NIALL BENVIE

Born in Scotland in 1964, Niall Benvie's passion for the natural world was fostered by his late father, Donald, at an early age. After working on the land for seven years running his family's fruit farm, Niall went on to study for an Honors Degree in Geography after the farm was sold. He has worked as a professional outdoor photographer and writer since graduation in 1993. Over the years, the focus of his work has shifted from stock to photographic stories. The core theme has often been the relationship between people and the land. His most recent book, Scotland's Wildlife (Aurum, 2004) is a contemporary review of the state of that relationship in his home country.

Interviewed for "The World's Top Photographers: Landscape" (RotoVision2003), he commented, "In light of the unfolding environmental catastrophe of the 21st century, I feel it's a bit frivolous - not to say misleading – to continue to focus only on pristine environments and charismatic fauna without taking into account the state of the wider environment and people's relationship with it. So long as landscape and wildlife photographers continue to do this, we can't expect to be taken seriously as contributors to the debate on how we should balance the needs of nature and culture."

Niall Benvie's Website

Niall's images may be purchased from Nature PL

What's New?

Check out Niall's new project Meet your Neighbours