David Tipling Photography bird and wildlife tour
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About
David Tipling is one of the World’s most widely published wildlife photographers renowned for his artistic images of birds. His many accolades include a coveted European Nature Photographer of the Year Award (2002) for work on Emperor Penguins, and in North America, Nature’s Best Indigenous Peoples Award (2009) for his pictures of Mongolian eagle hunters.
He is the author or commissioned photographer for many books including the RSPB Guide to Digital Wildlife Photography (Bloomsbury) and Penguins –Close Encounters (New Holland). In 2013 after 6 years work visiting 39 countries on all seven continents the critically acclaimed Birds & People (Random House) was published. Recently published books include Seabirds of the World, A Parliament of Owls and an instant best seller with Princeton University Press, Britain’s Birds. His book A Bird Photographer’s Diary charts his 30 year career in pictures.
In 2018 David's combined book sales topped 300,000 copies Worldwide. David writes regularly for various magazines including Amateur Photographer. TV and film work have seen appearances in front of the camera on Springwatch and The One Show, while David has worked behind the cameramaking short films and with author Jonathan Franzen on the documentary Emptying the Skies.
David’s pictures hang in various collections around the World and have been exhibited in New York’s Times Square, the Nikon Gallery in Japan and
recently the Mall Galleries in London.
For 16 years David was a judge for the British Birds Bird Photographer of the Year and was a judge for Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) for 6 years. He currently judges Wild Art Photographer of the Year (WPOTY).
In January 2022 David was named an OM SYSTEM Ambassador the scheme honours the talents of photographers creating exceptional imagery with OM SYSTEM equipment.
Scroll down to the links to visit
Norfolk Photo Safaris, David's site detailing his wildlife photography tours and workshops.
BIrdphoto for stock photos
Photography Experts, his online bird photography tutorial.
David's books
Top Birding Spots in Britain & Ireland (1996)
Photographic Handbook of the Seabirds of the World (1997)
Bill Oddie's Birding Map of Britain and Ireland (2000)
The National Parks and Other Wild Places of Britain and Ireland (2002)
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden (2004)
Where to Watch Birds in Britain Ireland (2004)
Bird Photography: Choosing the Best Destinations, Planning a Trip, Taking Great Photographs
(2005)
RSPB Guide to Digital Wildlife Photography (2006)
The Birdwatcher's Guide to Digital Photography (2006)
Great Birds of Britain & Europe: 200 Star Species (2008)
Birdwatcher's Walks in a Box (2011)
The Bird Photography Field Guide: The essential handbook for capturing birds with your digital SLR (2011)
Owls (2013)
Birds and People (2013)
Penguins (2014)
A Parliament of Owls (2016)
Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland (2016)
Seabirds of the World (2016)
A Bird Photographer's Diary (2017)
The Empire of the Eagle: An Illustrated Natural History (2018)
British Birds: A Pocket Guide (2019)
Flights of Passage: An Illustrated Natural History of Bird Migration (2020)
Stock Photos at www.birdphoto.co.uk
Norfolk Photo Safaris & Tour Information
Wildlife Photography Trip
African Photo Safari
Join David Tipling and Dave Cox on an African photo safari to the Lobo Valley in the Serengeti.
Photo Gallery
Latest News
A Bird Photographer's Diary has had some wonderful reviews. Amateur Photographer Magazine wrote
"A bird Photographer's Diary serves to highlight the lengths he has gone to over the years to bring us some of the finest bird photography around. It's beautifully illustrated and wonderfully written"
In January 2022 David was made an OM SYSTEM Ambassador.