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2 years
One of the most profound moments in my many years as a wildlife photographer.
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1 year
Last week I achieved a lifelong dream of seeing the world's rarest wild cat: the Iberian lynx. Over 70 hours of tracking and waiting in blistering heat led to this moment. I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.
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2 years
Gm. Today marks 8 years of being a full-time wildlife photographer. Such an honour and privilege that my greatest passion is my "job", I still pinch myself every day. Here's to many, many more! 🎉
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2 years
The spot vs. the shot 🦏
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1 year
Gm, gm. From an assignment along the India/Bhutan border in February. I'm proud of this one.
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2 years
50% of the Earth's northern white rhino in a single image.
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2 years
Moments like these take an enormous amount of effort, plenty of failures, and occasional successes. Here’s the story of “Congo”, one of my favourite all-time images. 🧵
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2 years
Life at the edge of the ice floe. Gm.
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3 years
I've just read that @David_Yarrow is launching NFTs next week. I'm so, so upset. Please, for the love of everything that is good in this world, do NOT buy from him. Ever. Here's why... and PLEASE, read and share this thread. /1
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm!!! In my 7 years as a full-time wildlife photographer, I've only experienced these conditions once. The most magical of downpours. An encounter that'll be with my until my dying day.
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2 years
“Why did you move to a Scottish island?” Minutes before an otter cleaned in the kelp below, then this. I love my home.
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2 years
From a morning that I'll never, ever forget. Gm. 🐆
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The guardians of Mount Kenya. Gm. 🦒🗻🦒
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm. Nature is the greatest storyteller of all.
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2 years
Today marks 7 years as 'full-time' wildlife photographer 🎉 I've never felt more determined to be a voice for the voiceless. Here's to many, many more years 🦁
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm. This particular morning was one for the ages: face-to-face with one of the Serengeti's toughest lions. No caffeine needed after encounters like these! 😅
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3 years
GM. Never forget how far you've come.
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2 years
From the boy who could've only dreamt of photographing polar bears, to actually doing it. Never forget how far you've come. Gm.
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2 years
Hi, my name is George. I take photos of animals for a living. Here’s a super brief 🧵 about what I actually *do*!
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2 years
The tale of two halves. Gm.
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2 years
3 weeks ago today I took this photo. Maybe, just maybe, an all-time favourite. It's my "Glimmer of Hope". 🦏
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2 years
The weeks I spent in Congo will live with me forever. I often find myself thinking about it, even years later.
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2 years
The Arctic: pastel edition.
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3 years
Gm from northern Manitoba, Canada. Golden light feels that little bit better in -30c!
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3 years
GM! Although I'm a wildlife photographer, Namibia's dunescape was inescapable. Have a good Tuesday!
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2 years
Gm from the office! 🦁
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3 years
This image always reminds me to face challenges head on. No excuses.
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm and happy Friday! 🦁
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3 years
Well, this is wild... I've been invited to join @SuperRare . Ridiculously happy and excited for what's next. 💙
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1 year
Every sunrise is a canvas waiting to be painted with the beauty of possibility. This might, just *might*, be my favourite photo I've ever taken.
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1 year
Gm, gm, gm. Proud of this one.
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2 years
Gm. Taken a few hours ago, on the last day of my assignment here in Kenya. Lost for words.
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3 years
gm gm gm, hope this cheeky Arctic fox brought a smile to your feed today! 😊
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2 years
Gm, gm, gm. Pastel puffins bathed in the pinks of sea thrift, taken just a few days ago 🌸💮
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2 years
Gm from me and the Arctic foxes ❄️
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2 years
I took one of my favourite ever photos yesterday. 🦏
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2 years
Gm, gm, gm. Staring into the eyes of Mother Nature reminds me of what I'm connected to, rather than separate from. 🦁
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2 years
An Arctic sunrise I'll never forget. Gm. ❄️
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3 years
In all my years as a wildlife photographer, I've witnessed so much suffering around the world; wildlife, habitats and of course, fellow human beings. War should have no place in the 21st century, in Ukraine, Syria, or anywhere on this planet.
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2 years
Gm. The most incredible conditions I've seen in all my years as a wildlife photographer. Was it all a dream?
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm. Looking at the world around us is immensely different from truly *seeing* it. 🦒
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Special moments from Canada’s frozen north. Gm. ❄️
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2 years
The Sentinels of Mt Kenya, taken just a few days ago.
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3 years
Gm, gm! Have the best weekend 🦁
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2 years
Gm, gm, gm! 32 revolutions around the sun today 🎉 Happier than ever. Here's to another year of seeing the world a little differently🦒
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2 years
Special moments from the frozen north. Gm! ❄️💙
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8 months
Gm. Sunset on the India/Bhutan border. One for the books.
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1 year
Gm, gm, gm. In simplicity, we find the purest expression of elegance and beauty. 🐦
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3 years
Wildlife photography is my everything. Nothing makes me feel more alive. I'll forever strive to be a voice for the voiceless.
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2 years
Gm, gm! Back here soon. Can't wait.
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm. Wildlife photography is my everything. I'll forever strive to be a voice for the voiceless.
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2 years
Half of the world’s northern white rhino population, in a single image.
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3 years
Gm, gm. Wildlife photography is my everything. My lens is a voice for the voiceless… and it always will be. #WorldWildlifeDay
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1 year
Gm. I'm incredibly proud of this one. The rule of three -- omne trium perfectum.
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2 years
Gm, gm, gm. Be more fox.
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3 years
I’m a conservationist first, wildlife photographer second. The idea of exploiting nature for personal gain makes me feel physically sick. I’ve been battling these people for years, constantly drowned out, threatened, and silenced. Not any more. Not in web3. Nature first.
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2 years
I captured this moment exactly 3 years ago today. Never forget how far you've come.🐻‍❄️
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2 years
The bearish tweet you needed to see 🐻‍❄️
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2 years
0-60mph in three seconds and a gazelle’s worst nightmare in the making. 😼
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Straining every sinew. Gm.
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Gm from my island home 🌈
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2 years
Because you're roar-th it
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1 year
Gm. The Guardians of Mt Kenya. 🦒🦒
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1 year
Untamed elegance. Gm. 🐆
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm. Never forget how far you've come.
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2 years
So excited to announced that my latest piece, "Connected, Not Separate", is now available on @SuperRare . This image means the world to me and I'm incredibly proud to be sharing it. 💙 Your support means the world, truly🦁
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2 years
The only bear market I'll ever be interested in. Gmmmmm!
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm! Happy Sunday from the future of world class sprinting.
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2 years
Very sad to learn that my favourite lion, Bob Jr, died a few days ago. I spent literal months of my life with him and his pride. Nature is simultaneously beautiful and brutal.
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2 years
Gm! The future of world class sprinting.
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3 years
Wow. @Cryptinish has started the auction on "Every Sinew". Thank you SO much for believing in my art, it truly means the world. I will always use my voice for the voiceless. Together, we can make the difference.✌️
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GM! I've just returned from assignment in north east India. The most magical 9 days. Feeling so inspired. I love my "job".
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An Arctic squabble. ❄️
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The future. Gm.
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Here's to framing the world a little differently. Gm 🦒
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3 years
I'm determined to push the boundaries for wildlife photography in this space. Ridiculously pumped for the next few months and far, far beyond. So many projects and ideas soon coming to life 💪
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2 years
Gm, gm from my workplace 🦁
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm. Deep in assignment planning at the moment. Incredibly pumped for the next few months. Working harder than ever for nature. If you believe in it, fight for it.
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2 years
As a wildlife photographer it's my job to make you bullish about bears. 🫡
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2 years
Two of Africa's icons in a single image.
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm. Feeling more determined and motivated than ever today. Have a productive, creative, and peaceful weekend ✌️
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2 years
KENYA, HERE WE COME! So ridiculously excited to be back on assignment tomorrow. AHHHHHH!!!!🦒
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3 years
Gm or should that be, gpuurrrrrr?! Have a good one, wherever you are in the world ✌🏼
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2 years
Gm. The true leader of the pride. The fearless matriarch.
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1 year
Gm. The sentinels of Mount Kenya. Before getting this image, I’d dreamt of it for years: the world’s tallest land mammal and Kenya’s highest peak in a single frame. Stoked it all came together. 🦒 🏔️
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1 year
Gm. Rarely seen, never heard. The Ghost. 🐆
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3 years
So, SO excited to announce that my genesis "Frozen Footprints" is now available on @SuperRare ! Taken on a life-changing assignment, this image genuinely means the world to me. Thank you for your amazing support, I appreciate it endless amounts. 💙❄️
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2 years
To truly know the light, you have to understand the darkness. 🦁
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2 years
Gm. We love the Arctic foxes. ❄️
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Gm, gm, gm. Nothing quite like a sunrise in the Arctic... especially when spent with these beauties!
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The Guardians. Gm. 🦒🦒
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From the boy of dreamt of photographing polar bears, to actually doing it. Gm. 🐻‍❄️
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm from the Olympic 4x100m relay dream team.
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2 years
So, SO excited to announce that my latest piece, "White Gold", is now available on @SuperRare . This image was the peak of an extremely tough assignment in Arctic Canada -- incredibly proud to be sharing it. Your support means the world 💙❄️
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3 years
Gm. All good things are wild and free 😊
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3 years
From a *real* animal lover and wildlife photographer: thank you for reading this thread and for your support. -George /8 end
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2 years
Gm. Still pinch myself every day that "work" is my greatest passion in life. I'll never, ever stop. 🦁🐻‍❄️
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2 years
(a nearly) live gm from Lunga, an uninhabited island in Scotland's Inner Hebrides. I'm on assignment here right now. Just me and these beauts. Heaven.
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3 years
Gm, gm, gm from this ridiculously handsome boy 🦁 Have an epic Friday!
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2 years
Freezing winds, -35c temperatures, perfect golden light, an iconic Arctic subject. My absolutely happy place. GM. ❄️
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