Wild Shots will be hosting a Wildlife Photography Conference where top international and local nature photographers will be showcasing their latest work at the Vega Business School in Randburg on 22 October.
“Wild Shots is southern Africa’s premier annual wildlife photography conference and a unique opportunity to hear from the best in the business,” said Harriet Nimmo, Wild Shots co-founder.
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The conference, which was founded in Cape Town five years ago, was launched in Johannesburg last year because of the number of passionate wildlife photographers who reside in the city. Nimmo said the event aimed to explore the power of nature imagery and how it promotes greater awareness of Africa’s wild places and wildlife, and the threats it faces.
“It is a day of inspiration, storytelling and stunning imagery where the power of photography to educate, inspire and conserve is discussed,” explained the co-founder.
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“Wild Shots will be giving the wildlife photographic community, amateur and professional alike, a chance to meet and get to know each other and to see amazing images and hear compelling stories.”
A roman caught near Cape Point.
The programme for the day promises to be action packed with 15 presentations and speakers. Some of those include Jonathan and Angie Scott from Kenya, famously known for their long-running nature documentary series on BBC, Big Cat Diary; Joris van Alphen from the Netherlands, winner of National Geographic’s Emerging Nature Photographer Award; and South Africa’s Nelis Wolmarans and Albert Froneman.
An aardvark (orycteropus afer) in the Karoo.
“Wild Shots is southern Africa’s premier annual wildlife photography conference and a unique opportunity to hear from the best in the business,” concluded Nimmo.
Details: www.wildshotsevent.com
