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2020VISION: “doing something” for nature

Posted by Peter Cairns in Habitats, Helping save the planet, Rivers & freshwater, Wildlife on 13 August 2015

Around 20 years ago I met Karl Amman, a Swiss nature photographer working in Africa, and one night around the campfire he told me stories of close encounters with lions, with elephants and with herds of wildebeest a million strong. He also told me of his almost compulsive obsession to “do something” to protect the […]

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Peter Cairns

Freelance photographer - guest blogger 1 posts

Peter is a founder and Director of Northshots and has worked as a freelance photographer since 1999. During that time he’s racked up numerous competition awards, co-produced 6 books and initiated projects such as Tooth & Claw, Highland Tiger, Wild Wonders of Europe and 2020VISION. Peter is also a director of The Wild Media Company, and a Senior Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers.