I am a 18 year old South African photographer. My interest in photography started when I was 9 years old and since that time I just loved my camera. I used an old Sony Ericsson or a small SANYO camera to take pictures, some of which I were very proud.
I recently started a YouTube channel to bring you along with my adventures and if you want to learn wildlife- and bird photography, go subscribe to my YouTube channel so you can learn with me!
Later the SANYO became mine and that is when I started calling myself a photographer. When I was 11 years old, I got a DSLR camera, a Nikon D3200, as a birthday present from my parents. The camera came with two kit lenses. The 55-200 was my favourite, because I photograph wildlife which requires a telephoto lens if you want to take good pictures.
From then on reasonable images evolved to the images I take today. I spend a lot of time in the garden, at an earth dam or in the wild – whether on a farm or in Addo National Park. The best experiences come from those well spent hours. My inspiration purely comes from my hunger to find out more about animals and insects and to take an image that is unique and on a higher level than my usual images. The patience comes with the passion.
Getting new gear is a very exciting part of photography. Not because of the fact that I can show off my new gear to other photographers, but rather the fact that I can now overcome the limitations that my previous gear gave me.
Birds are a big part of my photography. They are easily accessible and traveling to see them is not necessary, but they are not easy to reach with smaller telephoto lenses on a farm where they are wild. The only way would be to sit and wait for them to come closer to me - a big part in the career of every wildlife photographer. Sometimes I just wish that they knew me and knew that I mean no harm, but rather want to admire their interesting behaviour in their untamed habitat. Not that it is not fun. It is after all one of the best things about wildlife photography.
I love creating and the process of it. From going out into the wild to editing and finalising the image. It is a process of satisfaction and progress in the photography world.