Archive feature, first published 2019-04-05.
Julian Rad is a wildlife photographer from Austria, who shows the most amazing wildlife shots of foxes, squirrels, and hamsters, that you will ever see. Back in 2015, he won the Comedy Wildlife Photography Award with his picture of a running hamster, entitled "Rush hour."
A hamster climbing up a blackberry branch, a red squirrel trying to reach for a walnut or a ground squirrel that enjoys sniffing a flower - each of his photographs tells a story and evokes emotions. It seems that Julian wouldn’t bother waiting thousands of hours to get the perfect shot.
More info: Instagram | Facebook
A small animal can fill the story
Julian Rad is a wildlife photographer from Austria, who shows close views of foxes, squirrels, and hamsters. Back in 2015, he won the Comedy Wildlife Photography Award with his picture of a running hamster, entitled "Rush hour."
The source profile highlighted foxes, squirrels and hamsters, including a running hamster in a photograph titled Rush Hour. Those examples show how a small subject can carry a strong visual narrative. A gesture, a direction of movement or an interaction with a plant may be enough to organize the frame. Try identifying the action before reading the caption. When discussing wildlife pictures, describe what is visible rather than inventing the animal's intention; a charming human interpretation is not the same thing as an observed behavior.
A closer look
Notice the animal's position within the frame and what is happening around it. Enjoy the story a photograph suggests while keeping that interpretation separate from certainty about what the animal was feeling.
Links from the original feature: Comedy Wildlife Photography Award · Instagram · Facebook
Related reading: Robert Irwin's Early Wildlife Photography.
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