About Me

"When I grow up, I want to be a naturist"

There you have it, the (albeit slightly misguided) mission statement made by a young Mark Sellings.

I was fortunate enough to have parents who actively encouraged a passion for wildlife and my environment at an early age. Like many, somewhere along the way, what with studying and then working in London, I lost sight of what it was that really made me happy in life - some mud, some trees and an animal or two.

Moving down to Devon rekindled my interest in getting out and about in the british countryside, and once I had seen the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum I knew then what I would be doing for the next couple of decades.

Integral to my work is a strong ethos of conservation and caring for the very subjects I am fortunate enough to be able to photograph. The welfare of any animal I photograph comes way above getting it on a slide, and to this end I am more than happy to let wildlife charities use my images free of charge.

I'm not in this for the money, but purely for the experiences...

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Equipment

I work with a minimum of equipment, preferring to use fieldcraft where possible to get close to subjects.

I finally decided to switch to digital with the Canon EOS 20D in combination with my favourite lenses, the Canon 400mm 5.6 and the Canon IS 100-400 Zoom, along with a Manfrotto tripod. This setup offers a great amount of flexibility and allows me to cope with all the various types of British wildlife I encounter.