The majority of my photos involve nature in one way or another. However, I have always been rather passionate about animals – when I was younger I was intrigued by National Geographic as I would constantly watch documentaries. When I first got a camera I immediately began taking photos of my pets at home and would get extremely excited when I had a new opportunity to take photos.
My family and I went to several nature parks and zoos which allowed me to capture many photos that I remain proud of.
Growing up my family had many pets which is presumably the root of my passion for animals, I found them to be beautiful and intelligent – as a child I wanted to become a member of the WWF as I was, and still am, very passionate about not only admiring animals but saving them as well.
REQUIREMENTS
National Geographic
Although there isn’t your typical list of requirements such as grades or a certain amount of experience however, the majority of National Geographic photographers have had 5 to 10 years in photojournalism with other magazines or newspapers They are freelance photographers who are highly skilled in different areas:
– Wildlife
– Landscape
– Underwater
– Aerial
– Cultural
– Portraiture
The National Geographic Magazine (NGM) has a assignment to assignment basis where they select a few photographers and stories are developed internally. The magazine’s editors meeting regularly in order to discuss possible stories. Articles take months of planning – sometimes years in advance. The assignment is given to the photographer that they believe is best fitted and will have the best outcome.
National Geographic also have a place where you are able to upload your own photos which gives you a chance to be featured on their site – they also have a section where you can pick up tips and tricks from some of their talented photographers.
SALARY
The majority of Wildlife photographers make anything between £18,000 and £30,000 a year, however it could be a greater amount depending on the individual.
Hiroki Inoue
The majority of wildlife photography captures how elegant some creatures are and just how intelligent they are. However, there are times that they catch the comedic side of nature.
Charlie Richardson
Paul Bauchman
Shane Keena
MY PHOTOS
The first image I took whilst I visited Longleat, some of the photos I had taken that day are quite blurry as this was when I first got my camera and began to become more invested in taking photos.
The second image was taken at the Isle Of Wight zoo, I loved taking pictures of them however they kept moving.
Whilst visiting Staunton Park, I immediately took several photos of this adorable baby alpaca.
Once we were over on the Isle Of Wight, we visited the falconry where I took countless photos of the beautiful birds of prey they had there.
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