{"id":135155,"date":"2023-03-10T18:00:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/they-symbolise-hope-one-mans-incredible-photos-of-all-58-of-britains-native-butterflies\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T18:18:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T11:18:54","slug":"they-symbolise-hope-one-mans-incredible-photos-of-all-58-of-britains-native-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/they-symbolise-hope-one-mans-incredible-photos-of-all-58-of-britains-native-butterflies\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They symbolise hope\u2019: one man\u2019s incredible photos of all 58 of Britain\u2019s native butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWhile recovering from cancer, an amateur photographer found solace capturing the insects \u2013 including his stunning signature \u2018take off\u2019 shotsFive years ago, at summer\u2019s end, Andrew Fusek Peters was diagnosed with bowel cancer. \u201cI was waiting for surgery, feeling really ill, sitting in my garden. It was amazing weather and there were painted lady butterflies everywhere,\u201d he says. \u201cThey were a symbol of fragile life, of hope and defiance, and something appealed to my soul.\u201dA children\u2019s author and poet who had become a keen amateur photographer, as Peters watched the butterflies and idly wondered if he could capture them in flight. It swiftly became an obsession as he recovered from a successful operation to remove the cancer. In recent summers, he has travelled the length and breadth of Britain to photograph all 58 native species of butterfly, from the ubiquitous small tortoiseshell to the rare and elusive high brown fritillary. Now the fruits of those summers have been published in a beautiful new book. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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