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Robert Canis is a UK based professional photographer specialising in wildlife and landscapes. Robert attended Paddington College in London where he gained a BTECH National Diploma in Photography and for several years thereafter worked as an assistant photographer and photographic technician. At the age of 19 he gained his ARPS (Associate of the Royal Photographic Society) in the nature category. He was one of the youngest ever to do so and in 1992 decided to take the plunge and go freelance since he felt that he needed to devote more time to photographing wildlife. Photographing British wildlife is certainly his first love though over the years he has had a growing fascination with Eastern Europe, which has resulted in trips to Poland, Finland (3 as tour leader) and at least 50 to the Czech Republic.

Robert regularly holds wildlife and landscape photography workshops both in the UK and abroad for groups and camera clubs and also provides one to one tuition. His work is marketed by two leading picture libraries, FLPA and Wildlife GmbH. Robert has twice been Highly Commended in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the year, Highly Commended in the Environmental Photographer of the Year and awarded the Royal Photographic Society’s Gold Medal in their annual international competition.