Wildlife Photographer and Filmmaker UK

Wildlife photographer with a passion for nature conservation, spending time in the great outdoors capturing these fantastic creatures, unique environment for everyone to see, is just amazing.

My father was an avid photographer, cameras lying around the house, so it was just natural for me to pick one up wherever I went. My photographic journey started on film with a Practica MTL5 SLR camera, and I remember playing truant from school to photograph, toads and spiders in my local wood.

My passion for wildlife grew, the turning point was a trip to Exmoor, feeling quite low, I thought an adventure was needed. Packing the Landrover for a road trip, no real plan in mind, explore the Moors. Drove through the night, parked adjacent to a meadow and set about making camp and brewing a coffee. The morning was cold, foggy with an eirie silence hanging in the air. From the morning mist came a bellowing sound, a Red Deer stag was calling his hinds, that moment transformed my passion for these majestic beasts.

Wildlife & Nature Photographer ©2020 Peter Haken