Isles archipelago in the North Atlantic, to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalusía and remote rainforests of the Nguru Mountains in Tanzania and many thousands of points in between is endowed with incredible biodiversity and natural beauty that inspires Geoff in so many different ways.

b i o g r a p h y

Born in Jesmond Dene and brought up in rural Northumberland, England, Geoff is an outstanding field naturalist and lifelong conservation advocate with a limitless passion for the preservation of nature. Showcased on the Microsoft Expression Media website and described in UK editorial publications, Digital Camera and Photography Monthly magazines as "one of today's finest nature and landscape photographers." Geoff left the optical world of electron spectroscopes, dichroscopes and the world of crystallography behind in pursuit of his passion and has worked professionally since 2002. Residing on the edge of  the Peak District National Park with stunning views from his office of the regions highest location "Kinder Scout." An accomplished classically trained musician playing the oboe, his interests include camping, hill walking and reading literature on themes related to adventure, exploration and human endurance.

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"My passion for natural history and the desire to be outdoors was installed from early childhood. Nature forays along the banks of Northumberland's, River Wansbeck accompanied by my father and grandfather would often be a rewarded by a fleeting glimpse of a kingfisher, a leaping salmon making its arduous journey up river; watching countless numbers of elvers and catching bullheads from the stepping stones below the historic Bothal Castle. These early childhood experiences nurtured a deep respect and passion for nature that remains as strong today. During my formative years my influences were wildlife artists Keith Shackleton, Sir Peter Scott and J.C. Harrison as opposed to photographers. As a teenager a chance meeting with eminent wildlife artist Charles Tunnicliffe at Rostherne Mere and in the late 1990's with wildlife photographer Tui de Roy on the island of Skomer only served to fuel the desire to capture natural history in one form of media or another. An enthusiastic watercolour artist I decided to leave the brushes behind in favour of the camera in 1998 and found inspiration in the work of American photographers Eliot Porter and Galen Rowell and nature writer Rachel Carson. This migration to photography was born partly out of my desire to reacquaint and document the various expressions of nature I had witnessed and to present my encounters to a wider audience through various forms of visual media."

e t h o s

"My ethos is that of a field naturalist first and foremost. Being constantly on the lookout for new and interesting subjects to photograph has undoubtedly enhanced the quality of my interactions with the natural world. With my work I hope to promote awareness, dignity and respect and try to convey my own empathetic feeling of awe over the wonders, the beauty and spirit of the natural world. If people are moved by something, they inevitably want to know more about it; there is something to keep and cherish. I prefer to show the strength in the ordinary, the often overlooked but equally important aspects of nature. Photographing wild creatures in wild places and capturing the exclusive sprit of my subject is what I live for and photography is the means by which I am able share my passion. Photographing and observing what are considered uncommon events to the human eye, though everyday occurrences to the creatures who play out these scenes is often an arduous task but one that fuels every passionate nature photographer."

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A new and exciting collection consisting of over 9,000 digital white background images inspired by American natural history painter John James Audubon and numerous Victorian natural history illustrators. The collection contains images suitable for editorial and illustrative purposes. Subject range includes common garden biodiversity, solitary bee, earwigs, slugs, snails to the vast array of British & Iberian wildflowers, orchids, insects including many species of leaf insect, preying mantis, bee, wasp, dragonfly and tropical bug. Amphibians including all European species of salamander, newt, tree frog and a number of species of South American poison arrow frog. Reptiles including all the major locality morphs of Madagascan Panther Chameleon, Carpet, Fischer's, Parson's, Von Hohnel's, European, Africanus and various pygmy chameleon species including Rhampholeon acuminatus and Rhampholeon spinosum, leaf gecko and all British native amphibian and reptile species. Scorpions, seashells, crystalline minerals including andalusite, kunzite, spodumene, tourmaline, zoisite etc make up part of the collection. Distribution of all digital images will commence in the spring of 2010.

i n t e r n a t i o n a l   a w a r d s

• 2008 - Nature's Best - Windland Smith Rice International Awards - Highly Honoured - Wildlife category
• 2005 - International Wildbird Photographer Awards - Overall Winner - Birds In Britain category

t e l e v i s i o n   a n d   r a d i o

• BBC 1 - Countryfile
• BBC 1 - North-West Tonight
• BBC Radio 4
• BBC Radio Manchester
• BBC Radio Scotland

i n t e r n e t

• Natural history multimedia resource ARKive "Images of Life on Earth" contributor.

• A former contributing editor with www.naturephotographers.net - in 2001 Geoff founded the UKNP/European forum.

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