Assignment 1 - Applications of Photography: Wildlife Photography

Wildlife photography can be difficult because as well as needing good technical skills, the photographer must understand the animal's behaviour and learn to approach it and photograph it in a way that does not frighten the animal. Wildlife photography sometimes requires special equipment such as long focal lenses for birds and macro lenses for insects.

One wildlife photographer is Craig Jones. He has been interested in wildlife and nature since he was young, and as a result has a great understanding of animals and their behaviour allowing him to get close to animals and create captivating images. Below are some of his photographs.

In the 1800s, wildlife photography was virtually non-existent as, at the time, the cameras were too big and too slow to be able to photograph any animals, so wildlife photography really took off in the mid 20th century when cameras became more advanced, and it's even more popular now with digital cameras which make it easier for almost anyone to photograph wildlife.