When people ask me what to pack for a photography trip, they usually expect a list of lenses. The truth is, some of the most useful accessories in my kit bag are small, inexpensive, and easy to overlook, from a phone lanyard on a Zodiac to a proper microfibre cloth in a hotel room at the end of the day. Here is what actually earns its place in my bag.

My image "Holding On", a polar bear photographed from above in East Greenland, has been selected in the Top 101 of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year awards. A look at the story behind the image, and congratulations to this year's winners and fellow selected photographers.

There is a particular kind of light in Antarctica that no other place replicates. In February 2028, I am co-leading a 20-day expedition tracing Shackleton's route from the Peninsula to South Georgia. Here is what you need to know and why this trip is different.

There is something that happens when you hold a print of your own photograph for the first time. The image you have lived with on a screen - adjusting, second-guessing, moving on - suddenly becomes an object. It has weight, texture, presence. It exists in a room rather than a folder.

I have been thinking about this a lot lately, partly because I have been preparing work for my Bucks Art Weeks exhibition, and partly because I recently sat down with Tim from Fotospeed to talk about exactly this: what printing has meant to my work, and why I wish I had taken it seriously sooner.

Buckinghamshire wildlife photographer Rhiannon Lawler takes part in Bucks Art Weeks 2026 with a collection of fine art wildlife and landscape photography featuring polar regions, drone photography, penguins, glaciers, and remote landscapes

Shooting in winter usually means choosing between warm hands or usable camera controls. Rarely both.

I’ve shared a full, honest, field-tested review in this blog, including what worked, what didn’t, and sizing advice.

In June 2025 I participated in my first ever exhibition, as part of Bucks Art weeks. In this blog I shared how it went and some of the lessons I learned!

Ever wonder what it’s like to photograph in the Arctic?

In this blog, I share my experience of travelling to Svalbard and some hints/tips about photographing on these types of expeditions.

In this blog, I share details of just how magical this trip was with lots of photos and memories that will last a lifetime.

Finally, it is time to travel to Antarctica - but not everything goes to plan…

In 2022 I began planning for the trip of a lifetime to Antarctica! In this blog I talk about the steps I took to make sure I would have the best chance of capturing images I would be proud of.