How can I make money with nature and wildlife photography?

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How can I make money with nature and wildlife photography?

[tidal ferry]

doing a vlog or something

there's a guy with an a1 and he's doing wildlife photography

he's like 20 years old

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hm

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[lilac valley]

have contacts in national geographic

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Hm

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Have rich parents

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[lilac valley]

Most often than not you have to be a decent writer to not only picture but also describe the lives of these wild animals

There are no events/marriages for wild animals. You pretty much have to either write articles or have financial support from somewhere

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Hmh

K

[lilac valley]

Probably the best thing to do is to find time and a way to go somewhere every now and then

assuming that you don't have daily access to such places

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Would you recommend spending few hours in a bird watching tower in this time of the year in a northern country?

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I have access to forests, 2 lakes and river

[lilac valley]

It's better to now where are nests, homes or ruts

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Ah

Okay

But they really arent in the nests anymore

And at this time of the year they fly to the south

[lilac valley]

it's good to have bird watching tower next to water source cause that increases your chances

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It is next to water

Nice

[lilac valley]

only potential problem can be people nearby

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Yeah

[lilac valley]

cause then wildlife go there at night

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And I wont

So

Should I walk in a nature path or should I go to a bird watching tower?

[lilac valley]

What type of forest is in your place?

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Pine and spruce trees

Quite thick forest

Some part has oak

[lilac valley]

ah so it is natural ig

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It is

[lilac valley]

here pine forests are light af and everything runs away on sight (500-700m)

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That sucks

[lilac valley]

well thick forest helps a lot, in one place I got 10m close to deers thanks to it

without camera

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[lilac valley]

anyways nature path, silent steps and some blending clothes will do the thing faster

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Hm

Okay

Anyways

Imma go to sleep now

[unique vapor]

I’ve been wondering this exact same thing

[lilac valley]

You can always send it to some stock or similar service but you won't get enough money for living from it

If you don't have contacts I was talking about earlier, there are various ways in which you can try in order to get in touch with people in the industry. It's not easy nor obvious but if you are determined you have a chance

[unique vapor]

I the long run how will having contacts help you?

[lilac valley]

With them you will have way better chances for jobs and sponsorships. Without them your other chance is becoming relatively known in some social media. If you don't won't to do neither of that your only option is high quality portfolio + luck.
In average company they look at influencers and reccomended people more favorably

To sum up you either have to become entrepreneur selling your own work or find people that can help you do the same process (turning photos into money) without that much effort unrelated to photography

[unique vapor]

I have a good portfolio

[unique vapor]

@lilac valley I used this advice, and got in contact with a Nikon ambassador who’s done stories for natgeo, she followed me and commented on one of my photos and gave me some advice, which is awesome

[lilac valley]

That's nice, do you have a website or account on some portolio site where it's possible to see your pictures?

[unique vapor]

It’s all on my insta

I also have a portfolio linked on that insta

https://joshdh.myportfolio.com/?fbclid=PAAaY-hLmyra2M6KECdekQvjpQCoxg2_F1lFEig6aoBeiP1msKrI4dMdT7mSs there’s the portfolio