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Wildlife on your doorstep

Famous wildlife photographer Laurie Campbell showed Ashfield Junior Year 4 pupils just how much wildlife can be seen in the school’s grounds if you look carefully.

Laurie Campbell and pupils decide on what they can photograph
Laurie Campbells helps a pupil set up a photo

Below are stunning photos taken by some of the pupils with guidance from Laurie. Hopefully they will encourage you to look closely at the world around you – wherever you live and whatever camera you have.

Close up of a white fluffy feather photographed against a dark brown leaf
Close up of the grey feather of a mature bird, showing the individual sections fanning out from the central stem
Several clear beads of water photographed on the tip of a curved green leaf
Close up of a dark brown leaf with a small fragment of the tree placed on top
Small bright green leaves with round serrated edges photographed in the narrow space between two pieces of masonry
Tan brown garden spider poised on the end of a twig
Small white bell-headed flower with water droplets on the petals and stem
Close up of the yellow centre of a viloet flower

This is a Dynamic Studio project - a creative peer education initiative from CDA.