Flamingos at Sunrise
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Flamingos at Sunrise

An early summer visit to the Guadalhorce Nature Reserve near Málaga revealed far more than expected—from dozens of flamingos glowing in the sunrise to avocets, Black-winged Stilts, and a surprisingly peaceful wetland beside the city.

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Beyond the Sword
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Beyond the Sword

A day spent photographing the Spanish Iaido Championships in Madrid revealed unexpected similarities between martial arts and wildlife photography: anticipation, patience, timing and the search for moments of complete focus.

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The Lake Never Repeats
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The Lake Never Repeats

After a period away from photographing, I returned to water. On Lake Saimaa, wind, light, and movement kept changing the surface from one moment to the next, with shutter speeds ranging from half a second to 1/1000 of a second. Every frame was a brief encounter with something that would not happen again.

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