Barn Owls in the Peak District.

July 2023 was initially a tricky month for me. I had just finished my backpacking adventures and arrived home. My drive for photography was at an all time high, and yet i struggled to pick myself up and get outdoors shooting again.

When I heard about a family of barn owls breeding in a local barn only a walking distance from my home, I knew the potential for photography was immense.

Every evening after, if it wasn’t raining, I was out watching this incredible family under the glow of some of the most beautiful golden hours I’ve experienced.

The Irony of spending the previous two months fully immersed in two of the most incredible places for wildlife in the world, Costa Rica & the Galapagos, and coming home to capture my favourite ever photos only 30minutes from the house I was raised is not lost on me.