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Talks and Lectures Offered

Our talks and lectures include images captured on our travels.

Get to Know Us

Paul and Julia  are both keen naturalists and have travelled throughout the UK and beyond photographing birds and other wildlife.  They have made several visits to visited Bulgaria, Mallorca, Menorca, Cyprus, Lesvos, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Finland, France, Turkey, Goa, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Gambia, California and Texas;  Julia has also birdwatched in Kuwait, Japan and several American states when away on business.

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Paul is a regular lecturer to RSPB, Birdwatching and Natural History Groups, and also to Photography Clubs and Societies.  

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Paul and Julia are members of the Ocean Wildlife Encounters team and provide guest lectures on cruise ships as well as sharing the natural wonders of the world's seas and oceans with passengers on the cruises.  In 2025 Paul has been on cruises to South America, around South and West Africa, to Iceland and Greenland, the Azores and Madeira and shorter UK based cruises.  Julia has also been on several of these cruises.

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Below are details of the talks and lectures available for the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 seasons.  We look forward to sharing our experiences and images with you.

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Talks and Lectures

We are offer a variety of talks and lectures for groups and societies.  Visit the Gallery for a sample of images from our talks.

All talks can be delivered via Zoom if required - I have a paid for zoom account, so there is no need to limit a talk to 45 minutes.

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New for 2026 
Icelandic Birding

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In 2025 Paul made three visits to Iceland as a Guest Lecturer for Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines, as part of the Ocean Wildlife Encounters Team.  His shore days were spent surrounded by breeding waders, wildfowl and terns.  Whilst cruising around Iceland, he was torn between seabirds and cetaceans.

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ULTIMA FRONTIERA - ULTIMATE BIRDING

New for 2025

In May 2024 Paul and Julia spent a week photographing the wildlife on the Danube Delta in Romania.  Golden Jackal, Bee-eater, Roller, Hoopoe,  Red-footed Falcon and Collared Pratincole are amongst the many species photographed.

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BOTSWANA UNDER CANVAS


New for 2025

In September 2024, Paul and Julia visited the Okavango Delta and Chobe in Botswana,  rather than stay in Safari Lodges, they choose a tented safari, allowing maximum time for photography.  Join them as they relive their experience in colour and monochrome.

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SEABIRDS AND CETACEANS


Paul and Julia are now part of a team of the Ocean Wildlife Encounters guest speakers on Fred Olsen cruises. This talk covers some of the seabirds, cetaceans and other sea-mammals seen on their trips.  

New for 2024

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IN A FLASH

New for 2024

Paul has used flash for a variety of subjects.  In this talk he shows how he has used flash at night for nocturnal mammals and birds, flash for macro-photography and more recently in a unique way with Rear Curtain Flash to capture movement.

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MY YEAR


This talk is a calendar of the previous year's exploits, with highlights from each month.   This talk is also an ideal introduction to the other talks available.

 

GAMBIAN EXPERIENCE


Paul and Julia visited Gambia in January 2017 and 2018, and again in December 2022.  Share their experience as they venture up river and back to the Atlantic coast.

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TARIFA - GATEWAY TO AFRICA​

Tarifa in Andalucia is famous for the numbers of birds that pass through on their way to North Africa each Autumn and then again in Spring on their northwards migration. We have made trips to Tarifa in 2017, 2018 and 2019.


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BEAR ESSENTIALS​

In May 2019, Paul visited Finland, close to the border with Russia, where he spent five days photographing Brown Bears, Wolverines and other wildlife in Taiga.  He has since returned four times.


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UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

This talk explores the world of invertebrates and plants as seen through the macro lens and is updated with new images each year.

Fees

Fees for talks start at £75 (for venues within 50 miles of Holmes Chapel (our base) ) plus expenses for mileage and overnight accommodation if required.   We can also offer a zoom alternative for a fixed fee of £75 per talk.  Talks usually last for around 90 minutes and can allow for a break in the middle for refreshments.  If you require a shorter tAlk just ask as several talks can be customised .  Click on the Book Now for further information,  including availability.
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