Notes from the field and the day job.

Occasional writing on wildlife photography, lifting safety, and the gradual business of swapping one for the other as retirement comes into view. Collected in chronological order.

Welcome to rickymarsh.com

A short note on why I built this site — somewhere to bring together the two halves of my life, my safety work and my photography, and to map out where they’re taking me.

The patience of wildlife photography

Most of wildlife photography happens before the shutter ever fires. A few thoughts on waiting, learning a subject, and earning the shot.

What a good lift plan actually looks like

A lift plan is a small act of care for people who’ll never read it. Some thoughts on what separates a plan that protects people from one that just ticks a box.