One-to-one Brown Hare Photography Workshop with Simon Litten

The enigmatic Brown Hare is Britain’s fastest land mammal, a challenge to capture on camera. Unless of course you have the help of Simon Litten, whose wildlife and nature photography expertise is world-class. Simon regularly contributes to the BBC’s prestigious Wildlife magazine and photographers from National Geographic attend his workshops.

Sharing the weather with the hares, from dawn to dusk Simon will teach you all the pro tips. You’ll learn the best way approach hares, most effective camera settings and advice on creative composition.

With black-tipped ears and amber eyes, since ancient times hares have been associated with the shifting moon, mystic companions of goddesses and witches, symbols of fertility and abundance. Legend has it that before a run-in with the Romans, the great warrior Boudica, Queen of the Iceni, kept a brown hare tucked into her battle tunic. When she let it run free, the hare’s speeding path served as an omen of victory.

With Simon’s guidance, you can certainly anticipate going home with evocative images of these magnificent wild creatures. All you need is a good camera; the longer the lens the better. A 500mm lens is ideal but not essential as it’s often possible to get frame filling shots with a 300mm lens. A tripod is highly recommended though, due to the generous length of the sessions.