Peter Cairns lives in the heart of Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park and has spent over 20 years documenting the wildlife and landscapes of this wild area. Pete has also travelled widely and photographed wildlife in North America and northern Europe. He was co-founder of conservation communication projects like Wild Wonders of Europe and 2020VISION and more recently has worked as Director of SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, a Social Enterprise advocating rewilding for large parts of Scotland. Pete is a serving Board Member of Scottish charity Trees for Life and a Senior Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers.
SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag in upland landscape. Lochcarron, Highlands, Scotland, UK.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Heather and small pond and view across Rothiemurchus forest towards Glen Einich, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Upland lochan in evening light. Wester Alligin, Highlands, Scotland, UK.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) with Acorn in mouth, at edge of Pine forest. Ling (Calluna vulgaris) in background. Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing. Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.
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Peter Cairns / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) feeding on red deer carcass, Assynt, Scotland. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the BWPA (British Wildlife Photography Awards) 2016.
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Peter Cairns / Winter landscape reflected in fjord, Lofoten Islands, Norway, March 2013.
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Peter Cairns / Highland cow in amongst native birch woodland, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, England, UK, February.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Rock archway at sunset, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, September 2014.
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Peter Cairns / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) backlit in evening light, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) perching on branch with fish, river and hills in background, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, August 2015.
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Peter Cairns / Bison (Bison bison) pair standing on road in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, March.
