Underwater photography. For some, it’s cheese rolling, bungee jumping or lawnmower racing. I get my kicks going beneath the waves to take photos and it’s possibly the craziest thing I’ve ever done…especially at night, which is surreal – and even more … Continue reading
Amateur Photographer magazine’s 24 March edition is a macro special. I was pleased to be invited to write and illustrate a four-page feature on macro lighting for this issue. Articles by Ross Hoddinott, Sue Bishop and Sandra Bartocha, among others, … Continue reading
A feature I’ve written, Quick Guide to Photographing butterflies and moths, is appearing in the latest edition (May – issue no. 127) of Outdoor Photography magazine. This magazine, along with Black + White Photography, are two that I read regularly … Continue reading
Bumblebee Wash It had been raining heavily when I discovered this bumblebee sheltering beneath an aster flower. Bees can’t fly too well when they are wet, which provides an opportunity to shoot them while they are relatively motionless as they dry out. … Continue reading
I saw Bee Orchids for the first time last week, on a walk in the rain, around Sheepcote valley. There weren’t many of them, about 36 flowering stems in about an acre of grassland and only one of those stood … Continue reading
Shield Bug Prey I was lying down in grass on Ditchling Common in Sussex when out of the corner of my eye, I spotted something happening which grabbed my attention. A Spiked Shieldbug, Picromerus bidens was dragging this Pale Tussock … Continue reading
Digital image capture has extended the scope of image making by enabling the photographer, unhampered by the prohibitive cost of film, to adopt a much more experimental way of working. A new world of possibilities has opened up by using … Continue reading
This is a very small insect, 6-9 mm in length, with the female being considerably larger than the darker-coloured male. It isn’t an insect I go out specifically looking for but one which I might photograph if I come across … Continue reading
I came across this Drinker moth caterpillar when wandering around in the rain last week at Woods Mill nature reserve in West Sussex. It took some time before I found much insect activity as many insects were sheltering beneath leaves … Continue reading
Doug Devaney is a writer and performer based in Brighton. His latest show was written following a heart attack he experienced a couple of years ago and will raise funds for the British Heart Foundation. He took his one-man show … Continue reading
