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Spring photography course taking bookings. Feb 2008.
Our spring photography course, taking place over the weekend of 9-11 May 2008 is now open for bookings. Using the south Devon village of Bishopsteignton, photo locations will range around the nearby Devon coast and the hills and valleys of Dartmoor National Park. With the days long and vegetation freshly leafed-out in vivid green foliage, this should be a great weekend of photography. To find out more and too book a place, click here.
Another overseas photo shoot about to happen. Feb 2008.
Hot on the heels of the Kenya photo shoot another overseas trip has been commissioned, this time to the Caribbean. For yet another guide book, this shoot will cover the southern Caribbean islands of Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, and the Dutch Antilles. The trip will start on 18th Feb, and Nigel should return home just before Easter. Watch this space for some great Caribbean shots!
Kenya photo shoot successfully completed, sample photos uploaded. Feb 2008.
Nigel's photo shoot in Kenya, covering Nairobi, Maasai Mara, the Rift Valley and Western Hills as far as Lake Victoria was successfully completed just before Christmas. It was a fairly intense shoot, with rough roads making getting around tiring work. The impending election caused no problems, and Nigel finished the work and left the country before the election took place, thus missing the trouble that has plagued parts of the country since. A great set of photos was produced: to see a small sample click here.
On-line shopping is just around the corner. Sept 2007.
A full range of products will soon be available on-line, including greetings cards, prints and books (about time perhaps), via a new virtual shopping mall presently nearing completion. Resulting in part from membership of the new arts group Artistic Edge, the mall has been under development for over a year. Designed to host a range of shops selling arts and crafts made mainly in the southwest of England, Nigel Hicks is presently uploading product information and images into his shop within the mall. Once completed on-line sales will be possible, with links directly from this site to the Nigel Hicks shop within the mall. Watch this space!
A photo shoot in Kenya just commissioned. Sept 2007.
Nigel has just been commissioned to undertake a shoot in Kenya, starting in mid-November and running up until just before Christmas. Plans are still coming together, but the shoot is likely to cover Nairobi, the Rift Valley, the Maasai Mara and Lake Victoria. Further details will be up and coming soon.
A new artists group launched, with Nigel Hicks as a director. Sept 2007.
For the past few months Nigel has been closely involved with the development of a new artists group, called Artistic Edge. Intended as a body to enable artists and makers pool resources, share skills and provide mutual support, Artistic Edge is based mainly in south Devon, presently with 14 members, though set to grow soon. The group had its official launch on 7th September, followed by a two-week exhibition of products. Further events will be coming up soon and will be publicised both on this site and on Artistic Edge's own website. To find out more, take a tour of www.artisticedge.co.uk.
A new photo shoot recently completed. Sept 2007.
Nigel Hicks spent a good part of this summer working on a commissioned photo shoot in Lithuania, working for a couple of weeks in the country's capital Vilnius, and then for a couple more weeks driving around the countryside and Baltic coast. To see some sample photos click here.
Prints can now be bought on-line. April 2007.
Nigel Hicks has just joined up with new on-line gallery Tokarta, from where his prints can be bought on-line. At present, just a handful of pictures have been up-loaded, but this is set to grow in the coming weeks. To see and buy prints click www.tokarta.com/gallery/nigel-hicks.
Details of the autumn 2007 landscape photography course published. April 2007.
The autumn 2007 landscape photography course will be held over the weekend of 2-4 November, once again using the south Devon village of Bishopsteignton as the base for exploring across Dartmoor and the Devon coast. As usual, the maximum number of people on the course will be 12, so early booking is recommended - the May course filled up two months ahead. Full details are available by clicking here. Full details and a booking form can be downloaded from the Courses page as PDF files. Alternatively, e-mail info@nigelhicks.com, or by phone 01626 770181.
New photography book published recently. March 2007.
Nigel Hicks's latest book on photography, The Digital SLR Bible was published by UK publisher David and Charles recently. It is already being hailed a great success. To see a description and sample pages from this book, and to buy the book, click here.
Next photography course full already. March 2007.
The next landscape photography course, scheduled for 11-13th May 2007, is fully booked already, all 12 of its places snapped up with two months still to go before the weekend itself. Further bookings will only be taken for this course if there are cancellations. The next scheduled course will be over the weekend of 2-4 November 2007. Enquiries for that are welcome already, and details of the weekend will be posted in the courses section of this website shortly.
A photography course for the John Lewis Partnership staff photography club. March 2007.
Over the weekend of 9-11 March, Nigel ran a photography course at the special request of the John Lewis Partnership's staff photography club. Thirteen members of staff, mainly from southern England, came along on the course, the photo locations used ranging from Becky Falls and the peaks of Sharpitor on Dartmoor, to the beaches of Bantham on the south Devon coast. A great time was had by all, especially as the weekend was blessed with blue skies and bright sunshine, quite a relief after the rain that had fallen almost daily for several weeks right up to two days before the course weekend! To see sample photos taken by Nigel during the weekend, click here.
Argentina photo shoot completed successfully. March 2007.
Nigel recently completed the five-week long commissioned photo shoot in Argentina, covering the whole of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Patagonia is really big, and travel times can be long! The reward, however, is some stunning wildlife sites along the Atlantic coast, and superb lake, mountain and glacier views along the Andes. Shots caught during the trip include elephant seals on the Valdes Peninsula, Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo and Cabo Virgenes, snow-capped mountains around Ushuaia on Tierra del Fuego, the magnificent glaciers and stunning Cerro Torre and Mte FitRoy peaks of Glaciers National Park, and the lovely mountain and lakeland views around Bariloche and Esquel. To see sample photos, click here.
Another South American photo shoot up and coming. Nov 2006.
Nigel has been commissioned to undertake yet another South American photo shoot, this time in Argentina. The trip, planned for January-February 2007, will take in much of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. Subjects to be photographed include some of the most stunning mountain and lake views along the eastern slopes of the Andes, as well as the huge penguin and seal colonies along the Atlantic coastline.
Advertising agency commissions photo shoot. Nov 2006.
RH Advertising, a leading advertising agency in southwest England, has commissioned Nigel to do the photography for the 2007 brochures for Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts, two of southwest Britain's biggest visitor attractions, both intimately involved in international conservation programmes. Mostly animal portrait photography, this represents a great opportunity for a bit of 'wildlife in captivity' photography. Watch this space for some sample images.
Weekend autumn landscape photography course a great success. Nov 2006.
Held over the weekend of 3-5th November, this year's autumn landscape photography course went off extremely well, with all 10 participants apparently greatly enjoying the photography. With stunningly clear, blue skies, we could hardly have asked for better weather. Much of the time was spent ranging across Dartmoor National Park, from Becky Falls in the east to Brent Tor in the west, along with a number of tors in between. For sample images, click here. The next course will be run 11-13th May 2007. For details of this course, click here.
Peruvian photoshoot successfully completed. Nov 2006.
Nigel's recent commissioned shoot in Peru was completed at the end of October. A terrific trip, the shoot took in the northern area of the country, from the Amazon forests around Iquitos, across the northern stretch of the Andes, across to the deserts, pre-Inca ruins and surfing beaches of the west coast. Stunning scenery, great photography - for some sample images, click here.
A new South American photoshoot commissioned. Sept 2006.
Nigel Hicks will soon be heading off to South America once more on a commissioned photoshoot, this time to Peru. A four-week shoot, this trip will encompass the Amazon areas of northern Peru around Iquitos, as well as the deserts and Andean mountains of the country's far north. As well as great landscapes, the shoot will take in such great Inca ruins as Chan Chan, just outside the city of Trujillo, and the huge museum to Inca culture just outside Chiclayo. Nigel will head off near the end of September and will be back in Britain in late October.
Commissioned photoshoot close to home just finished. Sept 2006.
A photoshoot commissioned by a large publisher in Nigel Hicks's home county of Devon has just been completed. Ranging across the moors, farmland, beaches, cliffs and resorts of this beautiful county, Nigel was able to take full advantage of this summer's glorious weather to produce a great range of images that will be used in an upcoming Devon guide book.
A new book to be published soon! July 2006.
Nigel Hicks has just finished working on his next book, and is due for publication by British publisher David and Charles in October 2006. Entitled 'The Digital SLR Bible', the book cuts through the nightmare of technology and jargon associated with choosing and using a digital SLR, as well as how to handle the images on a computer, from downloading, through optimisation in Photoshop to storage and printing. A must for anyone struggling with the switch from film to pixel! Watch this space for more publication news.
A new commissioned photoshoot close to home. June 2006.
Much closer to home, Nigel has been working on a commissioned photoshoot in his home county, Devon, in southwest England, making the most of this year's stunning summer weather to capture the beauty of this region, from its coastal beaches and cliffs to its inland rolling moorlands and woodlands. Sample images will be posted shortly.
Borneo photoshoot successfully completed. June 2006.
The commissioned photoshoot in the Malaysian part of Borneo has been successfully completed. It was a great trip, taking in an ascent of Mt Kinabalu, one of SE Asia's highest mountains, a visit to and diving around Sipadan Island, one of Asia's greatest dive sites, and visits to a number of tribal villages and forest nature reserves. To see sample images, click here.
A travel photography course on behalf of the BIPP. April 2006.
Nigel Hicks has been asked by the British Institute of Professional Photography to run a one-day travel and stock photography course as part of their Academy programme, to be held on 26th June 2006. The day will involve both practise in how to plan a travel photoshoot and (weather permitting) a travel-type photography session. The course will be held at Lacock, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, just off the M4. For details, contact the BIPP at www.bipp.com.
A new photoshoot in Malaysia commissioned. April 2006.
Nigel Hicks has been commissioned to shoot for a new guide book to Malaysia, building upon the success of previous similar shoots in Brazil and Alaska. He will be covering the Borneo part of the country, shooting from mid-April through to mid-May.
A new weekend landscape photography course announced. Jan 2006.
Following the highly successful landscape photography course we ran in Devon in October 2005, we will be running another course this spring. The dates are 19-21st May, the weekend before the spring bank holiday. A lot of wild flowers will be out at this time, the woodlands will have just leafed out with fresh, vibrant green, and hopefully the weather will be great.
Nigel Hicks Images exhibiting at the Spring Fair. Jan 2006.
We will be exhibiting our greetings cards and prints at the Spring Fair, Britain's largest trade show, to be held at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 5-9th February 2006. Aimed at the retail industry, if you have a shop or gallery and would like to stock our images come and see us at the show. We're in Hall 6, stand E41, under the M2 banner. For a preview go to the shop page on this website or click here.