The previous Personal Favourites gallery was a bit chaotic and - I admit - too extensive. Of course myWilderness.net contains many photographs that mean a lot to me and I catch myself struggling with the elimination process. Nevertheless, I wanted to reduce and structure its content to reflect what I see as my most significant conservation photography work so far. This would include "warms the heart" photographs. I find we all enjoy these moments captured when nature affords wildlife a moment free from worry, or one of quiet affection.

 

Structuring my thoughts I soon decided to re-write the essence, the raison d'être, if you will, for this online presence. It resulted in a separate Blog article you are welcome to find here: 

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Conservation Photography - My Window to a Vanishing World

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​Now that this article has been published, I can return my focus on motives, aesthetics, and context. The Personal Favourites gallery receives a new structure with four categories: 

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Wild Beauty

Aesthetic simplicity. True to nature. Minimal post processing. Cropping for format, or at most to straighten a horizon. 

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Rare Observations

Unique encounters, and specific behaviour captured in an expressive, meaningful way. 

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Conservation Success

Stories of care, persistence, and survival. Wildlife close to how it lived before it needed any protection from human activity.

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Spectacular Views

Landscapes and aerial photographs as a tribute to the world's last remaining wilderness areas.

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This should allow me to focus the selection of photographs shared here and provide further context information. I will also add and perhaps replace photographs with new material as it is created.

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I hope you enjoy what you find here!