Garden of ice Exploring the Arctic Ecosystem!
How can conservation foundations like PBI reclaim public interest when people become desensitized to the issues? We’re very fortunate at PBI to have the polar bear as our mascot and icon. It is the polar bear that attracts people with its majesty and charisma. The attention the polar bear creates leads people to our door with an interest to find out more about the issues the bears will face. Thankfully, what is good for the polar bear is also good for other species including homo sapiens. Furthermore, PBI is one of the most efficient and effective conservation groups ever established with over 90% of it’s collected donations going directly to in field operations for scientists and other supported groups.
For aspiring wildlife photographers what advise can you share? First and foremost you must have a blinding passion for this work. If you have to ask what that means, you don’t have it. Secondly, to make a living in this business you must be more than a still photographer. It’s imperative that you be skilled in video, sound and all aspects of multi-media. The future does not look bright for a person who only knows how to capture still images. You can read more about Mentoring on my blog. Study everything you can, books, magazines, internet etc. to look at the best photography our there. It’s amazing what you can learn by just looking and taking notes about what you see in an image.
And for all who desire a lesson first hand where do you offer photo tours? My wife Tanya and I lead photographic trips all over the world. We spend time in Costa Rica, Kenya, India, Yellowstone National Park, Alaska, Galapagos, Brazil and many other destinations. This part of our business falls under the heading of our Invitational Photo Tours and I really enjoy sharing the amazing world of nature along with the inspiration of teaching others how to document it. Our groups are small, guests are amateur photo enthusiasts who want to learn more about quality photography. The majority of guests travel with us multiple times a year. Tanya grew up in the tourism industry, running the Tundra Buggy Lodge in Churchill, Manitoba, “Polar Bear Capital of the World”. Our partnership of hospitality and photographic instruction is unique to all others in the photo tours industry. Our students have a lot of fun and learn the ins and outs of good photography as well. In short the way I like to describe it is, Tanya is the warm and fuzzy and I’m Mr. 250th. at F/8. It works quite well.
www.naturalexposures.com/photography-tours The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their
relationship to wild lands and the human role in their future. Our response to controversies as they arise is to provide information that helps people to make their own informed decisions. We pledge to educate the public by offering the most up-to-date, accurate wolf information possible.
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“The Druid pack in the Lamar Valley is another success story. Seeing these animals up close is by pure chance. They are elusive and shy, even in Yellowstone. However, distant shots of animals can be very rewarding by giving me a chance to include the land upon which they live. It was just such an opportunity the Druid pack presented one cold January day in 2009. Wolves in Yellowstone represent a long lost and badly needed link in the environmental food chain, and their presence in Yellowstone and other parts of the west bring back a part of the wilds that nearly went extinct.”
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