The Team
Amanda Flanagan
Amanda would have us believe she’s the bedrock of the business cleaning up after Pete’s administrative inadequacies (all perfectly valid claims). After 20 years in business together, she’s still smiling however, so things can’t be that bad! Amanda handles our accounts and tour bookings and is a very nice person.
Emma Blyth
How did we ever manage without Emma? From a background in wildlife tourism, she provides computer expertise, marketing skills and just plain common sense ideas. Like we’d ever even heard of Facebook before Emma arrived – now we’ve got our own page don’t you know! And Emma is a very nice person too.
Neil Wakeling
Rarely seen or heard, Neil spends his time down in the digital dungeon stoking up the boiler that keeps our humble website on the road.
www.dancing-dog.co.uk
Anthony Jones
Making things look nice is a real talent and when Ant offered to do exactly that for us, we snapped his hand off – now we can’t get rid of him!
www.tonycreates.com
Charlotte Kissack
If you’ve got a secret you should never tell Charlotte – she’ll tell everyone. Hang on a minute, isn’t that what we pay her for? Locally based in Aviemore, Charlotte’s company, Rock Solid PR, is well, rock solid.
www.rocksolidpr.co.uk
John MacPherson
A native Highlander, John is never short of a story to tell. John wears two hats: he puts most of our AV stuff together but he’s also a long-standing tour guide, always pushing guests' photographic boundaries (even when they don't want them pushed).
www.john-macpherson-photography.com
Photo Tour Guides
Our tour guides are all award-winning photographers with bags of experience: they know their stuff. But more than that, they’re a fine bunch of people who will work their butts off to ensure you get the most from your Northshots photo tour. These are not just tour guides, these are Northshots tour guides!
Chris Gomersall
Chris has been a nature photographer since the dawn of time – and rarely lets anyone forget it! Now entering his fourteenth decade, Chris remains a top nature snapper and a key member of our tour guiding team (he also does his own tours but we shouldn’t really tell you that)
www.chrisgomersall.com
Mark Hamblin
Mark has one of those faces that lets him get away with murder. Guests might have him down as a cheeky chappie, but we know him well! Too well! In truth he’s Mr Solid – totally reliable and not a bad photographer either.
www.markhamblin.com
Rob Jordan
Rob’s strong Northumbrian accent makes him incomprehensible to all but the best trained ear. You’ll just have to take our word for it – Rob’s a fine chap who will do anything to make sure you get the most out of your photo tour – except give up his breakfast!
www.robjordan.co.uk
Niall Benvie
Niall has never been afraid of sticking his neck out and pioneering new photographic techniques. A skilled writer and passionate communicator, Niall is a great tour guide but be warned, he doesn’t eat chocolate before three in the afternoon.
www.imagesfromtheedge.com
Charlotte Eatough
As Niall’s partner, these two come as a package…and a very efficient one at that. Whilst Niall is off on one of his philosophical musings, Charlotte will make sure you’re fed and watered – just as well because if it was left to Niall, you could well starve!
Andy Parkinson
We like thinking photographers. We like guides who will stretch our guests imagination as well as their photographic knowledge. As one of the UK’s most respected wildlife photographers, Andy does this. But don’t go on a landscape tour with him (hasn’t got a clue!)
www.andrewparkinson.com
Roy Mangersnes
We first met Roy in Sweden several years ago (he was scrounging a cup of tea from our campervan) and have stayed in touch ever since. He's one of those thinking photographers that we like (and don't tell him but he's pretty good at his trade). He loves the north and that's why he's guiding groups in his native Norway.
www.wildphoto.no
