After visiting the Isle of Arran and exploring its marine conservation incentives, Henley travelled to St Abbs and Eyemouth, his second location to research a wider SiR story on marine protection around Scotland. Here, he explores the area’s voluntary marine reserve and joins some charismatic seabirds in the water.

Guillemots are known to nest tightly packed on steep cliffs and ledges around the Scottish coastline. “This is one of my favourite dives I’ve had on this assignment,” adds Henley.

In this week’s Despatches video, he explains what makes these birds that he calls the ‘British penguins’ so special and how it felt swimming with them. Furthermore, he shares the hardships of taking photos of fast-moving birds and explains what stylistic elements he chose to use for his images. “For me, as a photographer, everything comes together when you have both, the experience and you’re able to translate that into an image which does it justice,” he says.

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