About Us
About Jon Fox - Author & Photographer
Jon has lifelong interests in landscape history and ecology and combines his love of landscape exploration through walking and cycling with a keen interest in photography.
He has lived nearly all of his life in Lincolnshire and adjoining parts of Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire and moved to Lincoln in 1998 where he now lives with his partner Lois.
Jon began school in Sleaford before moving to Melton Mowbray with his family. His interests in landscapes and photographing them began in his teens, exploring the countryside of east Leicestershire and nearby Kesteven by bicycle.
He graduated in plant biology in 1984 and was employed by urban wildlife projects in Leicester and Sheffield for several years before retraining and working in environmental planning in Peterborough and Lincoln.
In 2014, Jon set up Green Plover Books as a new publishing business. His first book ‘The Lincolnshire Landscape’ was published in 2015, followed by ‘Lines Across Lincolnshire’ (2018) and ‘The Witham: Lincolnshire’s River’ (2022). His latest title – ‘The Landscape of Lincolnshire: A Celebration & Guide’ – is due to be launched on 9 November 2026 (see News & Events for updates).
Future Plans
2026 has been marked by Green Plover Books’ 12th birthday and the publication of Jon’s fourth book about the landscape of Lincolnshire. With the launch of the new book now getting close, Jon is already looking ahead to future possibilities with ideas for future titles. We hope you too will be inspired to explore Lincolnshire and perhaps get involved in protecting its wonderful landscape heritage for the future.
Photographic Notes
With a few exceptions, all the photographs in Jon’s books were taken using Nikon DSLR cameras and Nikkor lenses. The images were shot in RAW and processed using Nikon NX2 software.
