These amazing photographs of rodents were captured by wildlife photographer Julian Rad and give an insight into the amazing tiny world which they inhabit. These include red squirrels, prairie dogs, hamsters and gerbils, these beautiful pictures are a testament to the patience, dedication and professionalism that the award-winning Austrian 29-year-old puts into his work.
In an interview with Earthwonders, Julian explained his motivation, passion and techniques for producing such work. He said:
"Rodents have always fascinated me, because they are smart, they learn quickly and can solve problems that seem quite complex. Red squirrels are one of my absolute favourite animals, already as a child I was fascinated by this unique animal, but also hamsters and mice have their own characters, critters are in general very artistic and have sympathetic characters, what makes it so enjoyable to photograph them."
He continued:
"It took a while to get into understand all the camera settings and also especially how step inside the world of the wild animals as a photographer. For me wildlife-photography frees my mind from the daily rush, stress and worries, I can get away from the everyday hectic and it allows me finding peace for my body and soul. It offers a close contact with nature and gives me enough time to enjoy and photograph beautiful unique nature sceneries. Many people think that taking images with expensive camera bodies and lenses will automatically make you a great photographer. But that's not true; the only function of your camera is to capture a moment and to capture the image you have in your mind. It's not the camera which takes good images, it's the photographer. Your camera is just a tool that will help you realizing your ideas… I have spent countless hours sitting in my photo-hide to photograph many different wild animal species and one thing that I've learned over the years is: Be patient and do not chase the animals, let them come to you. That is exactly why nature photography is so challenging, you need empathy knowledge of species, endurance and a pinch of luck. Wild animals aren't easy to catch, so for me nature photography is also a mental training, you have to be very patient, because after a photo session it can probably happen that you go home with no single photo you are satisfied with."
You can check out much of Julian's work on his Instagram.
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[h/t: Earth Wonders]
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