Born and bred in Nottingham Jack is primarily a freelance underwater & wildlife cameraman with a deep passion for the natural world. He’s particularly interested in the less liked species such as reptiles, amphibians and fish but does occasionally pay attention to furry and feathery things. Starting out learning photography from 16 he eventually went to university in Falmouth earning a degree in BA (Hons) Marine & Natural History Photography spending most of his days rockpooling and enjoying the local pubs.

Jack has worked for dozens of wildlife and angling TV programmes including ‘Springwatch’, ‘The One Show’, ‘Mr Crabtree Goes Fishing’ and ‘The Great British Year’. Jack also appears in front of the camera and has presented several films for ‘Countryfile’. He’s gone on to work on David Attenborough’s ‘Wild Isles’ & filmed in Alaska for an upcoming BBC series.

But freshwater fish are certainly what Jack is best known for being termed the “fish twitcher” by the BBC for hunting around the UK to film every British freshwater fish, a task that took seven years for him to complete and find all 54! From Scottish Lochs to Southern Chalkstreams there aren’t many waterways Jack hasn’t dipped in.

Jack has written two books ‘Freshwater Fishes of Britain’ & ‘Field Guide to Pond & River Wildlife of Britain & Europe’. His work has featured in lots of other books and prominently with long time collaborator Mark Everard in his book ‘The Complex Lives of Britain’s Freshwater Fishes’. He has also written for many magazines including ‘BBC Wildlife’, ‘Outdoor Photography’ and ‘Diver’ and had regular columns for ‘Anglers Mail’ & ‘Fallon’s Angler’.

This week’s talk is part of a series of FREE ‘taster’ sessions for local Sandwell community residents and workers (non SPS members or regular guests). If interested do login or better still come along to the live presentation at the clubhouse. Full details below.