Chris Howes
Registered on and updated on September 15, 2010:

Chris

Personal Information:
Name: Chris Howes
Address PO Box 100
Abergavenny
Town Abergavenny
County
Postcode NP7 9WY
Phone 01873 737707
Fax 08717 505277
Mobile
Email owg@wildplaces.co.uk
Website: http://www.caving.uk.com

Chris

Chris


Short biog
Freelance photographer and author concentrating on outdoor sports, natural history and the environment throughout the world. Specialist in cave and mine photography, including the history of underground and flash photography. Zoology degree. Worldwide photo library of nature and travel pictures, available as hi-res scans. Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (FRPS).

Business interests
Proprietor: Wild Places Photography (picture library and commissioned work)
Proprietor: Wild Places Publishing (specialising in caving-related publications)

Professional activities
Editor of Descent, the magazine of underground exploration
Publishing services: editing, indexing, proof-reading, layout and design
Photography and flash workshops
Digital photography
Commissioned photography and writing

Awards:
1993 Peter M Hauer Award Spelean History Award, National Speleological Society, USA
1997 Giles Barker Award for Excellence in Cave Photography
1997 Tratman Award for caving literature, British Cave Research Association
1998 OWG/Fuji Professional Award for Excellence in Photography
1998 Spelean Arts and Letters Awards, National Speleological Society, USA

Recent publications
Books:
To Photograph Darkness
Images Below
The Spice of Life
Radical Sports: Caving

Main areas of interest
caves and caving
adventure sports (climbing, skiing, surfing, canoeing etc)
natural history
conservation, environment, habitats
travel: wild places
photography