Rewilding our connection to nature
at the wild edges of earth, sea & sky
Education &
nature-based learning
a way of being. a way of seeing.
rooted in nature, science and lived experience
Led by light & learning together
Photography is one of the most powerful ways we can rewild our connection to nature.
It offers a way of seeing in relationship with the world around us. To notice how light moves across land, sea and sky. How seasons shape mood and meaning. How cycles guide not only what we photograph, but how we live and perceive the world.
This is learning shaped at the thresholds. Where dawn and dusk teach us how to hold ambiguity. Where the night sky expands our sense of scale. Where cycles of growth, rest and return guide both creative practice and ways of being.
Here, photography becomes a form of remembering. A creative practice that reconnects us to nature, to time and to ourselves.
How I teach
My teaching is shaped by place, by season and by the questions people arrive carrying. It responds to the environment we are in and the threshold we are standing at, rather than following a fixed script. Learning here is relational, alive and shaped in dialogue with the living world.
For those who value relationship with place, season and story, and who are seeking education that supports skills development that is grounded in the living world.
All of my sessions are tailored. I meet people where they are at in a supportive way, to inspire, spark wonder and awe and rewild our connection to nature. And most importantly, we get to have a lot of fun!
Ways we can grow together
I offer education through a range of formats, allowing learning to meet people where they are and unfold at a pace that feels human and grounded.
- Nature-based learning experiences in the field
- Online courses and seasonal programmes
- Visual storytelling and creative practice
- Talks, workshops and guided experiences
Each offering is rooted in ecological intelligence, ethical practice and attentiveness to place. Whether we are working with the night sky, the ocean, aerial perspectives or seasonal rhythms, the intention is the same: to support learning that is embodied, contextual and alive.
Nature-based learning in the field
Field-based education sits at the heart of my work. Learning alongside the elements changes how knowledge is felt, not just understood.
These experiences are shaped by light, weather, tide and season, inviting participants into direct relationship with place. Sessions unfold in response to the conditions present and may include photography, close observation, sensory attunement, ecological context and creative reflection.
Field learning is suited to individuals, small groups, organisations and brands who want to root their work in place, deepen environmental literacy and reconnect with the intelligence held in earth, sea, sky and self.
Locations are primarily UK-based, with a focus on coastal and other liminal environments where thresholds and transitions are most alive, though international fieldwork can be discussed where alignment and intention meet.
Online courses and seasonal programmes
I offer online learning experiences that invite people into deeper relationship with nature, creativity and cyclical living, wherever they are in the world.
These offerings include:
- Become an Aurora Chaser: A comprehensive course exploring the science, conditions and lived experience of witnessing and photographing the northern lights.
- Seasonal programmes: Centred on living with light, rhythm and change across the year.
- Guided resources: Support cyclical awareness, sesasonal living and rewilding our nature connection.
Together they spark curiosity and awaken wonder and awe by build knowledge, confidence and trust in your own way of seeing, allowing learning to land at your pace and take root.
Visual storytelling and creative practice
Stories have the power to change the world. They invite us to remember, by into the deepest parts of our humanity. They help us unravel what we think we know and invite us to reimagine all that is possible.
They’re a conduit for science, myth and lived experience. A meeting point where curiosity is awakened and awe becomes a catalyst for change. Through photography, film and writing, I teach visual storytelling as a relational practice. One rooted in radical authenticity, responsibility and participation. This work sits at the wild edges where myth, magick and intellect meet, translating nature’s messages and messengers into stories that can be felt as much as understood.
My approach challenges dominant narratives and centres curiosity as intelligence, liminality as insight and awe as a necessary force for cultural and ecological awakening.
My mission is to rewild our connection to nature, remembering our place within it, not apart from it.
This strand of my education work supports photographers, filmmakers, creatives, brands and organisations who want to move beyond surface-level stories that do more than simply show the world as it is, but help shape how we choose to live within it.
Talks, workshops and speaking
I regularly speak at events, festivals, universities and within organisations, sharing work at the intersection of nature connection, visual storytelling, ocean advocacy and seasonal living.
These sessions are invitations to consider nature connected ways of being, ways of seeing, to remember what has been quietened, and to reconnect with curiosity, awe and responsibility as guiding forces.
Talks and workshops can be tailored to audiences ranging from creative professionals to conservation groups, leadership teams and community spaces.
Topics often include:
- Rewilding our connection to nature
- Liminality, wild edges and ways of seeing
- Curiosity, awe and attention as forces for change
- Ethical storytelling and responsibility in nature-based work
You can explore my speaking work here, or get in touch to discuss a bespoke session.
One-to-one learning and discovery sessions
I offer focused one-to-one learning experiences for individuals who want to deepen their creative practice, expand their technical understanding or explore new ways of seeing with their photography kit.
These sessions are grounded in lived experience, professional practice and ethical responsibility. They are designed for clarity rather than overwhelm, offering space to ask questions, observe processes and understand possibilities in a way that feels supportive, inspiring and embodied.
Each session is shaped around your curiosity, your context and your next steps. It is guided discovery, rooted in relationship, attention and practical knowledge.
Additional sessions are introduced seasonally and shaped by place, light and lived practice. Each one is an invitation to step closer to the wild edges where learning becomes embodied and insight takes root.
Find out more about one-to-one sessions below
Fieldcraft at the
wild edges
A guided session focused on liminality, thresholds and transitional light. Dawn, dusk, tide, weather shifts and how to work creatively within them.
Night-time
foundations
Understanding darkness, light, stars and atmosphere. From moon phases and aurora conditions to building confidence working after dark.
Curiosity as creative practice
Reigniting curiosity as a way of seeing. Moving beyond formulas and into intuitive, responsive image-making rooted in sparking curiousity and awakening wonder and awe.
Practical photography foundations
A supportive session for those beginning their journey with a digital camera. Learn how to work confidently with light, exposure and composition, building a practical understanding of your camera as a creative tool rather than a technical barrier.
Drone discovery
session
Exploring aerial perspectives as a storytelling tool. Ethics, kit, settings and creative possibilities before committing to flight.
Kind words about photography courses and workshops
Rebecca developed and expertly delivered a module for 3rd year university photography students, covering a menu of topics required to establish and grow a self-employed career path. The students valued her knowledge and reflections on her industry experience, sharing essential skills with them about photography and running a business. If you want someone to not only teach but most importantly make you and your participants feel passionate and inspired about capturing the world around them and building their path within that – then look no further than Rebecca!
– karen sheperdson
director of photography
My session with Rebecca was what I hoped it would be and much more. I could literally write pages detailing what I took away from my lesson. I have been self learning photography for the last 5 years, I learnt more in one lesson with Rebecca than I would have if I spent the next 5 years self learning. I wish I had done it sooner. Her knowledge, eye for detail and teaching abilities are next to none. Then there is just Rebecca herself, her energy and love for photography shines through the whole time. I left with confidence in my photography, something I most definitely did not arrive with.
– lauren
photography lover
I’m so happy that I reached out to you and booked a session this year. It was such an enjoyable and inspiring experience. I wanted to let you know how much it has helped and encouraged me since.
Your enthusiasm, skill and creativity is, frankly, awesome. Your tips and patient expertise that you shared with me during out session have really helped drive me on.
– andrea
photography lover
Stories and field notes
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Everything changes in 2 hours: A 1-2-1 photography mentoring session in Kent
There is a specific kind of creative frustration that lives in the gap between what you can see and what your camera gives you back. You know the feeling. You pick up a scene, the light falling just so, something alive in the moment and you press the shutter. And what comes back is flat….
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On becoming an Official FUJIFILM X-Photographer
There are moments in life that arrive that take you by surprise, as they place you at a threshold. Of what has been and what is becoming. They invite you to pause. To take stock, to look again at this thing you get to call work and the squiggly path that has carried you here….
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Mining for magick – freeing up space
When your memory card is full and your ADHD brain shuts the camera down. One of the souls in my community reached out with this message. I asked them if they wouldn’t mind me sharing my response in a blog post. As I had quite a few ideas on ADHD-aware photography tips that wouldn’t fit…
Diversity in the drone industry
CREATING A COMMUNITY FOR
FEMALE IDENTIFYING DRONE PILOTS
I co-created a community with epic friend Carys Kaiser, The Drone Lass, where UK female identifying folk can join to share, learn and grow our drone knowledge and experience together. If you’re reading this and are interested in joining please click below.
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