Passion for Wildlife

"My favorite animals are the predators, and the advantage of a long lens is that it can create the impression of being right up close and personal with some pretty dangerous beasts. I try to capture that sense of excitement in my work, and I'm happy to use whatever technology I can find to do the job."

- Nick Dale

PHOTOGRAPHER | WRITER | SPEAKER TEACHER

I am passionate about wildlife and want to celebrate all its facets in my photography, including power, beauty, cuteness, and humor. These are the qualities I want to share with people.

I'm not a conservationist, so I don't take pictures of endangered animals to put on posters for Greenpeace or Friends of the Earth. Instead, I take them because I love close encounters with the natural world and want to share the excitement, relaxation, tenderness, and wonder they evoke.

I started out taking 'portraits' of animals. That was all very well, and a lion might look beautiful sitting on the African savannah at sunset, but there isn't much energy in that sort of picture. So what I try to do now is to focus on action shots. But, of course, I still take portraits; sometimes, I don't have a choice! But my ideal image is much more likely to be a cheetah chasing down a Thomson's gazelle than a bird sitting on a branch! 

My favorite animals are the predators, and the advantage of a long lens is that it can create the impression of being right up close and personal with some pretty dangerous beasts. I try to capture that sense of excitement in my work, and I'm happy to use whatever technology I can find to do the job.