Knowing your subject is pivotal to meaningful wildlife photography. It makes the differences between a pretty picture and significant image. So, who better to ask about a subject than an expert.

Here I interview Dr Vicki Fishlock of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants (ATE) about her research and love for the big-eared, long nosed soap opera stars of her life! :)

Thankfully, I have never seen any real conflict, but I have seen many animals on the state highways around and running through national parks.

Another trip down memory lane...  this time a shoot in Kaziranga Tiger Reserve in Assam, India! :)

I stood by the jeep looking out over the grasslands of Kaziranga in the state of Assam watching some swamp deer and rhinos graze in the distance. It was beautiful! Then suddenly the elephant grass in front of me twitched and out strode a rhino, heading straight at me. I froze as it approached, my muscles tensed as my body prepared for flight. It kept coming closer, too close, was it going to charge? Should I run?

A disturbing story by Kalyan Varma : "When we read of man-elephant conflict , we agree that “capture” is the most logical solution. But do we know what capturing a wild elephant actually means, what it looks like, what it feels like?" 

When I was placed in a stressful, yet amazing experience, I automatically grabbed my camera for comfort and unwittingly created a story of my wife's labour and the birth of our son, Antoine.

Remembering my first trip to Bandipur Tiger Reserve, oh so long ago! :)

We sat in the car with the windows open, holding our breaths and straining our ears to hear it again. It was near pitch dark and forest was deadly silent except for the guttural roars of a tigers mating call from metres away from us.