James Cutmore

Picture Editor

James Cutmore is the picture editor of BBC Science Focus Magazine. He has worked on the magazine for over a decade, illustrating everything from dark matter to seagulls breaking wind. He has been nominated for the British Society of Magazine Editors Talent awards and was highly commended in 2020

Recent articles by James Cutmore

OROVILLE, CA - JUNE 08: In an aerial view, houseboats whose owners chose to leave them in the lake, float at a water level nearly 200 feet below normal at the Lime Saddle Marina for Lake Oroville near Paradise, Calif., on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Drought has caused the water level to drop in Lake Oroville several hundred feet, leaving houseboat owners to make a choice to leave their craft in the water or to remove them since boat ramps will not reach the low level of the water as it drops lower and lower. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Latest photography of California’s devastating drought emergency

Toronto, ON- June 10 - The morning of the eve of Ontario moving into Stage One of COVID-19 reopening is marked with a solar eclipse as viewed from the Beaches in Toronto. June 10, 2021. Close to 80 percent of the sun was covered by the moon at 5:40 am, about five minutes after sunrise. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Solar eclipse 2021: The best pictures of the Sun spectacle from around the world

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All eyes open: 20 sublime images from the Nature Through The Lens photography competition

XINJIANG, CHINA - MAY 1, 2021 - Starry skies are seen above a road crossing the hinterland of the Taklamakan Desert in Tarim Basin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 1, 2021.
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Everyday science

Mars bases and robot babies: 23 stunning science photos from May 2021

The full blood super moon is seen during the partial eclipse in Melbourne on May 26, 2021 as stargazers across the Pacific are casting their eyes skyward to witness a rare

Blood supermoon 2021: Jaw-dropping photos of the total lunar eclipse from around the world

An incredibly rare black panther (Panthera pardus) photographed in Laikipia Country, Kenya. The photographer spent more than a year photographing leopards in this location using a high-quality camera trap system that was developed to snap elusive and nocturnal wildlife. Prior to this project, a black panther had not been scientifically documented in Africa for more than 100 years.

The rare black panther not seen in Africa for 100 years: Sony World Photography Awards 2021

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021
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Title: Monday Morning Mood
Description: I took this shot while photographing a group of Pied starlings perched in a tree at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in South Africa. It perfectly sums up my mood on most Monday mornings :)
Animal: Pied Starling
Location of shot: Rietvlei Nature Reserve

That Monday morning feeling: The Comedy Wildlife Awards 2021

TAKOMA PARK, MD - MAY 10: The empty shell of a periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree after the adult insect molted on May 10, 2021 in Takoma Park, Maryland. Once soil temperatures reach about 64°F, billions and billions of these periodical cicadas -- members of Brood X -- will emerge in fifteen states and the District of Columbia after living underground for 17 years. The cicadas will emerge, molt, mate, lay eggs and die within a matter of weeks. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In pictures: Brood X cicadas emerge after 17 years underground

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Everyday science

Mars selfies, Pink Moons and a robot servant: The best images in science this month

A picture taken on April 9, 2021 in Saignelegier shows a horse being airlifted during a test by Swiss army forces on hoisting horses with a helicopter. - The scientific project, carried out by the Vetsuisse faculty of veterinary medicine and the Swiss army veterinary service, aims at transporting and rapidly evacuating injured horses to a medical veterinary infrastructure. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Foals rush in where angels fear to tread: Swiss military test helicopter horse evacuation procedure

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21 incredible pictures from the Bird Photographer of the Year 2021

TOPSHOT - A pilot takes a flight on a flying taxi prototype during testing in Moscow on March 16, 2021. - Russian developer of passenger drones Hoversurf company tests its Hover drone taxi, a flying vehicle that can fly 30 minutes on one charge at an altitude of 150 meters transporting passengers and cargo up to 300 kg for a distance of up to 100 kilometers at speed of 200 kilometers per hour. The company aims to have these drones operating by 2025. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Everyday science

Cyborg skin, flying cars and THAT boat: Here’s our favourite scientific images from March

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The unseen stunning side of UK sea life, as told in 11 photos

A Bengal tigress with a catchlight in her eye lies up to her neck in the dark shadows of a water hole. Her name is Maya 'The Enchantress', and she has orange and black stripes with white patches on her head. Shot with a Nikon D810 in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in India on 13 May 2017, which just happened to be my birthday!
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What goes up: World Nature Photography Award winners

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11 history-making Mars Perseverance rover moments, captured on camera