Ophrys Photography - Wildlife Photography. by international wildlife and nature photographer - John Devries, Kent, UK. High quality wildlife prints and stock images for sale.

Male Tiger - Central India , March 2009. © Ophrys Photography

Ophrys Photography is world- renowned for high-quality wildlife and nature photography.
The galleries contain thousands of beautiful images photographed by the highly experienced naturalist and wildlife photographer - John Devries working from Kent in the UK.
John's wildlife pictures are widely published and feature in books and magazines around the world. He has also featured on a BBC television programme about photographing wildlife.

It is suggested that you start by visiting the showcase gallery to see some favourite images. These make great prints to hang on your wall. There are around 3000 more images in the main image galleries . These are continually being added to, so please bookmark the site if you wish to return to view the latest material. There is a list of the most recent or newly-updated gallery links to the left of this page.

All images are for sale as limited-edition (500) A4 or A3 fine-art prints or as stock images for use in commercial applications by publishers and webmasters.

Finally, if you are prepared to travel to Kent, and fancy improving your own wildlife photography or Photoshop image-processing skills, John can provide individual or small group tuition for users of digital SLR cameras. Please contact me for further details if interested.

Please note, that despite regular requests, John is not able to offer work placement for students and is not currently providing lectures for camera clubs.

Please enjoy your visit.

John Devries

Brent geese at sunset

Tips to maximize your viewing experience on this web site

1. The slideshows and wildlife photography image galleries take up a lot of room on the screen.They are optimised for a 19" screen, so if your screen is smaller, you may find that images are chopped-off at the bottom, requiring scrolling to see the whole image. To reduce the need for scrolling :

Use Fullscreen mode (By clicking on the Fullscreen icon at the top of your screen) or by pressing the F11 key shortcut. (F11 toggles fullscreen on/off)

2. Ensure that your screen is calibrated. You can do a quick visual set up using the Screencheck button below or by using Adobe Gamma (found in Control panel) if you have Photoshop. Set the gamma to a value of 2.2 for a PC, or 1.8 for a Mac. Better still, is to use one of the screen calibration products available such as the Colorvision Spyder2 that I use.Carry out the calibration in a dimmed room at the same room ambient light levels that you usually use to view your screen.If you use a monitor profile, ensure that you disable adobe gamma loader (in control panel) by dragging it to another location (such as the desktop).

You might like to test how good your colour vision is (dependant on your screen calibration as well) with this colour IQ test:

Why the name Ophrys?

Ophrys Photography takes it’s name from "Ophrys orchids" which grow wild in the UK and Europe. Ophrys being the latin name for this group of terrestrial (ground-dwelling) orchids. My interest in British wild orchids, (and subsequently wildlife and nature photography in general) probably began, when as a small boy, I found a wild Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera). This fascinated me as it was so beautiful and also so unusual. I later discovered that Charles Darwin had once lived in Kent in the UK near to where I found it and indeed had often come to this very place to study wild orchids.

Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera)

It seemed only fitting that I should name my website after this wonderful group of plants. Instead of the fly orchid, I chose the late spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) as my photography company logo (the logo is in the title bar at the top of this page) as it is only found in the county of Kent in the UK - where I have lived for nearly all of my life.

Click here to go to see more pictures of UK ophrys species.

Photographing wild orchids was only the beginning of course, and although this website started out as a celebration of British wild orchids, it has grown out of all recognition into a general wildlife photography site. The site now includes includes many pictures of animals and birds, insects and plants which I have encountered in my travels.

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