One of the few benefits of lockdown is that distance no longer has the same meaning or restrictions that it once had, allowing us to book speakers who would normally not be able to make the journey to Ealing.

In this talk - online via Zoom - Tal Chohan aims to share over ten years of experience of photographing in Zoos and will describe challenges that all photographers must overcome in this environment. Challenges such as shooting through fences, removing reflections when shooting through glass and working with un-aesthetic enclosures. Zoo's are often the only opportunity that many photographers will have to shoot exotic wildlife and Tal will show us how to maximise the opportunists presented to us in some of the best zoo's and wildlife parks.

Biog:

Tal writes:
I am based in Birmingham, UK and I have loved wildlife since I was a child and have fond recollections of my holidays to India. Here I first encountered animals amongst the farm life in my family's villages and back in the UK school trips to Zoo's and nature reserves. As an adult, I have been entranced by wildlife photography for nearly a decade now. The raw experience that led me to walk this path, was my first tiger safari in 2008. Days of travelling through highly developed landscapes, leading to pristine wilderness and finally the jewel in the crown... a wild tiger, was an experience I still remember well and feel to this day.
Searching for wildlife both near and far, as well as in our best wildlife parks has enabled me to capture endangered species, and present them to you, the viewer, in the best possible light (both literally and metaphorically) in a bid to inspire and preserve our natural heritage for the benefit and enjoyment of future generations.