Golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos live on remote inaccessible crags and are very sensitive to disturbance. Both male and female birds work together to build the huge nests of heather and twigs, which grow larger each year. Perceived conflicts between eagles’ and humans’ use of the uplands, has caused them to be heavily persecuted for decades. Illegal activity still occurs in some parts of Scotland.
Mark Hamblin has worked as a freelance nature photographer since 1995, creating images for international photographic agencies; providing specialist guiding services and working on multi-media conservation projects.
Mark has published and collaborated on several books including Wild Peak, Wild Land - Images of nature from the Cairngorms, Tooth & Claw and 2020VISION. He was also a contributing photographer for the Wild Wonders of Europe project working on stories in Lithuania and The Netherlands.
Mark is a director of the social enterprise company, Wild Media Foundation, who produce communications material for a range of clients as well as working on their own projects. Their current project, SCOTLAND: The Big Picture amplifies the case for a wilder Scotland, and Mark is part of a team of photographers and videographers currently gathering material for a range of media products.
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