A year among the butterflies

As the journey continued and his knowledge and experience grew, Andrew sought to get even closer to his subject, his macro-level images enabling incredibly detailed close-ups of features such as the eyes and wings and revealing ‘worlds within worlds’ as millions of tiny scales become visible.

From early spring butterflies, such as the Orange Tip, and overwintering and hibernating butterflies like the Peacock, through the year to the last, late butterflies – the blues and skippers – each graces the page alongside Andrew’s impassioned and informative writing, detailing the story behind each image and the conservation efforts needed to maintain each butterfly for the future. This is a timely combination of words and pictures which highlights so much of the natural beauty on our doorsteps that we might stand to lose. n

“This book captures the glorious beauty and heart-lifting spirit of butterflies better than any other.”

Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles

“With so many of our butterflies in decline, this is a very timely book by one of the country’s best photographers. It’s a musthave for the bookshelves!” Iolo

Williams

“This book captures the beauty and movement of butterflies like no other. The flight sequences are sublime – they are pure poetry in motion.”

Dr Martin Warren, Professor of Biochemistry, Royal Society Industry Fellow