Hi! Thanks for visiting this page - here is a short spiel about my career so far.

In the summer of 2017 I graduated in zoology from Swansea university - 4 months later I moved to the Arctic to work as a photographic guide. I spent the following 2 winters teaching people how to find and photograph the northern lights.

In 2018 I co-founded a photographic tour company called BearPhoto, organising photo tours to Finland, in search of my favourite animal, the Brown Bear.

I’m extremely lucky to be based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, where I guide photographic workshops and keep an eye out for litter among other things!

 

Instagram and Facebook are two regular content outlets for recent images and projects. To stay up to date with my latest images and adventures, follow my Instagram @harryreadphoto and Facebook page Harry Read by clicking on the icons below, thank you.

The Gannet Spiral 🌊🌀 With open ocean for thousands of miles, the cliffs of Hermaness are battered by some powerful waves. I studied auks during my dissertation and observed just how comically poor they could be when it came to flying in strong wind
An Atlantic Puffin shelters from strong winds on the UK’s most northerly island 🖤❤️ I was blown away by Shetland in every sense of the word. After wanting to visit for a good few years, this year finally presented me with the perfect opportuni
Lovebirds 💚 It’s 10pm on the cliffs of Hermaness, as the sun falls closer to the horizon. Looking north across the Norwegian Sea, there is nothing but open ocean for many thousands of miles. The cliffs which surround the island of Unst are not
City life... 🌃 In the early hours, a pair of urban Foxes skulk along a riverside footpath in central London. I love watching wildlife thriving in densely populated places like this. Despite the threats of rapidly expanding urban populations on surr
Springtime Fox Cub 🦊 I was photographing a Fox vixen in beautiful evening light, when I noticed movement in a nearby bush. My settings were perfect for a stationary portrait, but the aperture I was using was far too shallow to properly capture any m
After sunset, somewhere near the Finland-Russia border 🌒 To achieve this type of silhouette in low light, both a large aperture and high ISO were essential. Resting my camera on a beanbag, I waited until this stunning female Bear paused in the mist.
A beautiful male Bear nicknamed Yogi, and some vibrant autumnal surroundings 🧡 Continuing with the recent theme of European Brown Bears, here’s an image taken in September 2018. Shot on @canonuk 5D mk3 + 300mm f/2.8 @ f/4.
An incredibly special moment spent watching Brown Bears in Finland. During May, female bears will emerge from their hibernation dens alongside their young Cubs, which are not yet old enough to live independently. We had a suspicion that this female m
A Brown Bear yearling intently watches its siblings play fighting, in Finlands boreal wilderness 🧸 I’m a huge fan of incorporating an animals environment into a photograph. However, during this close encounter, I was mesmerised by this cubs fa
Norfolk Gold 🔥 A Barn Owl quarters a grassy field, looking for a tasty snack for its hungry babies. I thought I’d repost this image from last year, since it’s almost that time of year again 😁 Some new projects are beginning to take shap
I’m struggling to come up with a caption for this photo, help me out?👇😅
The quick Red Fox jumps over the lazy wildlife photographer... The pinkish hues of an Autumn sunset and a memorable encounter with this beautiful Fox, taken back in 2019 - With the assistance of @kylemoorephoto 🦊