Locals, including myself, have seen Will Nicholls, who is only now 18, blossom as a brilliant wildlife photographer; he presently has a studio in Allendale, but is a regular at the shows, notably the County Show, where his specialist photos of red squirrels are both brilliant and very popular. He used to be ferried to the shows by his mum but is now fully independent. He is one of the best wildlife photographers I have ever seen.
Will is off to study zoology at university, with the aim of making a career as a documentary film maker.
“I am very into the science behind what makes a pretty picture. For example, a picture or a film may capture some amazing behaviour of a species, but I like to find out why they do this.”
Will has just completed his first book, On the Trail of Red Squirrels, published at £25 by Northumberland-based Wagtail Press.
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