Will Nicholls

Will Nicholls is a professional wildlife cameraman and wildlife photographer from Northumberland in the United Kingdom.

In 2023, he was nominated for a BAFTA for cinematography for his work on the Netflix/Sky Nature co-production Predators.

Education
Nicholls was a student at the Newcastle Royal Grammar School between 2006 and 2013. He then studied Zoology at the University of Exeter in England between 2014 and 2017.

Career
Nicholls started taking pictures of wildlife when he was 12 years old. He has traveled across the United Kingdom, to Cambodia, Amazonia, Nepal and to other locations as a photographer and wildlife documentary maker. He has been interviewed by Live ‘n’ Deadly, BBC Countryfile and BBC News.

In 2015, Prince Harry spent time in a wildlife hide with Nicholls in search of red squirrels as part of a visit to learn about red squirrel conservation in the area. Nicholls has been involved in red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) conservation for a number of years, as the species is endangered in the United Kingdom.

Nature TTL
He runs a free resource called Nature TTL, set up for nature photographers, which contains contributions and instructional articles by photographers. In 2019, Nature TTL launched the inaugural Nature TTL Photographer of the Year competition.

Awards

 * 2009: Overall Winner, Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year, British Wildlife Photography Awards
 * 2011: Overall Winner, RSPCA Young Photographer Awards
 * 2023: BAFTA TV Craft Awards Nominee. Photography: Factual.

Publications

 * On the Trail of Red Squirrels Hexham, UK: Wagtail, 2013. ISBN 978-0955939525.