Episode Nine: In The Field: A lifetime photographing whales, dolphins and porpoises

In the ninth episode of BBC Wildlife Magazine's Photography Masterclass, presenter Mark Carwardine shares some of his favourite images taken over a lifetime at sea.

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Mark Carwardine

Published: June 10, 2021 at 8:00 am

In the ninth episode of BBC Wildlife Magazine's Photography Masterclass, presenter Mark Carwardine reflects on a lifetime of photographing a group of animals close to his heart – cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises).

There are ten episodes of the series available to watch on YouTube.

For each episode, free fact sheets are available to download from Mark Carwardine’s website.

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About the presenter

Mark Carwardine is the presenter of the BBC Wildlife Photography Masterclass series
Mark Carwardine is the presenter of the BBC Wildlife Photography Masterclass series

Zoologist Mark Carwardine is a widely published wildlife photographer, an award-winning writer, a TV and radio presenter, a best-selling author of more than 50 books, and an outspoken environmentalist. He was also Chair of the Judging Panel of the prestigious ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ competition for seven years and was selected as one of ‘The World’s 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers’ in Outdoor Photography magazine.

Mark Carwardine

Zoologist, activist, author and presenter

Mark Carwardine is a zoologist, an environmental activist, an award-winning and bestselling author, a TV and radio presenter, a widely published wildlife photographer, a wildlife tour operator, and a magazine columnist. He presented the weekly half-hour programme Nature (and many other radio programmes) on BBC Radio 4 and co-presented the BBC TV series Last Chance to See, with actor and comedian Stephen Fry. He has written more than 50 books and has been writing a provocative monthly conservation column in BBC Wildlife magazine for nearly 20 years. He was selected as one of The World’s 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers in Outdoor Photography Magazine, was Chairman of the Judging Panel of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for seven years and presented and produced a 10-part wildlife photography series for BBC Wildlife on YouTube.
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