Andrew McCarthy ARPS - South West Photography Workshops & Training

Welcome to my website.  I am an award-winning photographer and professional ecologist based in Exeter, from where I offer bespoke 1:1 tuition and small group workshops on nature / landscape photography here in the stunning south west. 

Please do check out the site and contact me if you require more information, or have a specific training requirement in mind.

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Andrew McCarthy

Amateur Photographer: Spring Tips

Really nice to have had a decent sized article published in spring 2019 in the venerable UK photo magazine Amateur …
| 01/05/2019 | Blog, Reviews & More
Andrew McCarthy

Outdoor Photographer

My quick guide to photographing butterflies was recently published in the April 2019 edition of Outdoor Photographer. Click on the …
| 01/04/2019 | Blog, Reviews & More
Andrew McCarthy

Mineral Products Association Calendar 2019

I was delighted to learn today that one of my macro images (a great green bush cricket) has been included …
| 18/12/2018 | Blog, Reviews & More
Andrew McCarthy

British Wildlife Photography Awards – Category Winner

I am delighted to have won the ‘Hidden Britain’ category in the 2018 British Wildlife Photography Awards with this stacked image of …
| 09/11/2018 | Blog, Reviews & More
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Thoughts on Extreme Macro Stacking – Starting Out

Confused about where to begin with extreme macro stacking? I know from personal experience that It can be really hard …
| 08/01/2018 | Blog, Reviews & More
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Mineral Products Association Calendar – Quarries & Nature 2018

Just received notice that one of my grass snake images is the August image in the 2018 ‘Quarries and Nature’ …
| 05/01/2018 | Blog, Reviews & More
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