With an instantly recognisable style William’s internationally acclaimed work has seen him quickly make his mark on the industry and raise over £110,000 for a variety of conservation causes.
His first coffee table book, The Last Stand, was released in October 2022, the same month he became the youngest wildlife photographer to have a nine week solo exhibition in London.
Represented by leading contemporary art galleries at home in the U.K. and overseas William’s work has sold around the world and been part of globally successful conservation initiatives Prints for Wildlife and New Big 5.
In 2021, together with Matthew Armstrong-Ford, William co-founded Armstrong Fortescue, a photographic safari company dedicated to getting guests off the beaten track.
His work has been awarded in many of the world’s leading photography competitions, including Wildlife Photographer of the Year and World Nature Photography Awards.
Upcoming Safaris
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Amboseli & Maasai Mara
October 2024
Following in the footsteps of where William has created most of his work you’ll track big tuskers across the Amboseli lake bed and then head to Mara North conservancy where the focus will shift to big cats.
Co-hosted by one of William’s favourite photographers, Graeme Purdy, there are not many better photo combinations in Africa.
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Svalbard
May 2025
With sell out trips in 2023 and 2024 spaces on the Armstrong Fortescue Svalbard expedition in 2025 are selling fast.
Co-hosted by world renowned fine art photographer Drew Doggett this will be the third year in a row William returns to the frozen north and he claims with confidence it gets better every time.
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Zambia
October 2025
Hosted by Armstrong Fortescue this trip is all about beautiful scenery, big cats and eye level hide photography.
Making the most of South Luangwa's phenomenal leopard population William and his group will have exclusive use of the camp and spend days exploring South Luangwa on foot and by jeep.
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Amboseli
September 2025
Proving ever popular William returns to Amboseli in September 2025 in search of super tuskers and huge elephant herds. With a real focus on black and white photography, something William is best known for, there will be much more to point your camera at than elephants here, with lion, cheetah and giraffe also making up four of the 'photogenic 5'.
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Alaska
2026 - Dates TBC
A new option for Armstrong Fortescue sees them head to Alaska to photograph brown bears in one of the most stunning natural landscapes.
Places are strictly limited and as with all new destinations for Armstrong Fortescue will sell quickly. To register interest in Alaska in 2026 use the form below and the AF team will be in touch with more details.
Released in October 2022 The Last Stand is the culmination of 10 years of William’s work.
Containing a combination of his most popular images to date along side a host of never before seen photographs it is the most cohesive collection of William’s work to date.
With a foreword from Georgina Lamb, CEO of David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation and a ‘footprints’ chapter telling the stories behind the images this book is so much more than just the images it contains.
Books
Latest News
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William's image to be the cover for annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year coffee table book.
Following on from the exciting news that William's image, Romance is Dead, was awarded highly commended at Wildlife Photographer of the Year, the shot has now been chosen as the cover image for their annual coffee table book, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Highly Commended
Romance is Dead, one of William’s best selling prints, has just won highly commended at Wildlife Photographer of the Year out of over 59,000 competition entries. Read the full story behind the image and full details on when you can see the image at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition in London's Natural History Museum.
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Six New Images Released
To coincide with his new gallery representation with ARTITLEDcontemporary, William is set to release six new prints of two of the world’s most iconic predators, the lion and the polar bear. These are some of his most dynamic prints to yet and pre-sales are already strong amongst loyal collectors.
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ARTITLEDcontemporary: New Gallery Representation
William is delighted to announce a new gallery representation with ARTITLEDcontemporary, one of the most respected international contemporary art galleries. They will be displaying William’s latest fine art photography works from September at a variety of leading art fairs.
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The Tusk Arctic Challenge
The goals of fundraising challenges can often seem incongruous with their means. Thousands run the London Marathon every year for causes many miles away or kindly raise money for the research of diseases they may never have. None can feel quite so different, though, than heading to the Arctic Circle to raise money for African wildlife. But that is exactly what we did.
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'Rumble in the Jungle' Raises £30,000 at auction
The WFP team were honoured to have been asked to attend the Zoological Society of London Gala last month and donate an edition of ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, my most popular print to date. It’s with real pride we can announce it raised £30,000 for ZSL’s outstanding work protecting some of the world’s most endangered species.
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Photos of the Year: 2023
A look back at some of my favourite images and encounters this year, including snow leopard in the Himalayas, polar bears in the Arctic and lions in Tanzania.
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2023: A Year in Review
2023 feels like the first normal year I’ve had behind my camera since 2020. From the Arctic to the Himalayas my work’s taken me to three continents, six countries and again focussed on raising funds for the very species they depict.
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New Gallery Representation: McKay Williamson
Over the last 18 months William and Richard, founder of McKay Williamson Gallery in Ladbroke have been working on their new partnership and, as prints start to fly out the door, look to new exhibitions to round of 2023.
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'Born Wild' Raises £17,000 at auction
Last month the WFP team were at Zoological Society of London for their annual gala, an event that raised over £500,000 for their vital conservation work.
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New Print Release: 'Born Wild'
William’s latest print release, ‘Born Wild’, is the culmination of seven days following the same lion, and his most dynamic lion print to date.
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'The Last Stand' Preface
With William’s first book, The Last Stand, for sale online from Friday 17th, here’s an extract from the preface; ‘We Must Change’, William’s commentary on the language used around the climate change and why it does not help.
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MonoVision Photography Awards
Following its success in the Muse Photography Awards in Spring, ‘Nomads’ takes third at the MonoVision International Photography Awards.
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'Nomads' Wins Platinum
Having released ‘Nomads’ just last week, it is with great excitement I can announce the entire collection has been awarded Platinum at the Muse Photography Awards.
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'Nomads': The Award Winning New Collection
It is with real pride I have released my award winning new collection, ‘Nomads’, exclusively with Red Eight Gallery. My most exciting work to date.