Skomer Photography Workshop

Join professional Welsh photographer, Andy Davies, for an unforgettable experience on the waters around Skomer Island to capture the stunning seabirds that come to the island to breed. The unique experience of seeing thousands of puffins, guillemots, razorbills and Manx shearwaters that come to back to the island's waters in the evening will remain ingrained forever and one can just imagine Sir David Attenborough commentating in the background.

Andy provides hands-on expert guidance to small groups in taking control of their camera to capture memorable images. Whether a complete beginner, enthusiast, aspiring professional or seasoned photographer, Andy gives comprehensive tuition to suit all levels in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere. There is plenty of time throughout the workshop for one-to-one tuition.

Workshops begin in May when the breeding season for the puffins, guillemots, razorbills and Manx shearwaters is in full swing. The first three of these species are known as auks and the vast majority of these gather during in the evening flying around in vast gyres before settling down in huge rafts in the sheltered bays of the island. Skomer has an estimated Manx shearwater population of 720,000 birds which is believed to be over half the World's total number. See a Year in the Life of a Puffin for information about puffins.

We meet at 4pm at the Clock House cafe in Marloes and spend the first part of the workshop on land where Andy will go through camera setup and techniques for shooting later on. We then board the Dale Princess at 7pm at Martins Haven and spend time in South and North Havens around Skomer before venturing out into St. Brides Bay to capture the stunning spectacle of the vast Manx shearwater rafts that form towards dusk. We return to Martins Haven at 10pm.

Numbers on this trip are limited to allow plenty of room to be able to move all around the boat. This trip is targeted at principally at gaining great photographic opportunities but non-workshop participants are able to come along and join the boat at 7pm at Martins Haven.

The Skomer Workshop can be combined with another day on landscape and/or wildlife photography. See here for futher details. News and images can be found here and on Andy's Facebook page here.