A window on one’s soul
We have that innate ability to show nature in its rawest form. We can tell a story through pictures, showing the good, bad and the ugly sides of our world. Events in nature are linked to man’s own actions; perhaps we can show this and should.
What is natural history Photography? An art form, a narrative, a moment in time captured forever, all of these and more.
Take art; many people don’t see photography as art, why is that? This is a question we have asked many times. After all where does the basis for photography come from, if not from art and where does art come from if not from nature. The two go hand in hand.
When an artist views a subject to draw or paint, they look at it with the same objective as a photographer. To open the viewer’s eyes to a wonderful scene, capturing the wonder and beauty of it.
Therefore, in today’s commercial marketplace it should be just as easy to sell a photograph as an artist’s impression. Not so, for some reason, they do not.
Our belief is that people have a hard time grasping the concept of a photographic image showing any skill. It is not a proper job, it is easy to just to press a button anyone can do it. It takes a great deal of skill and judgement to take an exciting and vibrant image, be it a flower, animal, insect, or landscape.
As photographers’ we capture that moment in time never to be repeated. Once that button has been pressed you cannot go back, even if it is only a second between shots of the same subject. The light changes, subject moves, or some other factor.
Other forms of photography are seen as art, but for some reason nature appears to be the odd one out.
We have experienced resistance not resentment from the marketplace; perhaps we have targeted the wrong areas. Who knows, but we will keep pushing the boundaries to gain acceptance and show people the raw diversity of the natural world, a window on one’s soul.
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