User:Charlesjsharp
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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.
- 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.
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.
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 (622 from 82 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.
Featured pictures on English Wikipedia
[edit]Galleries of my 362 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 76 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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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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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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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
Some animal galleries
[edit]Animal galleries from the world's Biogeographic Realms
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.
Neotropical Realmː Caribbean, Central and South America.
Mammal galleries
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49 mammal species
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27 mammal species
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119 mammal species
from the Afrotropical Realm -
46 mammal species
from the Indomalayan Realm -
20 mammal species
from Oceania
Bird galleries
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588 bird species
from the Neotropical Realm -
229 bird species
from the Western Palearctic -
360 bird species
from the Afrotropical Realm -
160 bird species
from the Indomalayan Realm -
151 bird species
from Oceania
Insect galleries
The Western Palearctic: Europe, Northern Africa and the Near East
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161 species
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51 species
of dragonflies and damselflies
Future FP nominations
[edit]Anyone is welcome to nominate these images
Signpost and Tree of Life
[edit]Signpost Article
[edit]May 2020: Gallery of images from new magazine - A Sharp Eye on wildlife photography
Tree of Life Interview
[edit]August 2019: Interview for Tree of Life July 1-31 (Editor spotlight: Photographing the tree of life)
Signpost Interview
[edit]December 2017 Interview for The Signpost, 18 December 2017
stamp collecting
[edit]Image on a postage stamp
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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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Peru
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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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Philippines
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Palau
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Taiwan
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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
