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What is the best way of becoming an animal/wildlife photographer?

If you are in the field, how did you get there? and do you enjoy it?

I am not in the field, however, those that I know who enjoy doing this as hobbyist, enjoy animals in the wild, and they have taken the time to learn the craft of photography… they have developed skills and have gained much experience with their cameras (film/digital) so that they know what they’re doing, and they also learn about the particular animals in order not to disturb them and to know what to anticipate, and in some cases avoid injuries. It takes years to become a competent photographer, a fancy-schmansee camera ain’t gonna make you into an instant photographer. Going to seminars to stay up to date with the newest developments in the field helps. But, having studied or been involved in the field of photography for a number of years also helps. Likewise, unless you know the ins and outs of the field of promoting and selling, it’s good to get an agent or manager that can get assignments for pay.

Is it fun? Well, depends. Do you enjoy being in the hot desert sun for many hours waiting for a lizard to show itself, one that you want to photograph? Or, going to the damp, smelly swamps fussing with flies, bugs, mosquitoes, etc., to get an image of a huge and dangerous croc or gator? Or, go to the freezing sub-zero weather to photograph penguins? Sometimes you spend many, many hours, days or even weeks and you don’t get the image you want…. no fancy showers or bathrooms but the great outdoors…! Or… well, I think you get the (pardon the pun) picture.

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