After a nearly 25 years, my photographic journey using Canon camera equipment has come to an end. All but my camera trap systems have been replaced by (spoiler alert) Nikon equipment. - What brought this on? I started using Canon cameras and lenses well before the general ascent of digital image technology. My journey continued with the rise of digital cameras. I first used the smaller 30D, 40D and 5D bodies, and eventually invested in what would remain one of my favourites o

Tens of thousands of people will lose their lives because of Covid-19. Millions more will become seriously ill and many of them will lose their livelihoods. As the global economy is abruptly slowed down and stock markets tumble, large corporations all over the world reduce their workforce. Smaller organisations use up any reserves they have, but many a business will be forced to give up. When the outbreak and spread of the coronavirus we now call Covid-19 is over, when reliab

The mirrorless Canon EOS R is not yet ready to be used by wildlife photographers

Two lives senselessly ended, a great many opportunities lost

I choose to visit Mongolia in autumn for several reasons; the aim was to photograph snow leopards directly and with the use of camera traps. As the temperature drops and the first snowfall sets in, herbivores slowly migrate to lower levels of the mountain ranges that are their home. Here they can still find food. Inevitably, the snow leopards follow them. It should be easier to observe and photograph these magnificent cats in autumn and late winter. Moreover, as the main tour

For several years, mywilderness.net was set up on the photography content management system of Zenfolio. Following an extensive evaluation, I eventually decided to switch to wix.com. Are you interested to learn why? When I set up my Zenfolio website a few years ago, I moved there from two photo community websites: 500pix.com and naturescapes.net. Back then, I just wanted to create my own space and add information such as a blog and trip reports, which wasn't easily possible o

When non-photographers look at my images, I often hear two sentences: «Wow, you must have a very good camera», and «You were really lucky to get that shot!» While both statements are true, I see a total of five elements as ingredients to successful wildlife photography: A good, reliable camera body that will deliver a perfect job when it matters. Top quality lenses, suited for whatever one sets out to point them at. Excellent command of the equipment, especially in difficult

There are probably as many different styles of wildlife and nature photography as there are determined people working with cameras in the field. Developing an individual style is as much about mastering equipment and techniques as it is about personal progress. In this Blog entry I write about my own attempt of establishing a personal photographic style. When I first started taking a camera into nature, I simply tried to record what I saw. Just to enjoy as holiday memories. A