I had the opportunity to live in East Africa for a few years. During my time there I loved to go to the game parks with my family and take photos of the incredible wildlife. It was in Tanzania that I discovered an unbelievable photographer by the name of Nick Brandt. His photography has really influenced my art, but, more importantly, his devotion to conserving the beautiful animals of Africa has inspired me to try and do the same. It has always been amazing to me how a si

It always strikes me funny how adamant most pro photographers are about realism or naturalism in their photographs, yet at the same time they use tricks and tools at their disposal to tweak their photographs. There is not a pro photographer I know that does not at least do some manipulation within their photograph whether it be to add sharpness or enhance the contrast. We also know that the camera uses algorithms to interpret the scene when shooting in JPEG mode, or the pho