Feb

18

Steve Bloom: Nature Photographer

Photographer Profiles
I’ve decided to try going bilingual (oui! oui! En Français!). Bonne lecture!

Believe it or not, I discovered this photographer at Shopper’s Drug Mart – on a calender. I was really captured by the incredibly original perspective on the cover (you’ll understand what I mean in a minute). So, when I got home, I did a quick google search for “Steve Bloom” and started to browse his online shop. He calls his shots “Fine Art Prints” and after checking a couple pages of his superb photos, you will quickly understand why. My wife almost didn’t believe me that they were photos (and not paintings/drawings)… it’s by far her favourite of the photographers I’ve profiled so far. Below is a shot of Steve Bloom in Botswana, followed by my two favourite shots.

J’ai decouvert ce photographe sur un calendrier à vendre au “Shopper’s Drug Mart” (notre équivalent du Jean-Coutu en Ontario). J’ai tout de suite été captivé par la perspective originale de la photographie sur la couverture (vous comprendrez ce que je veux dire dans une minute!). Quand je suis arrivé à la maison, j’ai tout de suite cherché sur google pour “Steve Bloom” et j’ai parcouru son site web. Il décrit ces photos en tant que “Fine Art” et vous allez comprendre pourquoi assez rapidement. Ma femme me croyait pratiquement pas que c’était des photos (et non pas des peintures)… c’est définitivement son photographe préféré jusqu’à maintenant. Voici une photo de Steve Bloom au Botswana, ainsi que mes deux photos préférées.

Steve Bloom in Botswana

Make sure you check out his site, and if you happen to have about 100$ dollars (CAD) to spend on some fine art prints, I strongly recommend you do it on his site. Or you can buy the famous calendar that I saw at Shopper’s Drugmart for about 30$ (CAD), it’s the one calledSTEVE BLOOM Calendar 2010.

In any case, here are the two shots that really captured my attention:

Prenez le temps d’aller voir son site et de parcourir tous ses belles photos. Si vous avez 100$ (CAD) à dépenser sur des photos, je vous suggère fortement de le faire sur son site. Vous pouvez aussi acheter son calendrier (celui que j’ai vu au Shoppers!) pour à peu près 30$ (CAD). C’est celui qui s’apelle STEVE BLOOM Calendar 2010.

Sans plus tarder, voici les photos qui ont tant captivés mon attention:

Swimming elephant 3, from Steve Bloom

Now that’s National Geographic material (you can almost see the yellow border of the magazine…)!!!

Elephant and Birds, from Steve Bloom

Here are some links that you might find interesting:

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Nov

26

Michael Nichols: Wildlife Photographer

Photographer Profiles

© Remy CortinThis week’s highlighted photographer is Michael Nichols. If you read National Geographic every now and then, chances are you’ve come across some of his photographs. I learned about his work when reading the article “Ivory Wars: Last Stand in Zakouma” (National Geographic, March 2007), which was really amazing for the record. Very disturbing, but also quite inspirational and fascinating (You should read the article!). You can also follow this link to see more cool shots from that story.

Michael Nichols / National Geographics

I came across his work a second time reading about camera traps, which are essentially motion triggered cameras setup in the wild, in the hope of catching a great shot. The shot of the leg of a crocodile coming out of the river is the one that struck me the most. First of all, because it looks like what I imagine pre-historic times were like. I feel like it could be the leg of a Megalosaurus or something like that. I also really enjoyed the shot because it captures a moment that no one would have ever seen otherwise. All of this using a camera that was not activated by a human at all. That’s what I like about camera traps: removing the human being from the equation, capturing otherwise impossible shots.

Speaking of otherwise impossible shots… He also managed to get a very funny series of shots taken of a baboon who was intrigued by the sound of the shutter and its reflection in the lens. The baboon essentially did a photo shoot of itself (some shots are very up-close too!). You can find the series if you dig on the National Geographic website (which I did for you!).

Here is the famous shot that intrigued me so much:

Michael Nichols/ National Geographic

Here are a couple of interesting links:

Again, check out the books by Michael Nichols:

<br /> Face to Face With Gorillas (Face to Face with Animals) by Michael Nichols

Brutal Kinship by Michael Nichols

* Most images courtesy of National Geographic Magazine.

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