Ben Hall's spectacular images have earned him numerous international awards including more than 20 prizes in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (including a double category win in 2009), Geographical Photographer of the Year, and a category win in Bird Photographer of the Year. Ben is a regular photographic and editorial contributor to photography and wildlife magazines around the world, and has appeared on TV and radio programs including BBC's Walk on the Wild Side, The One Show, and Countryfile. Ben also runs regular wildlife photography workshops.Ross Hoddinott is an award-winning wildlife and landscape photographer, the author of several photography books, and a regular contributor to the photo press. Based in North Cornwall, England, Ross is best known for his beautiful macro and close-up images, and for evocative landscape photographs. He co-runs the photography workshop company Dawn2Dusk Photography and also provides bespoke 1-2-1 tuition. As well as judging major nature photography competitions, Ross has been a brand ambassador for leading photography equipment brands including Nikon UK, Manfrotto, and F-stop Gear.Together they have co-written 52 Assignments: Nature Photography and The Wildlife Photography Workshop.

This book follows the same pattern as its companions in the series in that it takes the reader through a number of assignments discussing what is required, what to look out for, what it might be required and field notes as required, suggesting things to look out for such as time of day and weather. As the title suggests there are 52 assignments and they cover a wide range of topics.

• 1. Meet the locals2. Natural space3. Feeding time4. Slow the pace5. Flights of fancy6. Unseen nature7. Backlit beasts8. Worm’s-eye view9. See the light10. Into the darkness11. Wildlife landscape12. Nature’s abstracts13. Break the rules14. In the frame15. Spectacular silhouettes16. Up with the lark17. Perfect storm18. Season by season 19. Reflect the light20. Beautiful backgrounds21. A bug’s light22. Spread your winds23. Hide and seek24. Species study25. Fieldcraft26. Nature in black and white27. Fun with fungi28. Into the blue29. Double vision30. City slickers31. Natural balance32. Story time33. Park life34. Woodland wildlife35. Island life36. Butterfly effect37. Map challenge38. Mother and child39. The decisive moment40. Captive subject41. Petal power42. Mist opportunity43. Creatures of the night44. Damsels in distress45. Reflecting on nature46. Two by two47. Underwater world48. Learn to paint49. Roadrunner50. Big game51. Showtime52. Natural selection