Marie Knock

Marie Knock

Photo of the week: Peacock Butterfly at Blacktoft

What really inspired me at the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum, were the shots that were taken in ‘back yards’. As photographers, we are more than guilty of assuming that we…

Photo of the week: The Peak Stands Proud

This image was taken in Lemaire Channel, Antarctica -AKA Kodak Channel because of the photography opportunities it presents. It’s a beautiful, frozen channel, flanked by rocky outcrops, hills and icebergs. We visited over New Year 2006-2007 on the Akademik Shokalsky.…

New Gallery – York Illuminated

We’ve recently uploaded a new set of pictures to the website.  These pictures feature York Minster bathed in a light show which is narrated and set to music. It was featured as part of the ‘Illuminating York’ festival in October…

Photo of the week: Singing A Communist Song

I love this image. The expression on the bird’s face never fails to raise my smile. It was taken in Beijing in 2008. We were wandering around the outside of the walls of the Forbidden City, surveying ramshackle neighbourhoods and…

New photobook now available: This White Wilderness

This photobook chronicles our travels in Antarctica, and focuses on the pristine nature of the Antarctic environment and those who inhabit it.  It’s a minimalist photographic exploration of the Antarctic peninsula, where white abounds, punctuated by elegant drama. It features…

New photobook now available: Vulnerable giants

This photobook is a project close to our hearts. It features imagery of wild and orphan elephants taken during our visit to Kenya in September 2009. After spending a marvellous week in the Maasai Mara watching herds of wild elephants…