LSD doesn't enter photography competitions, but the one time that he did, he received a Highly Commended Award from the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition for this photo of an Adelie penguin leaping out of the water. This was from a time when there was no such thing as motor drives and autofocus: it required anticipation, a knowledge of penguin behaviour, and a lot of patience. The image toured the world as part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition.
It is in Lloyd's books, however, where his images are most likely to appear. They have played an integral role in several of his books.
Penguin: a season in the life of the Adélie Penguin,
The Plight of the Penguin,
Smithsonian Q&A Penguins and
Waddle all rely heavily on his photography – as do, also, his articles for
Natural History magazine. Even his more text-heavy books, such as
A Polar Affair and
Professor Penguin have inserts of his photographs.
His photography is also an important component of his research as a scientist and science communicator, where it forms an aspect of his research.