Today is the day to use a camera to explore the natural world
Nature Photography Day – 15 June
Since its beginning, enthusiasm for Nature Photography Day
continues to grow worldwide. Each year, June 15 is designated by North
American Nature Photography Association to promote the enjoyment of nature
photography, and to explain how images are used to advance the cause of
conservation and protect plants, wildlife, and landscapes locally and worldwide.
Today is the day to use a camera to explore the natural
world, venture out into a garden, park, greenspace. Focus on the sky, peer into
the depths of a flower, look at the bark on the tree shading pavement, set up
and spend an hour or two watching birds feeding their young, there are so many
things to look at and to capture the problem is knowing which and sometimes how
to frame your shot to obtain the best image. As Rob Moore wrote last year:
"stop taking pictures and start taking photos" (read here on Medium.)
As you may know CJS has been one of the sponsors of the
British Wildlife Photography Awards since the first competition in 2009, this
year's competition closed last week, however, today NANAPA invites everyone to take
photos of our natural world then enter our contest for a chance to win great
prizes. Learn more now.
There are plenty of other competitions asking for entries every
month and places to exhibit your work and opportunities to see your photos in
print by letting organisations use your images, for example CMA would love to have a photo library to call upon to use in their promotions and for Ranger magazine
and some organisations need volunteer photographers to document their work and
use the photos in their literature too, WWT explain what they need in this article.
It's possible to make a career of a life behind the lens,
Piers Warren of Wildeye explains: "It’s an attractive proposition and
therefore competitive – but don’t let this deter you – with the right skills
and determination it’s possible to create an amazing career filming the world’s
magnificent wildlife." To find out what you need you do and what
opportunities there are read on.