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.
courage self risk
Most acts of assent require far more courage than most acts of protest, since courage is clearly a readiness to risk self-humiliation.
world goodness stills
I hope to goodness I would not still be working in the corporate world - the money is OK but it is no life at all.
self risk humiliation
Courage is clearly a readiness to risk self-humiliation.
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.
witty husband science
[Agatha Christie] is fond of quoting the witty wife who once said, 'an archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. Christie's husband, Max Mallowan, was an archaeologist.
photography mean painting
Photography started as a means of getting reference material for my paintings of nature subjects.
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.
garden years too-much
For the first few years we lived in a tiny rented cottage at the bottom of a friend's garden. We often joked that there was plenty of film in the fridge, but not too much food!
southern
I concentrate on the southern African subcontinent.