Wildlife Films
Art
Robert E Fuller works in both oils and acrylics, applying fine brushstrokes to record each feather, hair and glint of eye. Also a talented sculptor, his bronze animal sculptures are breathtaking.
Although Robert's scope is global, he is best known for his renditions of British wildlife, many of them owls, kestrels, kingfishers or weasels observed close to his home in Yorkshire.
He uses a combination of photography hides and cameras hidden inside animal nests to study his wild subjects up close and each of his paintings is a portrait of an individual whose secret daily life Robert has followed closely.
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Exhibitions
Robert E Fuller has shown his work in London, Paris and even China, where he won the prestigious China Wildlife Image award for Chinese National Geography in 2024, but he mainly exhibits from his eponymous gallery.
This beautifully restored farm building is located just a few miles from Robert’s childhood home and despite its remote location attracts visitors from around the world. The gallery also runs a thriving online business, sending his artwork and gifts to homes around the world.
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Film
Robert E Fuller produces and presents films for BBC1’s The One Show and creates wildlife documentaries for TV companies around the world. Among notable film contributions was a groundbreaking documentary on weasels shown on BBC Earth and PBS.
Robert travels the world to film wildlife in its natural habitat but is best known for his deep understanding of British wildlife. He uses hidden cameras to uncover rare animal behaviour, turning his discoveries into spellbinding nature documentaries.
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Nest cameras
Robert E Fuller pioneered the use of surveillance cameras to study wildlife in an unobtrusive way. A complex network of cameras in and around his British home allow him to follow the secret lives of animals.
He shares livestreams from these cameras on social media and the owls and kestrels featured are now internet stars in their own right.
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Articles & photography
A prolific author, Robert E Fuller’s articles feature in nature magazines and newspapers around the world, including BBC Wildlife Magazine. He also contributes a monthly column to his local newspaper, the Yorkshire Post.
In addition, Robert is an accomplished photographer and has twice won recognition in the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.
He also shares his wildlife adventures, photographs and discoveries on his blog.
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Conservation
A deep love of wildlife underlines everything Robert does and this includes the conservation of habitat and rehabilitation of animals.
Best known for pioneering the use of wild owls to adopt orphaned or abandoned chicks and raise them as their own, he also rescues and cares for weasels, stoats and more.
Robert also works hard to ensure natural habitats are preserved so that wildlife can continue to thrive. He restores woodlands, digs ponds and puts up nest boxes in and around his home to create biodiverse landscapes for wildlife.
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Travel
Robert E Fuller travels the world to watch wildlife for his paintings and films. His travel documentaries follow the individual stories of animals from as far afield as the Arctic to the Brazilian Pantanal.
Visually sumptuous, his travel films speak to the hearts of wildlife lovers around the world and he has teamed up with wildlife travel specialists Wildfoot Travel to offer bespoke wildlife tours for anyone wishing to follow in his footsteps.
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Early life
Robert’s life-long passion for the natural world was shaped by his upbringing on a farm on the Yorkshire Wolds. Severely dyslexic, he struggled at school and found solace instead painting and recording the animals he spotted in the countryside surrounding the farm.
He left school at 15 years old and on the merit of his portfolio gained a place at York Technical College. From there he went on to study wildlife illustration at Carmarthen where he won the sought after Student of the Year award.
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