Malaysia https://journals.worldnomads.com/stephenbradley/ Thu, 9 Apr 2026 17:05:07 GMT World Nomads Adventures I have dreamt of being a wildlife and travel photographer since I was 12 years old. I love the connection I get between myself and my subject. No matter whether it is a person, an animal or a scene, photography makes me take more notice of what is going on around me. I studied photography for two years after I left school. All my fellow students were always in the studio, with lights and makeup, and I was always out roaming the countryside for wildlife or waiting for the light to hit the hills through some storm clouds. They all went on to become wedding photographers but that was not me! I did not know how to sell my work apart from a few prints here and there and have never had the confidence to try and make a full time living from it. Eight years ago I opened a restaurant instead and my photography has always taken a back seat. I have just sold my restaurant and decided that it is finally time to try and do what I really want, making photography my life. But how to achieve what I really dream off? This scholarship would be a great chance for me to learn from someone who is doing exactly what I dreamt of doing for 20 years. https://journals.worldnomads.com/stephenbradley/photos/52043/Indonesia/Seaweed-farmers-Nusa-Lembongan Travel Indonesia stephenbradley https://journals.worldnomads.com/stephenbradley/photos/52043/Indonesia/Seaweed-farmers-Nusa-Lembongan#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/stephenbradley/photos/52043/Indonesia/Seaweed-farmers-Nusa-Lembongan Mon, 24 Nov 2014 10:19:17 GMT 0 Growing up in the small New Zealand town of Akaroa, we did not have a television. If we wanted to watch something my grandmother would record it for us and we would watch it when we went visiting her. We were allowed to request anything we liked, but all I ever wanted was for her to record travel and wildlife documentaries. I dreamt of being the man that made those documentaries and got to visit all those wonderful places. When I was leaving school my teachers and pears expected me to go on to university to become a scientist or a doctor. However I still had my dream of being the Man behind the documentaries. I had developed an interest in photography at school and wanted to study Photography. What a pleasure it was to have these two years focused solely Photography! I finished studying and the urge to get out and see the world overtook me. Weeks later I was on a plane to Europe. I had such a hunger to immerse myself in as much of the world as I could and discover as many interesting people and places as possible. This opportunity to combine my two great passions and to learn from someone that is living my dream just may be the tipping point I need to realize my own potential. https://journals.worldnomads.com/stephenbradley/photos/43756/Malaysia/A-place-I-have-visited Travel Malaysia stephenbradley https://journals.worldnomads.com/stephenbradley/photos/43756/Malaysia/A-place-I-have-visited#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/stephenbradley/photos/43756/Malaysia/A-place-I-have-visited Fri, 5 Jul 2013 16:15:58 GMT 0