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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

My photo subject sometimes doesn't even show up – but I will always continue shooting this genre, even if I’m not any good at it

Two birds, one flying, one sitting on a rock on a lake.

As a professional portrait and wedding photographer, I’m constantly trying to one-up myself, to make the next gallery of photographs even better than the last. But, there’s one genre that I will continue to shoot even if I’m absolutely terrible at it: wildlife photography.

I don’t consider myself a professional wildlife photographer, which is perhaps why heading out to a nature preserve with my camera feels liberating. There’s no pressure to get a perfect shot, there are no wedding timelines and there are no unwilling family members to contend with.

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