You're planning the trip of a lifetime and hope to photograph some of the world’s most iconic animals. Richard Barrett, one of Britain’s top wildlife photographers, shows you how to achieve this.

He tells you the best seasons, times of day, specialist wildlife travel companies and a myriad of things that will help you take that exceptional photo. Through his exciting stories of close-range encounters with animals – from Africa to the Arctic – you will learn about their particular habits, behaviour and the challenges they pose to the keen photographer.

Richard Barrett’s extraordinary journeys in search of tigers, jaguars, polar bears, grizzlies, orcas and many other rare apex predators have taken him to all corners of the globe. They are recorded in this collection of his stunning photos – each one telling the story of how it was taken, the circumstances, the weather, the discomfort, the patience and ultimately the reward of an extraordinary image.