At the age of 15 my parents moved to Hong Kong, and from that day my passion for both travel and photography was born. After completing a degree in film, TV, photography and performing arts at York St. John’s University, I travelled for 2 years and shot over 30 000 Kodachrome transparencies. On my return to the UK I worked for a London based travel company for 2 years, and in 1992 my wife, Gilly and I moved to France. Over the last 30 years I have visited over 60 countries in every continent except Antarctica.

My first years here in France were taken up with renovating our beautiful property, bringing up the kids and starting our holiday rental business. In 1999 we ran our first photographic holiday. Since then I have guided tours in France, Italy, Africa and Asia. I always visit potential tour locations before putting a program together. Over the years I’ve developed a network of reliable and talented photo guides around the world.

My work has been published in newspapers, magazines, books and other media around the world. Clients include Sundays Times Travel magazine, Michelin guides, Conde Nast, The Telegraph, France Magazine, Country Life and many others. My principal photo agencies are 4 Corners Images based in London, Sime in Italy and AWL Images in the UK. I have also published a photography book, “Images de Curemonte”, to showcase this beautiful region of France.

Fleuret framed by a rainbow. How lucky was that!

Fleuret framed by a rainbow. How lucky was that!

I was named as a Finalist in Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 in 2 categories: Black & White single image and Vanishing Tribes Portfolio. One of my images was highly commended in the 2016 Outdoor Photographer of the Year and appears in the “Spirit of Travel” section of the book.

Equipment: In the pre-digital age, I used a Hasselblad 500CM with lenses from 50mm to 250mm.   However, convenience and improved technology has won me over and I now work exclusively with Canon cameras. My kit includes: 5d mk3 & mk4, 5DSr and lenses as follows: 17mm TSE F4, 24-70mm F4 L, 70-200mm F2.8 L, 100-400mm L, 100mm IS Macro, Gitzo Mountaineer tripod, Manfrotto 410 & panoramic head and Lees filters complete the kit bag.

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Thank you for taking the time to read this. I look forward to joining some of you on the Patagonia trip!

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More about Tim Mannakee here:  https://www.timmannakee.com/

Do you want to travel with Tim, have a look at the page “Dates & Prices” for more details about his travel dates.

Virginia Wilde is an award-winning photographer, who specializes in equine and wildlife imagery.

She works as a photography tutor in Edinburgh, Scotland, teaching beginner to advanced sessions. 

Virginia trained at the London School of Photography, London Film Academy and also at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography in the US. Her images have appeared in many national publications.

Virginia spent years working in conflict zones, including Afghanistan and Libya.
 

She is also trained as an Equine Facilitator for Human Development - meaning she is qualified to use horses as therapeutic animals.

More about Virginia Wilde here:  website coming soon

Do you want to travel with Virginia, have a look at the page “Dates & Prices” for more details about her travel dates.

In addition to the Photography Coaches a Patagonian Gaucho, aka veterinarian specialized in horses & biologist Victor Moraga will be guiding the trip. Victor speaks perfect English, knows the locals and the region very well and is therefore your ideal guide.