Nigel Dennis
Nigel Dennis
Nigel Forbes Denniswas an English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor...
clients learn lots pan projects
One thing you learn fast, when working freelance, is that lots of things do not pan out - projects get canned, clients don't pay, and so on.
canvas discovered quickly simply somehow suited work
I very quickly discovered photography suited me better - somehow I could get things to work on film, that simply did not look right canvas or paper.
photography wildlife wanted
All I really wanted to do was wildlife photography.
brilliant easy brilliant-ideas
The Kalahari is brilliant - and easy to visit.
shy firsts nocturnal
My first serious project was photographing badgers - very, very difficult as they are shy and nocturnal.
shooting lists needs
Even for an area I know well, I prepare a shooting list of subjects I need.
photography games done
Big game photography in Africa is mainly done from a vehicle, so then I feel I might as well take the lot.
southern
I concentrate on the southern African subcontinent.
money sex hands
But then one is always excited by descriptions of money changing hands. It's much more fundamental than sex.
career drastic encouraged few reckless wives
I think few wives would have encouraged this kind of drastic and reckless career shift!