These guys take pictures of animals, too…

Just a quick post today listing some of the best wildlife photographers out there. Check out their websites or follow them on social media. I’m sure they’d appreciate the support…

• Paul Goldstein
  I’ve been to Spitsbergen, India and the Masai Mara (twice!) with Paul, and there’s never a dull moment. I’ve learned a lot from (despite?!) Paul’s unique teaching methods, and I’ll be eternally grateful for seeing six cheetah kills in two weeks with him plus spending a glorious hour with the Kaboso leopard!

• Andy Skillen
  I went to the Brazilian Pantanal with Andy to see the jaguar, and we had a terrific time together. A great teacher and can talk about photography until the cows come home…

• Mark Carwardine
  I met Mark on the Spitsbergen trip with Paul Goldstein. He’s a great guy, incredibly knowledgeable and very amusing when he talks about his travels with Stephen Fry…! Check out his recent series of YouTube videos here.

• Marina Cano
  I went on a photography workshop with Marina to the Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabárceno in northern Spain, and so I have to credit her with introducing me to her local safari park and also teaching me the secret to getting a black background in zebra shots: bread!

• David Yarrow
  David is one of the most commercially successful wildlife photographers on the planet, and he’s famous for close-up camera trap photos and ‘typical’ scenes with wild animals inserted into them. I met him once at one of his exhibitions at Somerset House, and we had a nice chat. Good luck to him.

• Andy Rouse
  I discovered Andy’s training videos during lockdown, and I’ve come to respect his knowledge, skill and enthusiasm.

• Tom Way

• Joel Sartore

• Thomas D Mangelsen
  He’s famous, of course, for Catch of the Day, his shot of a brown bear at Brooks Falls about to catch a salmon in mid-air. I went there myself a few years ago and took a similar shot in homage to the great man.

• Paul Nicklen

• Greg du Toit

• David Lloyd

• Shaaz Jung
  He’s probably best known for all his shots of black panthers - I don’t know where he finds them all!

• Jeffrey Wu
  I met Jeffrey quite by chance when I was with Paul Goldstein in the Masai Mara. He’s best known for his incredible array of cheetah action shots.

• Will Burrard-Lucas

• Thomas Vijayan
  He beat me to a photography award once (grrrr!), but I’ve forgiven him now, and he’s definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for a wildlife print to hang on your wall - after you’ve looked at mine, of course…

• Tin Man Lee
  He’s won a few awards in Nature’s Best Photography and other competitions, and he’s very keen on teaching his method of post-production to other wildlife photographers. I took part in a (very long) webinar he hosted for free, but I didn’t quite end up signing up for the real deal.

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