About Beardynature
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Where it began…..
Back in the early 2000s, I purchased a digital SLR camera and began to take pictures. It was a second-hand Samsung / Pentax that started my in photography journey.
I loved being out with my camera, taking pictures of anything and everything. Then in 2005 my son arrived, and I suddenly had a person who didn’t mind (or have a choiceabout) me sticking a camera in his face.
Not always a Straight line…..
It sort of developed from there. While being out in parks and on days out, I started taking pictures of the things around me. I've always had an interest in the natural world, and it grew from there. I started to look for things to take pictures of, including colourful flowers, insects, and birds, as well as the daily 200 pictures of my son playing and growing up.
Then in 2014, my mental health hit rock bottom and my world collapsed. Everything changed. From there I used photography as a road back to getting back to some sort of normal. I was out most days using the quiet time to figure out life and take a few pictures. This is where my interest in nature rocketed and I would sometimes sit for hours waiting for something to click in my head or something to land, fly past or appear in front of my camera. This gave me some space to breathe and try and put my head back on straight some days with varying degrees of success.
Not quite there yet …….
And so the journey continues. Still chasing nature & wildlife with my camera I get out as often as I can. Using the space to reset and learn about the local natural world. With the help of friends, family, and my amazing wife. I am able to take pictures, spend time outside while keeping my head on straight in the chaos of the world.
Enjoy all the images on here and don’t forget to follow me on Instagram & Facebook or email me if you would like to enquire about buying any of the images in digital, printed, or framed format.
Also visit my event page to see some of my other photography .
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