About Andy Rouse
Andy Rouse is an inspirational wildlife photographer who is well known the world over. A unique and charismatic figure he is famed for his ability to capture moments from the lives of animals and birds in the wild from a different view point and often from his trade-mark stance, that of being “up close and personal” to some of the most fascinating and often potentially dangerous animals. Over recent years, Andy’s photographic style has been developing to be all encompassing of the animals and their environment in order to augment his passion for telling a story and to highlight the beauty of the natural world. Andy is well-known to anyone with a passion for the natural world and his immense talent is synonymous with outstanding images and a dedication to work.
TV Work
Andy has starred in his own TV series and made numerous TV appearances including 2 series of Wildlife Photographer for C5 / Animal Planet which he presented and directed. He also has the following credits to his name:
• 5 video diaries for BBC1 Countryfile – filmed, presented and directed
• BBC2 Natures Calendar - took presenter deer stalking
• Carlton ITV Year of the Hare – guest “expert” presenter
• Meridian ITV WildWatch with Chris Packham - guest “expert” presenter
• Meridian ITV Country Ways with Debbie Thrower – a day in the life of
• C5 Tyger Tyger childrens show - guest “expert” presenter
• Richard & Judy, Gloria Hunniford Open Doors and SKY News – live TV / promotion
• NBC – a day in the life of / promotion
• Practical Photography How to Take Better Pictures DVD – presented and directed
Andy is a charismatic presenter who is an expert on the wildlife that he photographs. His Wildlife Photographer series had great reviews, with several pick of the day choices, and some live TV promotion on Richard & Judy. He is able to carry a series on his own, or appear as a guest wildlife expert. He has also appeared on countless radio shows with tales of his exploits and has also taken part in several phone-ins. As a professional wildlife photographer he has an extensive knowledge of animals, has no fear of even the biggest and most fearsome species and is an expert on fieldcraft (animal tracking, interpreting signs etc). He has the ability to communicate in an everyday easy-going style and is able to ad-lib and make the most of any situation. Having a camera by his side gives his presenting style some extra clout as he has a reason to be in close proximity to the wildlife that he is talking about.
Currently Andy is appearing on some TV adverts for Nikon which are being shown on the National Geographic channel. He is also starting to make online training films for phototraining4u.com as their Wildlife Master.
Andy is represented by David Foster Management so please click here to email David about possible broadcast work.
Public Speaking
With a heritage from the heart of London, Andy is naturally an extrovert and an accomplished entertainer. His shows are legendary and he continues to ‘wow’ his audiences around the world from the UK to France, Germany, New Zealand, and the USA. His style of irreverent humour, slick presentation style, high energy musical presentations, stunning images and his commitment to conservation has led to his talks being much in demand. In 2009 he has started his 10th anniversary tour, a mixture of tall stories, incredible pictures, toe tapping music and videos from around the world. The tour kicked off with the Royal Geographical Society, for a venue near you check out his website.
Andy is represented by David Foster Management so please click here to email David if you want to book Andy for a corporate event, a theatre show or a festival.
Digital Photography
A digital pioneer, Andy was one of the very first professional photographers to experiment and rapidly convert to using the digital medium. Due to his immense talent in computer technology, from a past life as a software engineer, he has been able to fully embrace the flexibility of shooting digitally and helped develop highly successful image processing software and is seen as an expert in the use of digital media in the complex field of wildlife photography whilst retaining the integrity and truthfulness of the original wild image. He has the ability to express this knowledge in its most basic form to help even the most novice photographer get the most from their images.
Awards
Andy’s work has been acknowledged as being some of the best in the world for many years. He has consistently won awards in the prestigious BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition and to date has won 7 awards in the past 5 years. He has also been runner up in the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year and had several winners in the Nature’s Best competition too. He still does not have a Blue Peter or a Tufty badge though.
Conservation
Andy’s talent in wildlife photography comes from a love of animals and the environment, his photography only being a “tool to show others the beauty of the natural world”. He works alongside many top scientists, animal researchers, conservation organizations and wildlife charities throughout the globe, from frozen polar wastes and tropical jungle; to initiatives on his doorstep. He has recently instigated a partnership with Paramo directional clothing, suppliers of ethical/ecological outdoor clothing to help the ‘Aspira Fund’. The charity is designed to collect funds for worthy environmental/conservation causes and is one of the ways in which Andy helps to give something back. So far the fund has contributed to research projects into tigers, little owls and capercaillie and it is hoped that these contributions can make a real difference. In 2009 Andy published a special limited edition print called Generations that gave 100% of its profits to the United Nations Year of the Gorilla.
In Press
Andy has been writing in the photographic press since becoming professional some ten years ago. He has written regular columns and features dispensing advice, encouragement and inspiration to amateur photographers in all the leading titles as well as contributing to those published in Europe and the USA. Increasingly Andy contributes to online publications and is always in demand from editors world-wide.
Andy’s images are frequently seen in national and international newspapers, having had half a dozen double-page spread in the Daily Mail in the past 18 months as an example. His images are also featured in periodical and book publications of every description as well as posters, calendars, greetings cards, brochures…the list goes on.
To date, he has published in the region of a dozen books from technical “how to” books dispelling the myths of photography and digital know-how to those focusing on specific species and most recently those taking a wider look at animals in their environment. His latest publications include Concepts of Nature and Living Landscapes, both of which are inspirational large format coffee table books that take a look at his changing style during the first ten years of his professional career.
And Finally.....
The Rouse BLOG Andy updates every few days with insights into his life as a wildlife photographer and some of his latest images. Click here to see the BLOG for further details. Andy has recently moved to Cardiff and is enjoying this wonderful city and starting to photograph the wildlife around his new Welsh home.