About

NPL Second Nature – Informing and Inspiring People to Care.

NPL Second Nature is a blog developed by Paul Sterry of Nature Photographers Ltd, with the support of passionate conservationist Andrew Cleave MBE. It is borne out of a passion for wildlife and a sense of dismay at what’s happening to the world around us. What happens to wildlife is in our hands and we, as humans, have the power to enhance or degrade the world around us. Many of the problems that the natural world faces result from indifference and ignorance, and this lack of understanding leads to a dearth of passion. We are convinced that a combination of imagery and information has the potential not only to inform people about the good and the bad, but also to inspire them to care and stir them into action.

Paul is the force behind the independent specialist stock image library Nature Photographers Ltd, which has been operating since the 1980s. Collectively, Paul, Andrew and NPL have authored and illustrated more books on British natural history than any other independent photolibrary. We specialise in all aspects of British wildlife and natural history, as well as subjects and species from further afield. Paul and Andrew run the conservation charity Birds on the Brink, which is funded by the international competition Bird Photographer of the Year, which Paul founded. Will Nicholls, who owns and runs BPOTY, is a trustee of Birds on the Brink, along with Paul and Andrew.