{"id":8776,"date":"2023-01-22T20:04:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T20:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alfiebowen.uk\/?page_id=8776"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:28:48","slug":"speaking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/index.php\/speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8776\" class=\"elementor elementor-8776\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-38fb36e9 wd-section-stretch e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38fb36e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4284aa58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4284aa58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee955f5 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"7ee955f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-masonry wd-grid-f-col\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:2;--wd-col-sm:2;--wd-gap-lg:6px;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8013\" height=\"5342\" src=\"https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"DSC_2554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554.png 8013w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-1200x800.png 1200w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-860x573.png 860w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-1320x880.png 1320w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-430x287.png 430w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_2554-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 8013px) 100vw, 8013px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48179a1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48179a1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8defe6 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"6d8defe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper wd-set-mb reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l wd-underline-bordered\">Inspiring audiences to see the world differently.<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec96a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"7ec96a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p data-start=\"395\" data-end=\"745\">Photography transformed my life. As an autistic child, I often found the human world difficult to understand, but in nature I discovered a place where I belonged. That journey\u2014from a child who struggled to find his voice to an internationally recognised wildlife photographer, author and speaker\u2014is the story I now share with audiences across the UK.<\/p><p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"1100\">My talks combine breathtaking wildlife photography with honest storytelling, offering a unique perspective on autism, resilience, creativity and conservation. Whether speaking to schools, universities, businesses or wildlife organisations, my aim is always the same: to leave audiences inspired, challenged and looking at the world a little differently.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4322f08 elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4322f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/alfiebowen.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enquire About A Talk<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-270b4877 wd-section-stretch e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"270b4877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f49daf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f49daf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c268686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"4c268686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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