Butterfly Safari by Andrew Fusek Peters, published by Graffeg 2023. Text and Photograph Copyright © Andrew Fusek Peters 2023. Book Copyright © Graffeg 2023.

Andrew Fusek Peters has spent five years travelling round the UK to document and celebrate British butterflies. In Butterfly Safari, he shows butterflies in a new light, capturing close-ups of wing scales and the delicate structure of eggs, eyes and antennae. He has also pioneered never before-seen flight shots and astonishing aerial sequences. Many of these photos have already appeared in the national papers and magazines.

Reviews on the Book 

‘With so many of our butterflies in decline, this is a very timely book by one of the country’s best photographers. It’s a must-have for the bookshelves!’ Iolo Williams

‘This book captures the glorious beauty and heart-lifting spirit of butterflies better than any other.’ Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles

‘This book captures the beauty and movement of butterflies like no other. The flight sequences are sublime – they are pure poetry in motion.’ Dr Martin Warren, former Chief Executive of Butterfly Conservation.

The Author - Andrew Fusek Peters is a wildlife and landscape photographer based in Shropshire. He has been on commission for the National Trust for the last eight years on the Long Mynd and Stiperstones nature reserves. His photos are regularly published in magazines and the national papers.

’One man’s incredible photos of all 58 of Britain’s native butterflies’ Patrick Barkham, The Guardian.

Pushing the boundaries of technology, and his own capabilities, has led Andrew Fusek Peters to create a butterfly book like no other.’ Tracy Calder, Amateur Photographer Magazine