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Andy says:

"Not seeing an awful lot of nature in my day job, I'd spend much of my spare time hiking and taking pictures in the British countryside.

I discovered timelapse almost by accident. Having been blown away by Tim Shepherd's amazing work on The Private Life of Plants, I noticed the interval timer function on my camera and thought 'I could have a go at that myself.' I soon got the bug.聽

It only takes one successful shot where you catch something beautiful you didn't even know was happening, and you're hooked. You'll sit through endless hours of discomfort for that one shot in ten, one shot in twenty, that really works.

And nature has a way of keeping you coming back for more. Just when you think it's hopeless, the clouds will inexplicably part and you'll catch something fantastic.

I loved the challenge. In fact, I loved it so much I quit my job in music and went back to school, studying and embarking on a whole new career.

It's probably not for everyone. You'll spend hours on cold hillsides, come back at strange times of the night, usually despondent and covered in mud. But when it works, it's worth every second.

For 'The Great British Year' I captured some of the spectacular tides and storms, but sometimes it's the smaller shots that are the most fascinating. Like pointing the camera down into a rock pool, or at a piece of ground in the back garden.

Almost everything has a secret life waiting to be revealed, if you stop and watch it for long enough."