Paul Glendell holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Photojournalism from University of Wales, Cardiff, and gained an 'Award of Excellence' in the 54th 'Pictures of the Year' competition in 1996, USA. The award winning photo of an oiled guillimot was first published in Life Magazine who entered the competition on his behalf.

With more than twentyyears as a professional photographer Paul's photos have appeared in several of the worlds' leading publications, including Time and Life magazines. In the UK he undertakes commissions for charities and statutory conservation bodies such as English Nature, the National Trust, the Countryside Agency and Friends of the Earth. His photos are seen in BBC Wildlife magazine, who he also writes news features for from time to time as well as Nature and New Scientist. For In Britain, the magazine of the British Tourist Authority, Paul produces feature packages of activity holidays around the UK. He has also had photographs used by most of the country's national newspapers.

Between 1992 - 93 he was based for a year in Bratislava Slovakia where he set up Ekofoto, the first environmental photographic library in Eastern Europe, and worked regularly for the Czech newspaper Prognosis. During that period his photographs were also published in several Slovak newspapers.

1996 Pictures of the Year - National Press Photographers Assoc USA - Award of Excellence

2000 Photographer of the Year 2000 Practical photography magazine Winner Environment Section

2002 Humanity Photo Awards China Folklore Photographic Association, Nominated for Szekelyland photostory.

Member of the National Union of Journalists ( NUJ ) UK

Member of British Press Photographer Association