Paul McDougall

Paul has enjoyed a life-long interest in wildlife, particularly birds and mammals. Paul grew up in Oxfordshire and spent much of his childhood out in the countryside looking for birds. He travelled to South Africa at the age of 18 when he developed a keen interest in photography, before moving to Kenya where he guided wildlife photography trips for several years. Paul is now a full-time professional photographer and lives in Scotland where he enjoys guiding tours, giving talks and training, and leading wildlife photography workshops. When not leading Naturetrek tours, he can usually be found photographing his local wildlife, or visiting his second home of Kenya to photograph the more exotic species found there! Paul has also travelled extensively across 27 African countries as well as to India, Finland, Nepal and Canada, all in search of specific wildlife species to hopefully capture on camera. Paul is also the author of the best-selling book 'The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Wildlife Photography – from taking a shot to capturing a moment'.