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My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal.

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Nigel Dennis
Age: 77 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 16
Died: 1989
Died: July 19
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Nigel Forbes Dennis
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Badgers
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Nocturnal
Photographing
Shy
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