Okefenokee - Blackwater Swamp
A huge swamp in southern Georgia, USA. Here a bustling breeding colony of wading birds attracts some unwelcome attention …. Skyvision for Animal Planet and National Geographic.
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The Return of the Shad with Julia Manning
A short film about a print-maker who gets her inspiration from - and gets involved with - stories from the natural world.
One small garden in the city
A short film I made during lockdown in my partner's garden in Bristol.
Making Sense of Gilfach
Gilfach Nature Reserve in mid-Wales is run by Radnorshire Wildlife Trust. This short film presented by Iolo Williams was commissioned for their new Visitor Centre, opened in May 2018.
H is for Hawk
Based on Helen MacDonald's best selling book about training a goshawk after the death of her father. Produced by Mike Birkhead Associates for The Natural World.
First broadcast 19.10.17 on BBC 2.
SPRINGWATCH 2017: The River Keeper
The River Kennet - a classic English chalk stream - through the eyes of its keeper, Rob Starr, as winter turns to spring.
Spring watch 2016 - Sea Lampreys spawning
I filmed these bizarre and very ancient fish in the River Wye.
Like salmon, they spend most of their adult lives at sea, returning to freshwater to spawn and die.
SHOWREEL 2015
A collection of some of my favourite shots from the last few years ... updated August 2015.
SPRINGWATCH 2015: TOADS
The mass spawning of toads on the site of an old lead mine in the Mendips. Narrated by Michaela Strachan.
'Super-Powered Owls'
A sequence from BBC 2's Natural World series that explores the extraordinary sensory powers of owls. First broadcast March 2015.
Winterwatch 2015
A personal portrait of the Somerset Levels in winter. Broadcast on BBC 2 January 19th 2015.
Wild Mexico: the vegetarian spider
This jumping spider steals food that an Acacia plant has laid on for the ants that live within the plant and protect it. This was all filmed in the wild and to counteract the constant breeze we had to use strings tied to heavy camera cases to keep the stems of the plant as still as possible.
Wild Mexico: Monarch Butterflies
In central Mexico, in a few scattered mountain pine forests, the entire population of North America's monarch butterflies come to spend winter before migrating north to breed and feed and start the cycle all over again.
Man the Super Predator
From 'Unnatural Selection' which traces how man has changed the course of evolution in unexpected ways. Produced by Skyvision for Terra Mater.
Cliff Swallows
Unnatural Selection is about man's often surprising effects on the path of evolution. Here cliff swallows in the USA are changing in response to traffic. Produced by Skyvision for Terra Mater.
Orchid Bees
This clip featuring orchid bees in Florida was my contribution to Steve Nicholl's fascinating film about orchids … "Sex & Lies" - the first in a mini-series about 'Plants Behaving Badly". Skyvision for Terra Mater.
Okefenokee - Blackwater Swamp
A huge swamp in southern Georgia, USA. Here a bustling breeding colony of wading birds attracts some unwelcome attention …. Skyvision for Animal Planet and National Geographic.
Atchafalaya - River Swamp
The Atchafalaya river in Louisiana, USA, is an off shoot of the Mississippi. But - untamed - it meanders through a maze of lakes, bayous and marshes on its lazy journey south to the Gulf of Mexico. Skyvision for Animal Planet and National Geographic.
Timelapse Disasters No. 2
Not a good idea to include the track in this shot ...
Timelapse Disasters No. 1
An occasional series which shows how the unexpected can completely ruin your plans. This was from a shoot on Meerkat Manor - the rising sun was to play through the branches of the trees and send shadows gracefully sweeping across the foreground …. I didn't bargain for a horse with a mind of its own.
Cats of Claw Hill clip 01
Cats of Claw Hill: seven part series - a quirky take on the secret world of cats. Narrated by Tamsin Greig from a cat's point of view. Granada/Anglia for Animal Planet.
Cats of Claw Hill clip 02
Cats of Claw Hill: seven part series. A quirky take on the secret world of cats. Narrated by Tamsin Greig from a cat's point of view. Granada/Anglia for Animal Planet.
Banded Brothers
Gangs of Banded Mongooses compete for turf around a tourist lodge in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Meerkat Manor : clip 03
A wandering band of meerkats battles to break into new territory. Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet.
Meerkat Manor : clip 02
The more eyes the better for keeping a watch for predators.
Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet
Meerkat Manor : clip 01
Chaos ensues when Rocket Dog (alpha female of the Whiskers group) has a nasty encounter with a snake.
Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet.
Nature of Britain
Peregrine falcons hunting ducks on the Somerset Levels. For Alan Titchmarsh's second exploration of our countryside and wildlife. BBC Natural History Unit for BBC 1.
Galapagos
A three part series on the islands that changed the world - and how this crucible of evolution is still coming up with surprises. BBC Natural History Unit for BBC 2.
Earthflight
From episode 6 - Flying High -looking at what was involved in making this ground breaking series on migration. HD Camera. John Downer Productions for BBC.
Swarmchasers
Following a scientist into a remote corner of Bangladesh in search of the truth behind the periodic plagues of rats that cause famine and unrest. HD Camera. Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet.
Supersized Earth
Supersized Earth looks at how man's large scale activities are changing the face of the planet. This sequence used DSLR time lapse and video inside a polytunnel the size of a football pitch. BBC Sciences for BBC1.
