Balance of Nature

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Worldwide | Monday, October 11, 2010 | 5 photos

I have chosen 5 photographs that I took on my visit to the Kruger National Park in South Africa last year.
These photographs depict the diverse beauty and balance of nature within the Kruger National Park. The immense strength reflected in the battle scarred old buffalo bull. The menacing cracked horns and ears torn from long forgotten battles of survival. The tiny Redbilled oxpecker resting between the buffalo’s horns before it continues its search for succulent ticks to feed on that in turn are feeding on the buffalo. Perched on a branch hiding in the thick foliage of a tree, a crested barbet displays an array of colors in its delicate plumage. A patient wait at a waterhole is rewarded as a giraffe steps out of the bush and walks with ease and grace down to the water’s edge. After a long pause to ensure there are no predators nearby, the giraffe clumsily spreads it’s forelegs to reach down and drink from the water hole. An embarrassed vulture balancing on a branch desperately flaps its rain soaked wings in an attempt to dry them out. The young Kudu male antelope momentarily forgets the dangers of visiting a waterhole as he attempts to mount a young female whilst in a muddy area alongside the waterhole.
In January 2010, I successfully attained a Diploma of Photography from George Seper’s Photography Institute to enhance my digital photography knowledge. I believe that I should be chosen for the Travel Photography Scholarship because of my love of wildlife and passion for exploring this amazing planet with my camera. My ultimate goal is to achieve sufficient photographic skills to obtain employment in the field of wildlife photography and this scholarship would give me the opportunity to observe and learn from Jason Edwards whilst on assignment.