Animal photography
There is something particularly appealing in the world of animals. It is filled with beautiful, colorful, strong, special and majestic creatures that in many ways remind us of human traits.
When you look at animals, you often attribute them some kind of personality. The monkey looks like an old grumpy man, and the lion looks wildly cunning. Recognizable features that allow us to identify with the animials.
Playing with these expressions behind the lens is extremely fascinating.
Everything is on the animals' terms
It is always a very special and challenging experience to take a good animal portrait. The animals are usually not tame and cannot be instructed to pose in certain ways.
As an animal photographer you often have to wait a long time to catch the right moment. In addition, you need the will to experiment & find different ways to motivate the animal to play along during the shooting. The trick is to get a natural-looking result on the final image.
There is always a great research task associated with finding the right animal for a photo assignment. I have a large network that helps lift this task so that we can best match your wishes.
See some examples of possible solutions here.
An important personal project
I have always been very interested in nature – and animal photography in particular. Some of my works are sold as prints on request, while using the project as a vehicle to support related causes along the way.
Over the years, I have gained great experience in photographing animals – both for commercial campaigns as well as for NGOs and non-profit organizations.
The tasks are primarily abroad, where I have photographed for Telus Canada, the University of Colorado, the World Wildlife Foundation and Hahnemühle amongst others.
Get in touch.
You are always welcome to contact me for a non-committal talk about a possible collaboration on your next campaign or production.