About Me

Most of my early years were spent outside walking around Start Point with an old 35mm "Zenith E" camera trying to take pictures of sea birds without much success. When I used to get the films back, 35 out of 36 pictures were a blur and I would get one good one, which really was the story for me before Digital.

One good thing pre-digital did was taught me how to sneak up on birds and animals and it made me study my prey more and this has stood me in good stead since. All the wild life shots on this web site were shot in the wild - there are no staged shots, which (unfortunately) are becoming common elsewhere.

I have also been interested to broaden my library of pictures and have started with sport, trains and other means of transport, but my main love is wildlife photography. You can't beat the buzz after spending three and half hours waiting for the shot and it all comes together, you go home and download on to the computer and the picture is better than you expected - you can't beat that feeling.

I have been very privileged to have met wildlife experts who have shared their expertise with me, like the Barn Owl Trust and the wardens and volunteers at Dawlish Warren. Farmers and game keepers have pointed me in the right direction and I thank them for trusting me on their land. I would also like to thank Teignmouth Rowing Club for taking me in and allowing me to take photos from the safety boat on race days. Lastly I want thank family and friends for their support, especially Chris G, Graham W, Ian C, and Roger F for their constant encouragement and pushing me to do something with the little bit of talent I have.

I hope you enjoy looking at the website.

Simon :o)

© Simon Thurgood 2010
Images on this website may not be put as any part of any collection without any prior written permission.