Episode 19- Making a Living from Wildlife Photography
In this episode, Rob and Josh are joined by David Tipling, a wildlife photographer of world renown who has been making his living from his great passion for wildlife and photography for decades. In a career that straddles the transition from film to digital, there is arguably nobody more experienced and better placed to share his thoughts and advice on making a full time career from wildlife photography. This episode is a must-listen for anyone considering persuing wildlife photography to generate part or all of their income - things may have changed and become more challenging in recent years, but it is possible as the trio discuss. Full of insightful chat, great tips, and stellar advice, it’s a great discussion we are sure you will enjoy.
About the Hosts
David Tipling is one of the World’s most widely published wildlife photographers renowned for his artistic images of birds. His many accolades include a coveted European Nature Photographer of the Year Award (2002) for work on Emperor Penguins, and in North America, Nature’s Best Indigenous Peoples Award (2009) for his pictures of Mongolian eagle hunters.
He is the author or commissioned photographer for many books including the RSPB Guide to Digital Wildlife Photography (Bloomsbury) and Penguins –Close Encounters (New Holland). In 2013 after 6 years work visiting 39 countries on all seven continents the critically acclaimed Birds & People (Random House) was published. Recently published books include Seabirds of the World, A Parliament of Owls and an instant best seller with Princeton University Press, Britain’s Birds. His book A Bird Photographer’s Diary charts his 30 year career in pictures.
In 2018 David's combined book sales topped 300,000 copies Worldwide. David writes regularly for various magazines including Amateur Photographer. TV and film work have seen appearances in front of the camera on Springwatch and The One Show, while David has worked behind the cameramaking short films and with author Jonathan Franzen on the documentary Emptying the Skies.
David’s pictures hang in various collections around the World and have been exhibited in New York’s Times Square, the Nikon Gallery in Japan and recently the Mall Galleries in London.
For 16 years David was a judge for the British Birds Bird Photographer of the Year and was a judge for Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) for 6 years. He currently judges Wild Art Photographer of the Year (WPOTY).
In January 2022 David was named an OM SYSTEM Ambassador the scheme honours the talents of photographers creating exceptional imagery with OM SYSTEM equipment.
To find out more visit David’s website - http://davidtipling.com/
David’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/david.tipling/
Rob Read has spent many years as a photography competition organiser; firstly as a founding director of, and primary organiser for Bird Photographer of the Year for the first five years of the competition, and more recently as founder, owner, and organiser of WildArt Photographer of the Year. Josh Galicki has been entering competitions for many years and has had significant success in many, including Bird Photographer of the Year. He is now part of the judging team for WildArt Photographer of the Year.
Find out more about your host’s and view their work on their Instagram profiles:
Rob - https://www.instagram.com/robreadphotos/
Josh - https://www.instagram.com/galicki_photography/
The WildArt Photographer of the Year competition website can be found here - https://www.wildartpoty.com/