10 Must-haves for Outstanding Wildlife Photography – Terrence Parker

I will discuss 10 key elements for great and compelling mammal and bird photography. Also included is what is required to “set yourself up for success in the field”.

 

Images included in the presentation are from NWT, Yukon, Alaska, Western Canada and Southern Ontario featuring grizzly and black bears, moose, caribou, elk with a focus on the many bird species across Canada.

 

I look forward to sharing some of my top images after 35 years as a professional photographer.

 

I have spent the last 30 years photographing wildlife and wilderness areas throughout Canada’s Northern Territories, Rocky Mountains and most recently, Ontario’s birding hotspots. In the early 90’s I began traveling in the north with Nahanni River Adventures, a raft and canoe adventure outfitter based in Whitehorse, Yukon, photographing for multi-media use. I and owner Neil Hartling later released our book “Alaska to Nunavut: The Great Rivers” featuring 10 spectacular remote rivers. Around this time I began working over several summers with the North-West Territories (NWT) Tourism Board shooting around the territory on contract for the yearly NWT Vacation Guide. Living in beautiful Fernie, BC in the Southern Rockies also allowed me to build a large photofile of animals from this area, including my favourite – the Grizzly Bear.

 

My extensive experience in the field, as well as being an accomplished naturalist, has earned me recognition as one of Canada’s leading outdoor photographers.

 

I returned “home” to South Western Ontario where my new pursuits are of the feathered kind. Birds are now my main passion featuring both resident and migratory species throughout the Lake Erie Basin.