One of the UK’s most exciting and stimulating nature, travel and adventure photographers. His assignments have taken him from the spectacular volcanic eruptions on Iceland to the teeming wildlife of East Africa, the wonder of the Galapagos Islands and the peaks of all the Greater Ranges. A thrilling after-dinner speaker who leaves audiences spellbound.
Over the last 28 years, John has adventured to 38 countries always returning with stories of his experiences of the wilderness which few have encountered. He has been to the Himalayas, the Pacific Islands, East Africa, the American Deserts, the Galapagos Islands and the Andes, Namibia, Alaska, the European Alps and has photographed almost all the wild land locations in Britain, from the windswept tors of Cornwall to white strands of the Outer Hebrides.
John is a captivating and inspirational speaker. He has enthralled audiences at international film festivals with his multimedia presentations receiving accolades from the media, the public and from leading brands in the photographic industry. Whether rafting down the Colorado River of the Grand Canyon, filming the volcanic eruption in Iceland, or celebrating round a campfire with primitive Kalahari Bushmen, John’s stories leave his audiences infused with energy and wonder at the beauty of our planet.
“It was brilliant. I have to say it was art…the whole audience responded with immediate and lasting applause…See it if you can.” Climber Magazine
2009 saw John travel around UK theatres with his first ever national lecture tour Wild Vision: Images and stories from the wilderness. Talking to sell out audiences, he received great reviews and we are currently planning his second lecture tour due in theatres in 2011.
"My work is primarily concerned with the timeless rhythms of the natural environment, its beauty and simplicity, and man’s place within it”.
John is one of the leading nature and adventure photographers in the world, having worked with such companies as Adidas, Boots, Toyota, Midlands Power, BBC Television, and United Utilities, and in the outdoor design & manufacturing sector Karrimor, Helly Hansen, Brasher, Lowe Alpine, Rohan and Sprayway. John works closely with his London agent, Getty Images, to whom he supplies photographs for worldwide corporate advertising and features.
In multi-media, John has produced four programs for public presentations; the award-winning Touch the Earth - which toured the UK and USA in 1987; Pure Land, and Earthborn followed, both touring in the UK. More recently, ‘Wild’ Spirit in the Land premiered at Banff Mountainfilm in Canada, Telluride Mountainfilm in Colorado, and was shown in the UK at Kendal Mountainfilm in the same year. His commercial programs include Wilderness and Water for United Utilities, and A Living Landscape - for the Peak District National Park Planning Board’s 40th Anniversary.
John also consults in the travel industry, managing extraordinary expeditions into wilderness regions. Every year John designs and publishes a 58 image desk-diary of natural world subjects for the John Muir Trust. He lives in the Peak District with his family, in a small village beneath a skyline of windswept rocks and wild heather moors.
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“Mark’s talk was probably the (unintended) highlight of our conference – it was very inspiring and attendees from all over Europe were full of praise afterwards and repeatedly mentioned it the next day. Mark was a real pleasure to work with and we’d love to use him again.”
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