Wilkinson Cameras Announces First Ambassador Line Up
Wilkinson Cameras – the North West’s leading independent camera retailer – has announced that it is partnering with four professional photographers to host a series of inspiring events, talks and more, over the coming year.
The team of pro partners features award winning wildlife photographer Kevin Morgans, esteemed garden photographer Clive Nichols, Digital Splash Photographer of the Year James Rushforth and astro photographer and vlogging sensation, Alyn Wallace.
The photographers will be sharing their insights, experiences and live adventures over the coming months – as well as hosting events and photography workshops, working with the Wilki team.
Alex Wilkinson, Director at Wilkinson Cameras said:
‘At Wilkinson Cameras, we’re passionate about the people behind the image, not just about the equipment that helps to create it. We hope to be able to build strong relationships with talented and passionate photographers and videographers. ‘The aim is not just to promote the Wilkinson Cameras brand, but also support established or up and coming photographers, promote photography as a whole and hopefully encourage and inspire others on their own creative journeys.’
Here’s a brief summary of each photographer – keep an eye on the Wilkinson Cameras blog for full interviews, details of talks, events and more over the next few months. We’ll also be handing over the reins on the Wilki social media platforms, so if you’ve got a burning question for any of the guys, you’ll have your chance to pick their expert brains very soon!
Kevin Morgans
Kevin is a multi-award-winning wildlife photographer, tour leader and photographic guide – with a passion for UK wildlife. Kevin was a category runner up in Nature Photographer Of The Year and was proud to see his mountain hare image grace the cover of the prestigious British Wildlife Photography Awards collection in 2018.
He’s also had multiple awarded images in International photography competitions such as BPOTY, the Nature Image Awards and Environmental Photographer Of The Year.
Specialising in the British Isles, from the highest mountains to the coast. Kevin’s work celebrates the beauty of UK wildlife across the seasons.
Clive Nichols
With over 90,000 images in his library, for the past 30 years Clive Nichols has honed his skills to become the leading photographer in this genre in the UK, shooting gardens for magazines such as The English Garden, Country Life and House & Garden.
He has illustrated countless books and has written and photographed two iconic books on flower and garden photography for the Royal Horticultural Society. He regularly gives Master Classes on flower and garden photography for The Royal Horticultural Society and the world famous Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London.
Clive has won many awards for his photography and was recently voted ‘Garden Photographer of the Year 2017’ by the Garden Media Guild.
www.clivenichols.com
James Rushforth
James Rushforth – the winner of Digital Splash Photographer of the Year 2018 – is an experienced and professional climber, mountaineer, skier and travel writer. James is amongst the world’s most awarded photographers and was named Photographer of the Year at the International Photography Awards, British Guild of Travel Writers and Digital Splash Awards during 2018. His work has been published in numerous magazines and national newspapers including National Geographic, The Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. James also writes tutorials and blog posts for a number of popular media platforms such as Viewbug and 500px.
Based in the UK, James spends much of his time exploring the Italian Dolomites and Iceland where he leads specialist photography holidays and is also working on his next book. www.jamesrushforth.com
Alyn Wallace
Alyn Wallace is a self-taught landscape astrophotographer from South Wales whose work has been featured by the likes of NASA, National Geographic, and BBC Earth. With a burning passion for capturing the night sky wonders, Alyn left his engineering career behind to pursue his quest to find the darkest skies and most otherworldly locations.
Alyn was recently the feature of the BBC Documentary ‘Moonshot’, a documentary that uncovers the links between Wales and the Moon, as he set out to capture the perfect shot to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landings.
Alyn now continues to uncover unique places to run his group workshops and share his knowledge and passion for all the night sky wonders whilst raising awareness to the issues caused by the increasing problem of light pollution, not just for his personal love of astrophotography but also for the negative impacts on humans and wildlife.
www.alynwallacephotography.com
To find out more on each of the Wilkinson Ambassadors visit the Wilkinson Cameras website https://www.wilkinson.co.uk/wilkinson-cameras-ambassador-programme-2020/
