Marine mammals, penguins, sea birds are expertly frozen by his patient and calculating photography. Penfold masterfully uses a neutral background to emphasise his subject – which holds fascination for both the student and the expert photographer. His studies are not the formal portraits but instead show the quirky, humorous and consistently appealing aspects of wildlife behaviour

A celebration of the absolute beauty of nature, it’s also a fascinating read, thanks to his tales of the challenges of photographing wildlife. A beautiful coffee table book you’ll keep dipping into.

This large-format book is ideally suited to display Penfold’s wonderful photographs at their best on high-quality stock and printed by one of the best printing companies. No expense has been spared, making it a pleasure to hold, read and admire. This is a book for all wildlife enthusiasts.

The reader is drawn into its pages by stunning landscapes, graceful birds and haunting close-ups of creepy crawlies. Their character comes alive through exquisite composition and the clever use of light.

Penfold presents exquisite portraits of the area’s wildlife: mainly estuarine birds… also bush birds, marine mammals, frogs, skinks, and many insects. Penfold’s resulting images are superbly crisp, perfectly exposed, and richly textured.

The photos, ranging from landscapes, birds, insects and spiders, are the key to this amazing book.

Filled with stunning images of the natural west coast, the sea, the harbour and the bush along with its more common and rarer wildlife.

We especially like the tips and technical info which gives an insight into tricks and challenges of the trade.

It’s Trevor Penfold’s marvellous photographs of wildlife that make it so special. This book is a real inspiration to explore the wild and wonderful West Coast that Penfold clearly loves.

It’s difficult to imagine the degree of patience required to capture the behaviour and intimate detail revealed in some of these incredible photographs of New Zealand wildlife. It’s all gripping stuff.

Images are stunning and reveal the beauty and diversity of the natural surroundings – a reminder of the unique NZ wildlife.

Celebrated nature photographer Trevor Penfold returns with another stunning collection of wildlife photography. A handsome landscape-format volume with top-notch, eco-friendly production values, Wild Behaviour is a must for local nature shooters and an ideal gift for anyone with a passion for animals and the wild.

Trevor Penfold has pulled together a stunning collection of 169 images ranging from landscapes, to birds, insects and spiders all taken on the west coast. As he says at the end of the book, “mission accomplished”.

Wild at Heart: Everyone knows west is best when it comes to wild coastlines and Raglan photographer Trevor Penfold has proved that with his new book, ‘Visions of Nature – New Zealand’s Wild in the West’.

Trevor Penfold’s great love of wildlife shines through in his collection of photographs. It takes long and studied observation of animals to capture their behaviour so strikingly. The shots are carefully composed, and he shares the technical details of all photos at the end of the book, giving others the opportunity to replicate his work – no easy task.

He has captured stunning images of many of New Zealand’s native and endemic species. The photos are artistically realised, some with almost abstract motifs, where movement and colour and pattern interact… a beautiful book that also fulfils the author’s aim of raising awareness of the importance of using the environment in a sustainable way.

Congratulations, the images are beautiful, stunning even, conveying mood, emotion, action and they really connect with the viewer. The narrative and images complement each other, it flows seamlessly from sentence to paragraph, from page to chapter, it is an artistic masterpiece!

There is no doubt the award-winning wildlife and nature photographer has captured the heart of some of New Zealand’s most unique animal life in this spectacular coffee table book, Wild Behaviour.

There’s a wow factor to the shots in the book, and Penfold inspires a new appreciation of his subjects.

I have just finished your wonderful book Wild Behaviour. Thank you soooo much. I really have enjoyed all that you had to say and looking at the pictures made me smile. Wow, well done!

Stunning images of New Zealand wildlife, from perky little robins, portly sea lions defending their harems to yellow-eyed penguins.