4TH DIMENSION - Key Persons

Clive Finlayson was born in Gibraltar in 1955. He has been a field naturalist since a very young age and he took his love of nature to the professional level, studying zoology at Liverpool University. He later focused on his major interest group - birds - gaining a doctorate at Oxford University. Clive has always supported his research with his own photography, having started by developing his own images in black-and-white long before digital photography was even a dream in the horizon. Clive attributes his main strength in photography to be his intimate knowledge of the subjects. Before even taking a camera into the field he spends hundreds of hours studying the birds. Clive is a naturally impatient and restless person but all this is firmly shut away when it is time to photograph a bird. He then becomes the most patient and persistent of people and has been known to have spent over four years to obtain the perfect shot of a particular species. His favourite lens is a Nikkor 600mm and has developed his technique of photographing birds in flight while hand-holding this monster! The results speak for themselves. Clive is also an author, of books on natural history and his other passion - the Neanderthals.

Geraldine Finlayson was born in Gibraltar, and she complements the photographic team with photographs of the underwater world and of landscapes and animals in their environment. Geraldine is a biogeographer by profession and has a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University. She is an Advanced Diver and a qualified underwater archaeological instructor. Her favourite setup is the Nikon D850 with a Nikkor 70-200 mm lens, which she has put to great use in different parts of the world, from the Serengeti to Australia. Geraldine, along with husband Clive, is also a regular lecturer on board cruise ships and has a wide knowledge and experience of cultural heritage as well as natural history.

Stewart Finlayson was born in Gibraltar in 1983 and has been involved in outdoor activities since he was of a very young age. A passionate birdwatcher from day one, Stewart has always keenly helped his parents with their studies on birds and wildlife. His understanding of animals has become second to none and he is now finalizing a PhD in Life Sciences with Anglia Ruskin University. Stewart's interest in photography came at a young age when he used to practice with his father's old 35mm SLR, but it only developed into a passion in his mid-twenties. Since then, Stewart has developed his own unique style in photography, and his understanding of wildlife has allowed him to produce some outstanding images. In 2013, Stewart co-authored his first book, with his parents, entitled ‘A Guide to Wild Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar' published by Santana books, where many of his photographs are featured. As a successful wildlife photographer, Stewart is also member of the Royal Photographic Society and has published his works in various books, magazines and calendars. Stewart is also lead author of ‘Lost World' Secrets of a World Heritage Site' published by the Gibraltar Museum in 2017. He is currently in the process of writing his third book, this time with Pelagic Publishing. Stewart is a Nikon fanatic. He has always used this make of camera, but more recently, he has also been using Sony. His favourite setup is his Nikon D5 with his Nikkor 600mm F4 lens.