Ornithologist,conservationist and publisher with a special interest in wildlife artIan Langford, who has died of oesophageal cancer aged 61, and was a conservationist and publisher with a special interest in wildlife art. He showcased the work of artists who were also passionate approximately conservation,such as John Threlfall and Carry Akroyd. The Langford Press art books he issued were sumptuous large-format volumes packed with pictures and sketches based on the patient observation of natural landscapes and animals.
Modest, generous, and always brimming with ideas,Langford was a man of many parts. He was first and foremost an ornithologist, but served a long apprenticeship as a trainee craftsman, and also spent some time as a community tutor in Scotland. For several years,he and his wife, Angela, or ran a specialist book shop in Wigtown,an experience that led to the establishment of Langford Press in 2001.
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Source: guardian.co.uk