Photography · Suman Lodh
Wildlife
Unscripted Wonder
There is a pure, heart-racing thrill in witnessing wildlife completely undisturbed, moving through the world entirely unaware of your presence. In those breathless moments, the heavy noise of everyday worries is instantly swallowed by the raw, vibrant energy of the wilderness. You don’t just watch the scene — your entire sense of self dissolves right into the landscape. It is a wild, liberating kind of happiness, a sudden jolt to the soul that reminds you exactly what it means to be alive on this beautiful planet.
Part I · The Farne Islands
Seabird Summer
Seventeen frames from the Farne Islands off Northumberland — guillemots, puffins and Arctic terns at the height of the breeding season, photographed eye-level on the Sony α1 II with the 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM, wide open and fast. Settings beneath each frame are read straight from the file.
The Guillemot Colony
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 100
Arctic Tern, Wings Raised
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/3.2 · 1/4000 s · ISO 500
Seagull
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 100
Grey Seal
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 400
Arctic Tern
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/3200 s · ISO 200
Guillemot & Puffin
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/3.2 · 1/4000 s · ISO 250
Guillemot
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 160
Arctic Tern
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 160
Arctic Tern
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 100
Puffin
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/3.2 · 1/4000 s · ISO 320
Puffin
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/3.2 · 1/4000 s · ISO 125
Puffin
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 160
Chicks of Guillemot
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/3200 s · ISO 160
Razorbill
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 800
Guillemot
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 125
Puffin
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/4000 s · ISO 250
Rising from the Swell
Sony α1 II · FE 300 mm ƒ/2.8 GM · ƒ/2.8 · 1/3200 s · ISO 640
Part II · Encounters
Closer to Home
Meadows, ponds, clifftops and reserves — the rest of the field diary, from a honeybee working the lavender to horses grazing under a low sun.
Forest Deer
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 100–400 mm @ 400 mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/250 s · ISO 200
Icelandic Horse
Sony α7R II · Leica Summilux 21 mm ƒ/1.4 · ƒ/8 · 1/6400 s · ISO 100
The Dolphin
iPhone 13 mini · 5.1 mm ƒ/1.6 · 1/3500 s · ISO 50
Meerkat on Watch
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 100–400 mm @ 113 mm · ƒ/5 · 1/400 s · ISO 200
On the Pond
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 100–400 mm @ 236 mm · ƒ/5.3 · 1/640 s · ISO 320
In the Meadow, New Forest
Sony α7R II · Leica Summilux 21 mm ƒ/1.4 · ƒ/8 · 1/125 s · ISO 100
Marsh Tit
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 100–400 mm @ 400 mm · ƒ/8 · 1/200 s · ISO 200
Mallard Touchdown
Nikon D600 · 105 mm ƒ/2.8 · ƒ/4.5 · 1/400 s · ISO 100
Honeybee on Lavender
Panasonic G9 · Leica Macro-Elmarit 45 mm · ƒ/2.8 · 1/800 s · ISO 200
Cliff-edge Grazing, Dorset
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 8–18 mm @ 18 mm · ƒ/4 · 1/2500 s · ISO 125
The Shag
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 100–400 mm @ 400 mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/640 s · ISO 200
The Robin
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 100–400 mm @ 200 mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/640 s · ISO 100
Morning Graze, Dorset
Panasonic G9 · Leica DG 8–18 mm @ 8 mm · ƒ/22 · 1/60 s · ISO 250