Getting wild

The ladies and gentlemen at Brockington House recently enjoyed a special visit from Hereford-based wildlife photographer Grahame Camm.

It was an afternoon of striking images, memorable stories and hands-on wildlife artefacts, antlers he picked up during a shoot of his favourite subject, deer.

Grahame donated the fee from his talk to Hereford & Worcester Animal Rescue Centre and returned to Brockington House on 17th April to present us with a signed print, for which we are very grateful.

Born and bred in Hereford, Grahame spent most of his working life in local government. In 2008, he took early retirement at 55—opening the door to pursue what had long been a passion – the outdoors and photography.

He credits a surprise anniversary gift from his wife as the moment it all truly began, an Exmoor safari with the late wildlife expert Johnny Kingdom.

“His enthusiasm just rubbed off on me,” Grahame says. “I knew that it was something that I needed to do as much as I could.”

For Grahame, the camera is about more than capturing a moment—it’s a way to reset.

“There’s nothing like being out at one with nature,” he explains. “Any stress and strains of everyday life seem to disappear and you immerse yourself in whatever subject you’re filming at the time.”

That respect for wildlife shapes how he works in the field—using patience and distance rather than disruption. “

One of my mantras is that I will never chase or scare an animal just to get a picture,” he says, “because to me that’s worthless.”

The idea to come to Brockington came after Grahame spotted an activity post on Facebook and the rest is history.

He gave a fascinating presentation on his life and career and his experiences taking pictures of different animals.

Grahame says it exceeded every expectation.

“It was absolutely brilliant, better than I could ever have hoped for,” he says.

He brought along red deer and fallow deer antlers, copies of magazines featuring his work and a selection of photographs—sparking plenty of conversation. As Brockington House Activity Leader Tara later told him, the ladies and gentlemen “were still talking about it at supper time.”

Grahame will next be returning to Brockington House to read some of his own poetry, naturally which is about wildlife!

You can keep up with Grahame and his work via https://www.facebook.com/grahame.camm.1

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