Image from Robert Thompson Photography
Image from Robert Thompson Photography

Robert Thompson FRPS FIPF
Natural History Photographer, Author & Conservationist

Welcome to the website of professional natural history and conservation photographer Robert Thompson. Robert is the author of a number of publications on natural history and photography and is widely acknowledged as a specialist in close-up and macro photography in Ireland and the UK. As an active conservationist, he has worked on a number of high-profile conservation projects in Ireland and further afield.

His work is widely published in the UK and Internationally and he has had several solo exhibitions of his work. He also is a frequent writer and contributor to the photographic press and other natural history publications. His images are managed through several agencies and he has his own library in Ireland. He runs workshops in some of the alpine regions throughout Europe and iconic landscape locations in Ireland.

 

WHAT'S NEW

My grateful thanks to everyone for your support throughout 2023. I wish you all a happy and productive 2024!

It's been a while since I updated some of my galleries. Other commitments have taken precedence and my apologies for the delay. I am in the process of doing this now and have just added a new gallery called LIFESIZE & ABOVE showing images photographed using the Novoflex Castel-M in combination with several Laowa lenses. I have also revised the Fungi Gallery, the Hidden Beauty of Moths and the Lichen Gallery and will update others as and when time permits.

My thanks to everyone for your kind comments on the reviews and images on this site. Also, those who have offered suggestions for future photographic content. I will, where possible consider these in future updates.

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS NETWORK

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the well-known American website Nature Photographers Network. I am a contributor to NPN which is one of the most respected and highly informative websites for nature photographers on the net. The third magazine in the series has recently been published. I have written an article on photographing fungi in the latest issue. The quarterly publication 'Nature Vision' contains wonderful inspirational imagery, supported by highly informative articles on all aspects of nature photography, written by many well-known authors and other accomplished photographers. Over time the issues can be a valuable source of reference that you can refer back to at your leisure. For further information on membership and how to access the magazine click on the cover below which will take you to the NPN site where you can download the PDF and explore the benefits that NPN can bring to your photography.

DER NOVOFLEX CASTEL-M MAKROSCHLITTEN

I have just finished writing a German version of my review on the Novoflex Castel-M focusing rail. I have many German friends and followers and I hope they will enjoy reading my review of this outstanding focusing rail. Its unique design promises to be a game-changer for macro photographers who routinely use focus stacking in their workflow. Please forgive any mistakes or errors in my review; I am entirely to blame. Please click the image below to go through to the Novoflex tab where you can read the review in English or German and watch the Novoflex video on the Castel-M. To view the PDF correctly, in Acrobat, go to the view menu, select two-page display, and tick the front page to show the pages in the correct sequence.

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS NETWORK

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the well-known American website Nature Photographers Network. I am a contributor to NPN which is one of the most respected and highly informative websites for nature photographers on the net. They have been working behind the scenes for some time now on a quarterly NPN Newsletter which has just been published this week. The quarterly publication called 'Nature Vision' contains wonderful inspirational imagery, supported by highly informative articles on all aspects of nature photography, written by many of its well-known authors and other accomplished photographers. It's not your typical newsletter, a lot of thought and time has gone into its design and content. Over time the issues can be a valuable source of reference that you can refer back to at your leisure. You can get 10% off the first issue by using the discount code ROBERT10. Click on the cover below which will take you to the NPN site where you can download the PDF and explore the benefits that NPN can bring to your photography.

 

 

 

 

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LIFESIZE & ABOVE