I was enthralled as Brydon guided me along the coastline, showing me every old and new sign of otter activity and then how his expertise really came to the fore as we closed in and got in some fantastic positions for photographing- without disturbing the animals. I have been looking for otters myself in Shetland on many visits to the Islands since my post as warden on Fetlar in 1969. Out of some 14 visits over the years my success rate with otters has been very limited, especially with photographing them. Since my last visit in 2009 Brydon made clear to me where I had gone wrong during all those years, and that was a lack of stealth, knowledge of the otters, their territories and most of all – field craft – in a few hours Brydon made it all change! In one day I had better results than during my 14 visits to the Islands!

Peter Zwitser
The Netherlands

For Shetlandnature-birding and otterphotography visit Brydon's website:www.shetlandnature.web

It is no secret that Shetland is by far the best place in the UK to see otters, in fact the islands boast the highest density of this marvellously evocative mammals in Europe. Yet even with this advantage many visitors fail to enjoy a single encounter let alone photograph these notoriously secretive animals. For the lucky few that might manage, they have usually wasted precious days of their holiday just trying to find a reliable site and even then getting into good photographic opportunities is often all but impossible.

Our exclusive packages focus exclusively on photographing these captivating and charismatic creatures. There are so many contributing factors leading to getting those highly desirable Shetland Otter photography
otter images that photographers, both amateur and professionals alike have to master. Field craft, timing, tides and of course probably the most important two- intimate knowledge of the otter’s behaviour and the sites they inhabit. Knowing how, when and often where to move to are crucial elements in getting into that all-important photographic position.

‘Otters in the frame’ offers a uniquely specialised and dedicated opportunity, which provides the best possible chance to photograph otters in the wild, a prospect renowned for being one of the most desirable and toughest challenges for wildlife photographers in the nation.

The sites we use are some of the best in the isles, which boast some of the highest densities in Europe. Along these beautiful stretches of remote coastlines Brydon has spent much of his life gaining unsurpassed knowledge of otters, their behaviour and equally as importantly, how they use these sites. These crucial elements along with our tried and tested methods are undoubtedly the key to our proven success for our clients photographing otters, click here to view some stunning images taken by delighted clients.

These holidays are exclusively one on one with the exception of a couple or two photographers travelling together.

Price from £200 per day (lunch, transport and ferry fares included), up to eight hours in the field- discounts for multi day booking.