User:Charlesjsharp

This user is from Scotland. en This user is a native speaker of the English language. fr-2 Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau intermédiaire en français. This user has been on Wikipedia for 19 years, 5 months and 22 days. 15,000+ This user has made more than 15,000 contributions to Wikipedia. This user has visited 110 countries.

Wildlife portrait photographer from the UK. My web site: sharp photography
I have published a photographic guide to the butterflies of Ghana which is available as a free download. A print version will be published in April 2026.

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• Sharp, Charles J; Sáfián, Sz (2026). A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana (PDF). Oxford: Sharp Eye Publications and Hungarian Natural Heritage Trust. ISBN 978-615-02-5911-6.

The first five editions of my free magazine offer photography tips and promote Wikipedia.
The Read online links take you to a flipbook.

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You can access downloadable pdf versions by visiting the A Sharp Eye on wildlife photography page.
The following link is to the children's edition of the December 2024 issue of A Sharp Eye on Wildlife Photography on Oceania.

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Please feel free to use any of the wildlife photos that I have uploaded, most of which are used in Wikipedia articles, with attribution Charles J Sharp. Please remember that images uploaded before 2020 may not have been processed with the latest software. I can quickly re-process them for you.
Here are my own favourites, my Commons Featured pictures (636 from 85 countries), Quality images and Valued images

The animals were not photographed in zoos, safari parks, rescue centres, butterfly houses, in captivity or in a studio.
Many of the images are geocoded with very precise geocodes (six decimal places). Please do not take account of more than three decimal places.

Galleries of my 375 Featured Pictures

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  mammals
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  birds
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  insects, crabs and spiders
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  reptiles, frogs and fish

These featured pictures were taken in 79 countries:

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  Albania
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  Argentina
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  Australia
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  Austria
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  Bahrain
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  Belgium
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  Belize
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  Botswana
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  Brazil
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  Bulgaria
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  Cambodia
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  Cayman Islands
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  Chile
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  Colombia
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  Cook Islands
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  Costa Rica
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  Croatia
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  Cuba
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  Cyprus
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  Denmark
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  Ecuador
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  Estonia
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  Eswatini
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  Ethiopia
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  Fiji
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  France
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  Gambia
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  Germany
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  Ghana
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  Greece
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  Guatemala
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  Honduras
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  Hong Kong
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  Hungary
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  Iceland
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  India
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  Indonesia
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  Ireland
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  Jamaica
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  Jordan
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  Kenya
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  Laos
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  Liechtenstein
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  North Macedonia
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  Madagascar
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  Malaysia
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  Mauritius
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  Mexico
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  Morocco
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  Mozambique
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  Namibia
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  Nepal
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  New Zealand
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  Norway
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  Panama
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  Philippines
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  Poland
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  Portugal
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  Romania
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  Rwanda
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  Samoa
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  São Tomé and Príncipe
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  Senegal
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  Singapore
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  Slovakia
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  Slovenia
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  South Africa
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  Spain
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  Sri Lanka
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  Switzerland
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  Thailand
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  Trinidad and Tobago
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  Tunisia
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  Turkey
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  Uganda
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  United Kingdom
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  Uruguay
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  Zambia
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  Zimbabwe

Animal galleries from the world's Biogeographic Realms

Neotropical Realmː Caribbean, Central and South America.
Western Palearcticː Europe, North Africa and the Near East (the western half of the Palearctic Realm).
Afrotropical Realmː Africa south of the Sahara and the south of the Arabian Peninsula.
Indomalayan Realmː Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia.
Oceaniaː includes the Australasian Realm and the Oceanian Realm.


Mammal galleries

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  49 mammal species
  from the Neotropical Realm
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  27 mammal species
  from the Western Palearctic
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  119 mammal species
  from the Afrotropical Realm
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  51 mammal species
  from the Indomalayan Realm
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  20 mammal species
  from Oceania

Bird galleries

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  588 bird species
  from the Neotropical Realm
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  229 bird species
  from the Western Palearctic
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  360 bird species
  from the Afrotropical Realm
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  160 bird species
  from the Indomalayan Realm
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  151 bird species
  from Oceania

Butterfly galleries

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  268 butterfly species
  from the Neotropical Realm
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  161 butterfly species
  from the Western Palearctic
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  257 butterfly species
  from the Afrotropical Realm
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  161 butterfly species
  from the Indomalayan Realm
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  13 butterfly species
  from Oceania

Dragonfly gallery

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  52 dragonfly species
  from the Western Palearctic

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May 2020: Gallery of images from new magazine - A Sharp Eye on wildlife photography

August 2019: Interview for Tree of Life July 1-31 (Editor spotlight: Photographing the tree of life)

December 2017 Interview for The Signpost, 18 December 2017

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  Collecting US Classics

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  India Post 2016
  (used without permission)

I have also visited these 34 countries:

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  Algeria
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  Andorra
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  Antigua and Barbuda
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  Bahamas
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  Barbados
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  Bermuda
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  Cambodia
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  Canada
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  Czech Republic
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  Dominica
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  Egypt
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  Finland
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  Iceland
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  Italy
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  Japan
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  Laos
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  Latvia
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  Lesotho
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  Libya
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  Malta
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  Monaco
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  Netherlands
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  Oman
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  Palau
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  Peru
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  Philippines
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  Russia (& USSR)
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  Saint Kitts and Nevis
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  Saint Lucia
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  South Korea
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  Sweden
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  Taiwan
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  Tanzania
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  USA
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  Uzbekistan
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  Vatican City
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  Venezuela
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  Vietnam

I have photography visits planned to these countries in 2026:

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  Netherlands
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  Luxembourg
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  Tanzania
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  Canada
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  USA
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  Egypt