Puffins In Focus: Fair Isle Photography Tour

Photograph Puffins on Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island

Join me on an unforgettable wildlife photography experience to Fair Isle, a remote island renowned for its dramatic cliffs, thriving seabird colonies and extraordinary natural beauty. Situated between Orkney and Shetland, Fair Isle offers a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in one of Britain's most remarkable wildlife destinations while photographing Atlantic Puffins in a truly wild setting.

This small-group photography tour is about far more than simply photographing puffins. It's about slowing down, observing behaviour, working with light and learning how to create images that tell stories and capture a genuine sense of place. Throughout our time together, I'll share the techniques, fieldcraft and creative approaches that have shaped my own wildlife photography, helping you develop both your skills and confidence in the field.

From intimate puffin portraits and behavioural moments to wider environmental images that place wildlife within the landscape, Fair Isle offers endless opportunities for creative photography. Long northern evenings, dramatic weather and breathtaking coastal scenery combine to create an inspiring environment for photographers of all experience levels.

With a maximum of just six photographers, you'll benefit from plenty of personal guidance, one-to-one support and a relaxed learning environment. Whether you're looking to improve your wildlife photography, strengthen your creative vision or simply experience the magic of Fair Isle, my aim is to help you return home with images you're genuinely proud of, lasting memories and a renewed connection with the natural world.

Why Join Me On Fair Isle?

✺ SMALL GROUP EXPERIENCE
Limited to just six photographers, ensuring plenty of personal guidance and support throughout the tour.

✺ CREATIVE FIELD TUITION
Learn how to use light, composition, behaviour and storytelling to create more meaningful wildlife images.

✺ EXTRAORDINARY WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS
Photograph puffins and other seabirds in one of Britain's most remote and inspiring island environments.

• Six Days on Fair Isle – Five nights' accommodation and six days immersed in one of Britain's most remote and wildlife-rich island environments.

• Puffins In Focus – Dedicated opportunities to photograph Atlantic Puffins, from intimate portraits and behavioural moments to environmental images that capture a true sense of place.

• Small Group Experience – Limited to just six photographers, ensuring plenty of personal guidance, creative mentoring and one-to-one support throughout the tour.

• Led by Kevin Morgans – Award-winning wildlife photographer, international photography judge and author of Puffins: Life On The Atlantic Edge.

• World-Famous Fair Isle Bird Observatory – Stay at the newly rebuilt Bird Observatory and experience one of the most celebrated birding locations in Europe.

• Extraordinary Seabird Photography – Alongside puffins, opportunities may include guillemots, razorbills, fulmars, kittiwakes, skuas and other breeding seabirds.

• Dramatic Coastal Landscapes – Photograph rugged cliffs, wild seas, historic lighthouses and sweeping coastal scenery shaped by the North Atlantic.

• Creative Photography Opportunities – Learn to work with light, weather, behaviour and storytelling to create images that go beyond traditional wildlife portraits.

• Island Life & Culture – Discover Fair Isle's unique heritage, close-knit community and slower pace of life while exploring this remarkable island.

• Wildlife Beyond Puffins – Keep an eye out for passing cetaceans, seals and seasonal wildlife encounters that make every visit to Fair Isle unique.

There are many places to photograph puffins, but few can match the experience of Fair Isle. As Britain's most remote inhabited island, Fair Isle offers a rare combination of extraordinary wildlife, breathtaking scenery and a sense of wildness that is becoming increasingly difficult to find elsewhere. Reaching the island feels like stepping into another world—one shaped by dramatic seas, rugged coastlines and a way of life that has remained closely connected to nature for generations.

During the breeding season, thousands of seabirds gather around the island's cliffs and headlands, creating one of the most spectacular wildlife experiences in the UK. Puffins are undoubtedly the stars of the show, nesting amongst flower-covered cliff tops and returning daily with beaks full of sand eels. Their character, behaviour and accessibility provide endless photographic opportunities, from intimate portraits and behavioural interactions to wider environmental images that place them within the landscape.

What makes Fair Isle particularly special is the variety it offers. Beyond the puffins, you'll find guillemots, razorbills, fulmars, kittiwakes and skuas, while the island's dramatic cliffs, historic lighthouses, wild seas and ever-changing weather provide an inspiring backdrop for landscape and wildlife photography alike. Every day brings different conditions, different light and new creative possibilities.

The long northern summer evenings are another of Fair Isle's great rewards. Soft, directional light often lingers late into the day, creating ideal conditions for photography and allowing us to spend more time in the field when wildlife activity is at its peak. Combined with the island's remote location and relatively low visitor numbers, this creates a far more immersive and rewarding experience than many of the UK's more heavily visited seabird colonies.

For photographers, Fair Isle is far more than a destination to photograph puffins. It's a place to slow down, observe, connect with nature and develop a deeper appreciation for the wildlife and landscapes around you. It is this unique combination of wildlife, scenery, solitude and photographic opportunity that keeps drawing me back year after year—and why I believe it remains one of the finest wildlife photography destinations in Britain.