Matt Doogue is an award-winning professional photographer, published author, a passionate conservationist, mental health advocate, public speaker and tour leader. His photography is regularly featured in most of the major titles, websites and British TV programmes – for example, National Geographic, BBC Earth, Canon, and BBC Springwatch. Matt’s eye for detail and artistic flair also led him to become a popular member of the judging panel for the Close-up Photographer of the Year & Nature TTL Photographer of The Year competitions.

In 2024 Matt published Close-Up: The Complete Guide to Macro Photograph which Chris Packham described as:

‘Brilliant… Complete… Concise… Matt’s innovative and imaginative approach makes celebrities and heroes out of the everyday, the downtrodden and the overlooked.’

Matt is a creative photographer who is constantly aiming to create unique and stunning macro images and that, combined with over a decade of honing his technical skills too, makes him the perfect person to help you on your own photographic journey. No matter what stage you’re at with it, Matt can steer you along the path to expertly capture the intricate details and beauty of the natural world.

Matt runs an exclusive photography tour in wildlife rich Greece every year. It is the perfect place to spend time in the field with Matt & to learn and practice things like, composition, how to focus stack, camera settings, lighting, and post processing techniques. There are loads of fascinating photographic subjects, tasty local Greek cuisine, and the weather is usually pretty good too!

Find out more about the 2024 tour & book your places now!

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