News from Gavin Bickerton-Jones Photography

I am just back from a trip to a new country to me , India, on a Wild Aperture photography tour. The tour was based around the big cats in India, Bengal Tigers and Leopards, and was centred on two game reserves, Ranthambore and Jhalana, both places south of Delhi. There were nine photographers in total, including host Tracey, and we were able to meet and break the ice at Heathrow before the overnight flight of around eight hours. With the 4.5 hours time difference, we arrived in Delhi around ...

Great to see my fox picture in the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 finalist book. A lovely book with some amazing pictures in, well worthy a look....

Click on this link: https://www.gbjphotography.co.uk/index.php?page=gallery&name=2025-top-shots&cid=55 for my top photo picks from 2025. An eclectic mix of memories and events, from sitting in a freezing field waiting for Owls to show, sitting at the side of the road on the Isle of Man as bikes come past at 180 MPH, fighting with the crowd to get the shots at various gigs and sitting in a river at Dove Dale waiting for dippers to come out, to name a few! I’ve had photos accepted in var...

Precious time spent with a local Vixen. There is a bit of woodland near where I live, and over the years i have paid it visits, after i spotted some fox cubs there around 10 years ago. It is a small wood, with a bank in it that over the years Badgers and Foxes have sporadically made their home for a while. Den on far left middle. Last year i spotted evidence of Badgers about, bedding material and fur on barbed wire, and sure enough I caught a bit of footage on my trail camera of a l...

Something a bit different this year, instead of a 'best of' i decided to look at all the main shoots i've done this year and take one shot I like from each day I've had a camera in my hand! From wildlife to weddings, gigs to films, sport to studio, street to macro, it certainly has thrown up an interesting mix of shots! Merry Xmas and happy new year to all my followers. Click this link to my gallery, 'Top Shoot Shots 2024' https://www.gbjphotography.co.uk/index.php?page=gallery&name=top-shoo...