As a photojournalist, I take pictures that tell a story & that’s how I picked up photography in after high school with a compact film camera as soon as I learnt to shoot. In communicating my findings, I have opted to photograph my subjects within an ethical framework that depicts truth, honesty & impartiality in a non-discriminate way of taking them, which means, I don’t doctor or prune my surroundings for nature/underwater shots nor do I harass any animal or person in my pursuit of getting that picture. I don’t reposition nests to get an optimal picture. I prefer my bird shots to be obscured & in the ‘thick’ just so that you know the kind of trouble it took to get them & in natural circumstances, the bird behaves as how it should, with minimal interference. I admire photographers who take brilliant pictures with their fantastic arsenal as much as I love those who work within the limits of their small inventory to take equally marvellous shots. To me, the best camera in the world is the camera that you have in hand at the moment you need to. And it could be a smartphone for all that matters.
Here’s one camouflaged juvenile Purple Heron just for you…..
