THE FUNERAL WAS HELD on 23 September of noted UK underwater photographer Brian Pitkin, who died on 31 August at the age of 75. He is best remembered as a leading light of the British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP).
Born on 12 November, 1945, Pitkin’s love of the natural world was evident throughout his life, from boyhood chasing of butterflies to a 41-year career with the Natural History Museum (NHM) studying insects until his retirement in 2006, though he continued to work on related projects. He also developed an interest in wildflower recording, but it was scuba and underwater photography that played a huge part in his life for several decades.