Will Nicholls | |
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Born | William Robert Nicholls 9 January 1995 London, UK |
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Exeter, Zoology |
Occupation | Wildlife cameraman |
Website | www.willnicholls.co.uk |
Will Nicholls is a professional wildlife cameraman and wildlife photographer from Northumberland in the United Kingdom.
In 2023, he was nominated for a BAFTA for cinematography [1] for his work on the Netflix/Sky Nature co-production Predators. [2]
Nicholls was a student at the Newcastle Royal Grammar School [3] between 2006 and 2013. He then studied Zoology at the University of Exeter in England between 2014 and 2017.[ citation needed]
Nicholls started taking pictures of wildlife when he was 12 years old. [4] He has traveled across the United Kingdom, to Cambodia, Amazonia, [5] Nepal and to other locations as a photographer and wildlife documentary maker. [6] He has been interviewed by Live ‘n’ Deadly, BBC Countryfile and BBC News. [7]
In 2015, Prince Harry spent time in a wildlife hide with Nicholls [8] [9] in search of red squirrels as part of a visit to learn about red squirrel conservation in the area. Nicholls has been involved in red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) conservation for a number of years, as the species is endangered in the United Kingdom. [10]
He runs a free resource called Nature TTL, set up for nature photographers, [11] which contains contributions and instructional articles by photographers. In 2019, Nature TTL launched the inaugural Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition. [12]