ELLIE ROTHNIE
01 TAKING THE PLUNGE
A Japanese macaque, better known as a snow monkey, beats the winter cold by relaxing in the waters of a hot spring
Lens Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4x III converter
Exposure 1/800 sec, f/7.1, ISO800
IT’S THE Wednesday after the Blue Dot Festival at Jodrell Bank, a location better known for its giant radio telescope, but for Ellie Rothnie it was a chance to pitch a tent and party with friends in a perfect setting for mixing science with electronic music. “It’s an odd combination, but you get all these professors and lecturers from all around the world talking about plastics in the ocean and climate change. They’re great communicators – scientists with personalities.” By contrast, headline act Kraftwerk seemed less engaging. “I didn’t get them,” she says. “At one stage we said, ‘do you think they’re here or are they holograms?’ you wouldn’t have known!”
The former marketing consultant turned wildlife photographer knows the importance of clear communication and engaging personalities – qualities that she demonstrates daily working as a guide with wildlife photo specialist Natures Images. She grew up with a love for wildlife and photography, but when Ellie graduated from Leeds University she saw a career in marketing as her future path. “That was what I was focused on doing,” she remembers. “I never thought in my wildest dreams that one day I would be a wildlife photographer.” That day came less than four years ago…
02 WHERE EAGLES DARE
Low evening light breaks through gathering storm clouds for this shot of a white-tailed eagle in flight, Norway
Lens Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Exposure 1/5000 sec, f/5.6, ISO640
03 PELICAN CROSSING
A slow
