Peter Cairns' Biography

Based in the heart of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, Peter Cairns is an award-winning nature photographer and writer with a deep fascination for our relationship with the natural world. In addition to documenting Europe's high profile wildlife species, Peter covers a diverse range of topical conservation stories from nature-based tourism to the potential reintroduction of wolves...and most things in between!

Peter is a founder and Director of Northshots and has worked as a freelance photographer since 1999. During that time he’s racked up numerous competition awards, co-produced 5 books and initiated projects such as Tooth & Claw, Wild Wonders of Europe and 2020VISION. Peter is also a director of The Wild Media Foundation, Wild Scotland and is an Associate of the International League of Conservation Photographers.