Passion for Wildlife
Lens Magazine|September 2022
"My favorite animals are the predators, and the advantage of a long lens is that it can create the impression of being right up close and personal with some pretty dangerous beasts. I try to capture that sense of excitement in my work, and I'm happy to use whatever technology I can find to do the job."
Nick Dale
Passion for Wildlife

PHOTOGRAPHER | WRITER | SPEAKER TEACHER

I am passionate about wildlife and want to celebrate all its facets in my photography, including power, beauty, cuteness, and humor. These are the qualities I want to share with people.

I'm not a conservationist, so I don't take pictures of endangered animals to put on posters for Greenpeace or Friends of the Earth. Instead, I take them because I love close encounters with the natural world and want to share the excitement, relaxation, tenderness, and wonder they evoke.

I started out taking 'portraits' of animals. That was all very well, and a lion might look beautiful sitting on the African savannah at sunset, but there isn't much energy in that sort of picture. So what I try to do now is to focus on action shots. But, of course, I still take portraits; sometimes, I don't have a choice! But my ideal image is much more likely to be a cheetah chasing down a Thomson's gazelle than a bird sitting on a branch! 

My favorite animals are the predators, and the advantage of a long lens is that it can create the impression of being right up close and personal with some pretty dangerous beasts. I try to capture that sense of excitement in my work, and I'm happy to use whatever technology I can find to do the job.

My usual gear is: Camera bodies: 2 x Sony al mirrorless Lenses: 12-24mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, M 400mm, 600mm and 1.4x and 2x teleconverters. All that, combined with the wonders of Lightroom and Topaz Labs, gives me the best possible chance to show off the wonders of Nature."

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