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Bristol-based wildlife photographer, specialising in UK wildlife but also has extensive portfolios of the Galapagos and Madagascar.

Sam's honoured for his work to have featured in areas such as the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition exhibited at the Natural History Museum and the BBC Wildlife Magazine. Following his graduation from University in June 2016, he's planning on trying to turn his hobby into a full time career.
www.sam-rowley.com
Galapagos sea lion resting on beach archipelago,beach,endemic,evolution,island,islands,native,natural,nature,ocean,pacific,sea,selection,south,summer,wildlife,quirky,funny,low angle,Carnivores,Carnivora,Otariidae,Eared Seals,Chordates,C
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Galapagos sea lion resting on beach
Galapagos marine iguana swimming with head above surface animal,archipelago,coast,endemic,evolution,iguana,island,islands,marine,native,natural,nature,ocean,pacific,shore,south,summer,wildlife,portrait,head detail,mouth,Squamata,Lizards and Snakes,Iguanidae
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Galapagos marine iguana swimming with head above surface
Mute swan, Cygnus olor, Kew Pond, London, May. animal,babies,baby,bird,breeding,britain,cuddly,cute,cygnet,cygnets,family,flower,mute,nature,nest,parents,pond,relationship,spring,summer,swan,swans,urban,wildlife,Aves,Birds,Chordates,Chordata,Water
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Mute swan, Cygnus olor, Kew Pond, London, May.
Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres, Isle of Sheppey, December. beach,bird,british,coast,coastal,december,england,groyne,groynes,harsh,isle,kent,nature,plumage,rowley,ruddy,sam,sea,sheppey,turnstone,turnstones,uk,wader,wildfowl,wildlife,winter
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Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres, Isle of Sheppey, December.
Portrait of great frigatebird chick animal,archipelago,conservation,endemic,evolution,island,islands,juvenile,minor,native,natural,nature,ocean,pacific,south,summer,wildlife,Aves,Birds,Fregatidae,Frigatebirds,Ciconiiformes,Herons Ibises
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Portrait of great frigatebird chick
Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador, August. america,animal,archipelago,august,charles,conservation,cruz,darwin,ecuador,endemic,evolution,galapagos,island,islands,native,natural,nature,ocean,pacific,rowley,sam,santa,selection,south,summer,tortoi
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Marine iguana, Amblyrhynchus cristatus, Santa Cruz, Galapagos, Ecuador, August.
A flightless cormorant drying its damp wings on a rocky shoreline on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The animals are very tame and so it allowed a reasonably close approach, allowing me... cormorant,evolution,expedition,flightless,island,natural,nature,pacific,park,summer,wings,Aves,Birds,Chordates,Chordata,Ciconiiformes,Herons Ibises Storks and Vultures,Phalacrocoracidae,Cormorants,End
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A flightless cormorant drying its damp wings on a rocky shoreline on Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The animals are very tame and so it allowed a reasonably close approach, allowing me...
Ghost crab on Las Bachas beach, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador animal,archipelago,beach,island,islands,native,natural,nature,ocean,pacific,santa,selection,south,summer,wildlife,Ocypode,america,august,charles,conservation,crab,cruz,darwin,ecuador,endemic,evolution
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Ghost crab on Las Bachas beach, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Pair of kingfishers perched on branch animal,blue,britain,british,colour,common,kingfishers,nature,north,pair,summer,wildlife,perched,Aves,Birds,Chordates,Chordata,Coraciiformes,Rollers Kingfishers and Allies,Alcedinidae,Kingfishers,Wetla
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Pair of kingfishers perched on branch
Crab-eating macaque ^smiling^ animal,baby,beach,cheeky,clever,crab,eating,exotic,foraging,litter,long,macaque,mammal,monkey,nature,primate,rubbish,smiling,tailed,tropical,wildlife,Mammalia,Mammals,Chordates,Chordata,Primates,Old W
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Crab-eating macaque ^smiling^
Jellyfish (Crambione mastigophora), Koh Phi Phi Island, Thailand. Crambione,Fish,animal,colour,dangerous,feeding,jellyfish,light,marine,mastigophora,nature,ocean,sea,tropical,wildlife,mastigophora koh,october,phi,rowley,sam,thailand
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Jellyfish (Crambione mastigophora), Koh Phi Phi Island, Thailand.
Caribbean flamingo in lagoon caribbean,colour,endemic,island,islands,lagoon,natural,nature,pacific,pink,selection,south,summer,wildlife,Ciconiiformes,Herons Ibises Storks and Vultures,Aves,Birds,Phoenicopteridae,Flamingos,Chordat
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Caribbean flamingo in lagoon