Four species, 160 days, 50,000 images: meet the photographer dedicated to showing the lovable side of flying foxes

Doug Gimesy's extreme close-ups of 'sky puppies' are designed to trigger an emotional response that endears people to the 'wrongly vilified' mammalsMore summer essentialsAfter standing chest-deep in the middle of the river for hours, the perfect belly dip was over in the bat of an eye.It was the moment photographer Doug Gimesy had been waiting for, standing in his sweaty waders on a stinking hot day, as he steadied kilos of camera equipment mere inches above the water. Continue reading...